Marilyn Monroe Picture and Negative. A slightly pensive-looking Marilyn stands between a female companion and Arthur Miller...

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Marilyn Monroe Picture and Negative. A slightly pensive-looking Marilyn stands between a female companion and Arthur Miller's father after her "Happy Birthday" appearance at JFK's Madison Square garden celebration in 1962. This is an unusual picture in the collection - she appears winsome and beautifully vulnerable, rather than glowingly triumphant, as she does in others in this series. The expression tempts one to speculate on Marilyn's demons, connections, and all the mysteries of that time now probably lost to the ages. The picture comes with its original negative and its copyright notice. Excellent condition.

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