“Marilyn Monroe: The Talk of Hollywood” on the cover of “Life Magazine,” April 7, 1952. Cover photo by Philippe Halsman.
LIFE’S COVER
“Marilyn Monroe had her first brush with fame at the beginning of World War II when she was 16 and working in an aircraft plant. An Army public relations photographer spotted her and, to boost wartime morale, shot her alongside every machine in the factory. These pictures got her work as a model and eventually led to a Marx brothers’ film in which her role consisted of walking into a room and out of it. ‘That’s a fine walk,’ said Groucho. ‘Now do it again more so.’ She took the advice and is now up among the Hollywood great.” [Note from the Editor]
Marilyn was on the cover of Life six times. This was the first, her debut cover by Halsman
“Marilyn Monroe: The Talk of Hollywood” on the cover of “Life Magazine,” April 7, 1952. Cover photo by Philippe Halsman.
LIFE’S COVER
“Marilyn Monroe had her first brush with fame at the beginning of World War II when she was 16 and working in an aircraft plant. An Army public relations photographer spotted her and, to boost wartime morale, shot her alongside every machine in the factory. These pictures got her work as a model and eventually led to a Marx brothers’ film in which her role consisted of walking into a room and out of it. ‘That’s a fine walk,’ said Groucho. ‘Now do it again more so.’ She took the advice and is now up among the Hollywood great.” [Note from the Editor]
Marilyn was on the cover of Life six times. This was the first, her debut cover by Halsman