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Vintage original 1955 calendar featuring the classic color 8 x 10 image of a nude Marilyn Monroe, 10 x 17, with text in the lower border reading: “Golden Dreams,” with "Posed by Marilyn Monroe" to the right. All calendar pages remain intact. In fine condition, with a crease to the lower right of the picture and corner creases to the calendar.
On May 27, 1949, in Los Angeles, Monroe posed nude for photographer Tom Kelly on a red velvet backdrop and was paid $50 for the session, signing the photo release as ‘Mona Monroe.’ Two years after the calendar featuring the images was published, wire service reporter Ailene Mosby discovered in February 1952 that the model was Marilyn Monroe, sparking a brief scandal. When questioned by executives at 20th Century-Fox, Monroe confirmed it was her and soon issued a statement explaining that she had posed for the photos while struggling financially and needed the money to pay her bills. Rather than harming her career, the revelation increased her popularity, dramatically boosting her fan mail, and her film, Clash by Night, soon opened to strong box office.
