Framed photos of Marilyn Monroe in a white dress with inspirational quotes printed neatly at the bottom can be found online by the thousands, but original movie posters featuring the blonde ...

The iconic blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe ... but there are thousands of gorgeous vintage photos of Marilyn Monroe that you haven't seen on dorm room posters a zillion times before.

Taken from a new book titled The Essential Marilyn Monroe, published by ACC Editions, we've rounded up some of the rare and never-before-seen photographs of the Hollywood icon in the 1950s.

Other photos, however, offer a rare glimpse into the star's personality and private life. Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous and iconic actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

More than 50 years after her death Marilyn Monroe is still admired and adored ... an online vendor of original and vintage posters from advertising to movies as well as limited edition fine ...

In this shot, Marilyn Monroe tests out one of her costumes for the film. The chalkboard on the left has her character’s name, Lorelei, along with information about the scene she would wear the ...

Stunning photographs of the beloved actress show her at work, in bed and at play Actress Marilyn ... 1955. Monroe posed in a red cashmere sweater in July 1955. One of a set of a rare series ...

Now, six decades since Monroe’s tragic death, and as Blonde hits theaters and Netflix accounts everywhere, we take a look at the icon’s string of marriages in these rare photos. Marilyn Monroe ...

Read on to take a look at 10 rare photos from the making of the musical masterpiece. Entertainment Find out if there really was a feud between Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. In this shot ...