Milton Greene's Marilyn Monroe

Milton H. Greene took some of the most beautiful photographs of Marilyn during their association from 1953 to 1957. Below are some of my favorites.

Archival quality prints of Milton Greene's photographs are available for purchase from the Milton H. Greene Archives.

Source for these images: James Kotsilibas-Davis; Joshua Greene. Milton's Marilyn: The Photographs of Milton H. Greene. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel; distributed in the USA by Moss Run, Ltd., 1995. 219pp, includes over 200 b/w and color photographs. You can order a signed edition (by Joshua Greene). A new mini edition (6" x 7") is scheduled to be printed in November 1998.

ALL images of Marilyn Monroe by Milton H. Greene are copyrighted by the Archives of Milton H. Greene LLC. Reproduction in print or electronic form is forbidden without permission.

Marilyn never had a real high school graduation picture, but this beautiful portrait by Milton more than makes up for it. (1956)

In Amy Greene's black sweater, September 1953

Among the trees, 1953

At the home of movie mogul Joseph Schenck in October 1953

Playful and erotic in 1956

Above: Photographer Milton H. Greene with Marilyn
at their first sitting for Look magazine, September 1953.