成人快手

The camera loved Marilyn Monroe, and so did everyone else.

1. The blonde bombshell

Monroe was discovered when employed in an aircraft factory during World War Two – she was spotted by an army photographer while working on the assembly of target practice drones. She’d had a difficult and probably abusive childhood, having been raised in a series of orphanages and foster homes. It was this challenging start in life that gave her the strength and determination to reinvent herself, master her art and succeed.

2. There was nothing ‘dumb’ about the way she smashed the studio system

Monroe honed the ‘dumb blonde’ character and proved herself to be a skilled comic actress. By 1955 Monroe decided she no longer wanted to play ‘dumb’ or ‘ditzy’ roles but studio bosses objected. Marilyn decided to set up her own production company – a move that is now seen as pivotal in ending the restrictive contracts issued by the ‘studio system’. A series of acclaimed films like Bus Stop and Some Like It Hot followed.

3. She owned her image

Marilyn knew how to work the camera and get the best images from her medium – collaborating with world-famous masters like Richard Avedon and Cecil Beaton and defining the careers of others like Sam Shaw and Douglas Kirkland. She once said: “When the photographers come, it’s like looking in a mirror. They think they arrange me to suit themselves, but I use them to put over myself.” Even when early nude images of her surfaced at the start of her career, instead of fuelling a scandal, Marilyn owned the decision and never apologised for it. She took control of photoshoots, knew what worked and what didn’t, and ruthlessly edited the results. Her relationship with the camera created some of the most iconic images of the 20th century, many of which are still instantly recognisable today.