Portrait of a 26-year - old Marilyn Monroe . What 's perhaps most striking about these photos , especially in light of all we now know about Marilyn 's fraught and deeply sad life , is how relaxed , self-possessed and Photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt at her Hollywood home . Saturday , June 1 , marks Marilyn Monroe 's 87th birthday .
Portrait of a 26-year - old Marilyn Monroe . Photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt at her Hollywood home . Saturday , June 1 , marks Marilyn Monroe 's 87th birthday .