Marilyn Monroe
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As Rose in Niagara.
Stardom
Monroe proved she could carry a big-budget film when she starred in Niagara in 1953. Movie critics
focused on Monroe's connection with the camera as much as on the sinister plot.[22] She played an
unbalanced woman planning to murder her husband.
Playboy playmate
Marilyn Monroe
First issue of Playboy, featuring a black-and-white photo of Monroe (in a dress) promising inside full-
color pictures of her nude.
Playboy centerfold appearance
December 1953
Succeeded by Margie Harrison
Measurements Bust: 36[23]
Waist: 24[23]
Hips: 34[23]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.7 m)[23]
Weight 118 lb (54 kg)[23]
Around this time, the nude photos of Monroe began to surface, taken by photographer Tom Kelley
during her unemployment. Prints were bought by Hugh Hefner and, in December 1953, appeared in the
first edition of Playboy. To the dismay of Fox, Monroe decided to publicly admit it was indeed her in
the pictures
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