A photo of Marilyn Monroe when she was just 20-years-old has been sold at auction. The rare negative was taken during the “Some Like It Hot” star's first professional photo shoot in 1946 and fetched £4,250 British pounds (almost $7,000 USD). At the time Monroe was still known as Norma Jeane Baker, a factory worker with dreams of becoming a model. The sale was made by Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge at in Wiltshire, England.
Here: Rare photo of Norma Jean, later to become Marilyn Monroe taken in 1946. Sold by Henry Aldridge and Sons auctioneers in Devizes, Wiltshire, UK. (Photo by Henry Aldridge & Sons/Splash News)
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