Hollywood 's most dazzling actress Marilyn Monroe was photographed by an old reporter when she was young.
Some incredible photos of Monroe taken by Marvin Scott as a teenager in 1955 are for sale. The award-winning Channel 11 news reporter in New York recalled that the black-and-white photos were "taken as a teenager, and he managed to get himself into the circus opening night with my Bronx High School press pass. "
Monroe made a cameo appearance at Madison Square Garden 's Barnum Bailey Circus charity show.
Scott told us the image was "the star attraction of opening night... She rode a pink elephant into the center. It was the first time since her divorce from Joe DiMaggio. A public appearance."
He was only 15 at the time, but this wasn't Scott's first scoop. At the age of 14, according to his resume, he dedicated his classic work to the New York Daily News. A set of eight images by
will be bid at the Heritage auction, while a larger photograph of Monroe riding on an elephant will be sold as another lot.
The award-winning journalist captured these snapshots with Rolleiflex.
wrote in a post about the incident: "There is something magical about this beautiful woman in front of the camera...she's there, as big as her life, and I'm taking pictures of her. Marilyn has an electric charge with every click of the shutter, and I capture images of her that freeze forever."
Monroe is experiencing one of her timeless cultural moments: Ana de Armas on Netflix's Blonde" as a Hollywood legend.
