Let me tell you, I only discovered this shot yesterday, even though it must have been taken in the Fifties. Are you ready, girls? Here, goes.
Marilyn is seated on the 20th Century-Fox lot, on what was the village set of Lourdes, in "The Song Of Bernadette!" Even more remarkable, she is wearing the costume Jennifer Jones wore in the role that won her an Oscar!
Whose idea this was to do this, I have no idea. It certainly shows a different, darker side, to Monroe. As for the costume, I cannot be certain it was the exact one worn by Jones, or a knock-off. Let's face it, Monroe was more buxom than Jones, so, if this was her actual costume, both parts would have had to been let out.
But, leave it to me, dolls, to latch on to a new factual facet for one of my favorite films. As for Monroe, I don't think she would ever have been quite right for Bernadette, but those looking at this for the first time, will be seeing a different side of her.
Wonder if Jennifer Jones knew about this, and how she felt?
2 comments:
Fascinating!
I think she looks lovely!!
Victoria,
The photographer was Milton H. Green,
famous for his shootings with Monroe.
How he came up with this is sheer
genius. And, yes, she does look lovely!
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