1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph

1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph

1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph

This Original Marilyn Monroe April 1962 8x10 Gelatin Silver Off Negative Photograph from the'Something's Got To Give' Bikini Test Shoot is the exact item you will receive and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles. The Verso includes United Press International Stamp and 3 additional date Stamps. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. Long after her death, Monroe remains a major icon of pop culture.

In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her sixth on their list of the greatest female screen legends from the Golden Age of Hollywood. In April 1962 Marilyn Monroe had been absent from the screen for over a year. She had recently undergone gallbladder surgery, and had lost more than 25 pounds, reaching the lowest weight of her adult life. In six hours of testing, Monroe wore some of her own clothes and some of those commissioned by Fox for the film. Marilyn looked very happy at the time. Something's Got to Give is an unfinished American feature film shot in 1962, directed by George Cukor for 20th Century Fox and starring Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse.

A remake of My Favorite Wife (1940), a screwball comedy starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, it was Monroe's last work, but from the beginning its production was disrupted by her personal troubles, and after her death on August 4, 1962, the film was abandoned. Most of its completed footage remained unseen for many years. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of 12 foster homes and an orphanage before marrying James Dougherty at age sixteen. She was working in a factory during World War II when she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-up modeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures.

After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Over the next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including As Young as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don't Bother to Knock. Monroe faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photographs prior to becoming a star, but the story did not damage her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars. She had leading roles in the film noir Niagara, which overtly relied on her sex appeal, and the comedies Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, which established her star image as a "dumb blonde".

The same year, her nude images were used as the centerfold and on the cover of the first issue of Playboy. Monroe played a significant role in the creation and management of her public image throughout her career, but felt disappointed when typecast and underpaid by the studio. When the studio was still reluctant to change Monroe's contract, she founded her own film production company in 1954. She dedicated 1955 to building the company and began studying method acting under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Later that year, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included a critically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop (1956) and her first independent production in The Prince and the Showgirl (1957). She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in Some Like It Hot (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the drama The Misfits (1961). This item is in the category "Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs". The seller is "rem-fc" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
1962 Marilyn Monroe Original'Somthing's Got To Give' Test Shoot 8x10 Photograph


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