Rarely Seen Images of Marilyn Monroe Shot by Her Personal Makeup Artist

Snyder applies Monroe’s makeup on the set of 1960’s “Let’s Make Love.”

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A Western Union telegram sent to Snyder by Monroe after she was fired from the film “Something’s Got to Give in 1962. The film was never finished and was her last work prior to her death on Aug. 5 that same year.

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A color slide was taken on the set of “The Prince and the Showgirl” of Monroe in 1957, taken by Snyder. The making of this film was documented in 2010’s “My Week with Marilyn.”

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Monroe posing in a test photo taken by Snyder on the set of her final film, 1962’s “Something’s Got to Give,” which was never finished.

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Monroe posing in a test photo taken by Snyder on the set of her final film, 1962’s “Something’s Got to Give.”

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Monroe poses in another wardrobe in a test photo on the set of “Something’s Got to Give.”

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Monroe poses in undergarments in a test photo on the set of “Something’s Got to Give.”

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Monroe poses in a denim ensemble in a test photo on the set of “Something’s Got to Give.”

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An unnamed, undated photo from the collection of makeup artist Allan “Whitey” Snyder.

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A color slide of Monroe, photographed on the set of 1956’s “Bus Stop.”

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A color slide of Monroe, photographed on the set of 1956’s “Bus Stop.”

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A color slide of Monroe taken on the set of “The Prince and the Showgirl” in 1957.

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