This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/10/2003.
The first edition of Playboy Magazine, published in December 1953, featured as its centerfold a stunning young blonde named Marilyn Monroe (baptized Norma Jean Baker). The nude photograph of Marilyn was so popular that it was republished as a pinup calendar for the next several years. It's hard to say, did the magazine make the girl or did the girl make the magazine? Featured in this lot is an original unused calendar from the year 1955. The second item in this lot is another stunning photograph of Marilyn, taken and signed by the famous photographer Bert Stein just six weeks before her death. In the time between these two items, Marilyn made 30 movies and became an American icon.