Classic Blondes > Betty Grable, Diana Dors, Carole Landis, Doris Day, Carole Lombard, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich

vintagegal:

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene, 1956

Marilyn Monroe as Clara Bow, photographed by Richard Avedon, 1958

steamboatbilljr:

“There was something exceptional about Marilyn Monroe. Sometimes she could be ethereal and sometimes like a waitress in a coffee shop.” — Truman Capote

depechemoderox:

Marilyn Monroe, a newly signed 20th Century-Fox contract girl, poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, 1947. Photographed by Earl Theisen

eternalmarilynmonroe:

Marilyn Monroe photographed in Korea, 1954.

lovingmarilyn:

Marilyn Monroe as a Blue Book Model (1946)

• Taken by Leo Caloia

alwaysmarilynmonroe:

Marilyn photographed by Milton Greene in October 1953.

Betty, Lauren and Marilyn photographed by Earl Theisen

theniftyfifties:

Marilyn Monroe photoshoot by Milton Greene, 1953.