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For Sale is a Stunning 1960 Marilyn Monroe PSA Type 1 Original Photo! This wonderful circa 1960 photograph captures Marilyn Monroe sharing a candid moment with actor Yves Montand and legendary comedian Milton Berle. Seated beside Montand, Monroe throws her head back in laughter while Berle stands behind the pair smiling broadly, creating a wonderfully natural image of three major entertainment figures enjoying themselves away from the formality of a posed Hollywood portrait. Monroe’s expression immediately draws the eye, capturing the warmth and personality that made candid photographs of her particularly memorable.
The photograph dates to the period surrounding Let’s Make Love (1960), the musical comedy that brought Monroe and Montand together as co-stars. Directed by George Cukor, the film featured Monroe as performer Amanda Dell and Montand as billionaire Jean-Marc Clément. Milton Berle also appeared in the film as himself, alongside other notable guest stars including Bing Crosby and Gene Kelly. With all three pictured together, the photograph provides a particularly fitting glimpse into the personalities connected to one of Monroe’s final films.
The Shot is 6.5x8.5 and is Authenticated and Encapsulated by PSA/DNA As a Type 1 Original Photo! What makes this photograph especially appealing is its spontaneity. Rather than the carefully constructed glamour portraits most closely associated with Marilyn Monroe, this image catches her completely immersed in laughter, with Montand smiling beside her and Berle joining the moment from behind. The relaxed interaction between the three gives the photograph an intimate, behind-the-scenes quality while preserving a wonderful intersection of Hollywood personalities from the final years of Monroe’s extraordinary career. The photograph’s PSA Type I authentication and circa-1960 dating further connect the physical print directly to the period it depicts.
