With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

Marilyn Monroe pictured on Some Like It Hot set

A set of 11 previously unseen pictures of Marilyn Monroe show the actress relaxing on the set of her classic comedy film Some Like It Hot.

The colour shots from 1959, three years before her death, include one of Marilyn chatting with co-star Tony Curtis.

Another shows Curtis dressed in drag about to apply his own lipstick.

The pictures come from a set of slides taken on location in Florida, USA, and which are about to go on sale at an auction of showbiz memorabilia.

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)