;;;Marilyn Monroe: Photographer: Joseph Jasgur;;;

A myth that Marilyn was born with six toes resulted from the publication of photos taken by Joseph Jasgur in March 1946. The pictures were published in The Birth of Marilyn: The Lost Photographs of Norma Jean by Jasgur and Jeannie Sakol. Two pictures can be interpreted as showing six toes, although they can be explained as tricks of light. Since there is no corroborating evidence from other photographs or written records, the story is commonly dismissed as an urban legend.
Jasgur in March 1946 of Marilyn Monroe while she was still Norma Jeane Doughterty. Here is how it happened: On March 6, 1946, Jasgur received a call from Emmeline Snively, director of the Hollywood Blue Book Model Agency, asking Joe to do her a favor and take some pictures of a newcomer "to see if the camera liked her." Nineteen-year-old Norma Jeane Dougherty showed up and boy, did the camera like her! Joe took some hurried pictures in the alley behind his studio, near the corner of Beverly Blvd. and Poinsettia Place. Less than a week later, on March 10th, Joe took Norma Jeane to the top of the Don Lee Towers above the "Hollywood" sign; she wore a plaid shirt and dungarees. Emmeline Snively decided that Norma Jeane's brown, curly hair needed lightening and straightening, which was done. On March 23, Joe took her to Zuma Beach in Malibu, and took pictures of her wearing a striped, two-piece bathing suit. A week later, they returned to Zuma Beach for more pictures and Norma Jeane wore a two-piece bathing suit with a seagull on it; they were accompanied by three cast members of a local production of The Drunkard. Based on Jasgur's photographs, Norma Jeane was signed by Emmeline Snively and became one of Blue Book's most successful models, going on to meet Ben Lyon, casting director at 20th Century-Fox, and signing a seven-year optional contract. Marilyn Monroe was born. This pictures taken three years before Tom Kelley's nude, calendar photos of Marilyn.



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