Marilyn Monroe Valentines

February 14th is finally here!

Today I bring you some gorgeous vintage photos of the lovely Marilyn Monroe as a young starlet. Her studio (usually 20th Century Fox) always had Marilyn working over-time taking plenty of publicity photos. These would be used in pin-up magazines and calendars, often circulated among GI's returning from World War II or stationed in Korea. Pin-up images like these made Marilyn the favorite among the servicemen, and actually earned her the title of "Pin-up Cheesecake Queen" in 1952!

Below are a selection of photos from Marilyn's various "cheesecake" pin-up shoots for Valentine's Day, from 1947 through 1952. Enjoy!












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^Marilyn posing as a sexy Cupid on the beach




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Have a lovely Valentine's Day!

xoxo

Pin-up Art by Robert McGinnis

For your viewing pleasure, I bring you a sampling of some of the lovely artwork done by Robert McGinnis. A few of his luscious females are absolute favorites in my collection of vintage pin up beauties, and I couldn't keep them all to myself.

Enjoy...