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Marilyn Monroe at the Getty Images gallery – in pictures

A new exhibition at London's Getty Images gallery charts Marilyn Monroe's rise from aspiring actress to Hollywood icon. Drawing on a range of largely unseen archive photos, the show – which marks the 50th anniversary of Monroe's death, and runs until 23 May – includes rare video footage and a selection of memorabilia

 

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Marilyn Monroe on the balcony of the Ambassador hotel in New York, March 1955

 

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Sporting a two-piece polka dot bathing suit and heels, January 1951

 

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Monroe photographed by Ted Baron at her home in Palm Springs, January 1954

 

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Monroe in Hollywood agent Johnny Hyde's backyard in Beverly Hills, 1950

 

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At the Ambassador hotel, preparing to see the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, March 1955

 

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Monroe posing on a rooftop about three years before her rise to international stardom

 

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Monroe cycles alongside her third husband, playwright Arthur Miller, in August 1956

 

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Arriving at the premiere of There's No Business Like Show Business, 1954

 

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A not-so-wide smile: Ashley Judd looked pleased as she watched the Kentucky Wildcats in Louisville tonight

 

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Charlie Sheen’s porn star ex-Bree Olson strips off to show support for KONY 2012 movement

 

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Lily Collins & co-star Julia Roberts for the premiere of Mirror, Mirror in Los Angeles today

 

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The daughter of singer Phil Collins

 

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