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Norma Jeane in a short-sleeved shirt and jeans

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Norma Jeane wearing a short-sleeved shirt and jeans photographed by André de Dienes

1945. During their road trip, André and Norma Jeane stopped at a farm where she fed the animals. Here she flashes a coy, come-hither smile at the camera. On the back of the print, André has written…

1945. One of the first photos of Marilyn Monroe (then – Norma Jeane Daugherty) just started modelling for a living. As soon as I met her, I put her to work for me for a full month, posing for glamour photos.

Photo by André de Dienes.

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