Marilyn Monroe died more than 50 old age ago , but Americans are still as haunt with her as ever . And it ’s Monroe ’s natal day today , so there ’s a good opportunity you ’ll see even more photograph of her on Facebook and Pinterest than usual . But be heedful , because many of them are wholly faux .
Below we have just a few of the pic that you ’ll probably see today — many of which we ’ve debunked inprevious blog posts . Do n’t be fooled . None of them are what they look to be at first coup d’oeil .
1) Is this Marilyn and John F. Kennedy hugging?
The pic on the left sure calculate like Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy affiance in a tender embrace . But it ’s not . Those are two lookalike thespian staged by lensman Alison Jackson . Jackson is famous forusing lookalikesto put famous figures in weird and sometimes compromise position .
Despite solid rumors that Kennedy and Monroe enjoyed a years - long on and off love affair , there are no photos of them hug . The close-fitting we have is the photo on the right — a May 19 , 1962 popular fundraiser in New York .
2) Is this Marilyn Monroe and James Dean?
Marilyn Monroe and James Dean both led glamorous , fabulously short lives . Which is perhaps why they ’re so often paste together in photoshopped fabrication like this one .
The original photo of Marilyn was taken in March of 1955 on top of the Ambassador Hotel inNew York . I have n’t been able-bodied to work out out exactly who took the original photo of Dean , but label by the perspirer Dean ’s wear I ’m guessing it ’s a behind the view shot from his 1955 film East of Eden .
Above we can see Dean wearing the same jumper in a screenshot from East of Eden , found on John Steinbeck ’s 1952 book of the same name . count like the same sweater to me .
3) Is this photo on the left of Marilyn Monroe?
The photo on the left wing is often captioned as being of Marilyn Monroe . But take a near look . It ’s not Marilyn .
It ’s awing how often photos of Jayne Mansfield are passed off as Marilyn Monroe . Well , maybe not that amazing . Mansfield quite explicitly tried to mime Monroe ’s mannerism and style . And she succeeded in some surface area , land role in movies and doing plenty of photo shoots — though she would eternally be known as “ the poor man ’s Marilyn Monroe . ”
4) Is this Marilyn Monroe reading a book in Spanish?
No , that ’s not Marilyn Monroe read Confesiones Silenciosas ( translated : Silent Confessions ) . It ’s a photoshopped trope . The substantial photo is on the right where we can see she ’s register Arthur Miller ’s adjustment of Ibsen’sAn Enemy of the People .
Monroe was marital to Arthur Miller from 1956 until 1961 but it ’s rumored that Monroe and JFK were together off and on during her marriage to Miller .
5) Is this John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe canoodling?
Hey look ! Another photo of Marilyn Monroe and John F. Kennedy together . Except that it ’s 100 percent fake . This angle makes that a routine more clear , given the viewer ’s view on JFK ’s face . Also , just look at his hand on “ Marilyn ’s ” back . He looks like he ’s embrace his high-pitched school prom date . JFK had more suave than that .
6) Is this Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley on a rooftop?
Why is Elvis Presley shirtless on a rooftop with Marilyn Monroe ? I ’m not sure , to be fair . All I know is that the photo is whole simulated .
7) Is this Marilyn Monroe in the pool?
The trope on the left field gets glide by around on Pinterest and Twitter as a photo of Marilyn . But no , that ’s not Marilyn Monroe .
Admittedly , it attend a bit like her , but it ’s actually Elsa Sorensen . Sorensen was a Danish model and Playboy Playmate in 1956 . She bears a come to resemblance to Monroe given the good angle , but it ’s not Marilyn . Another photo of Sorensen where she ’s facing the camera appears on the right .
Marilyn Monroe died on August 5 , 1962 of either an inadvertent pill overdose , an designed pill overdose , or a CIA - backed assassination . Our money is on one of the former rather than the latter , but who lie with ? Either means , today we celebrate her sprightliness rather than her death . Happy natal day , Marilyn .
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