Marilyn Monroe - Shops in New York 1957 ( Sam Shaw )

1957 - Arthur Miller was a customer of mine for his whole life. Then Marilyn Monroe married Arthur Miller and it was a great fuss all over the country. So Life magazine called me up one day and said they would like to have Marilyn Monroe come over to the store to shop there, and they wanted to take pictures. I used to call up to find out what's doing down at the store, and my partner says to me, 'The store is closed.' I said, 'What do you mean it's closed?' He says, 'Marilyn Monroe is here, they spotted her, they had cops in front of the store and everything.' I asked, 'Well, what does she look like?' He says, 'Sam, she's got a dress on with nothing underneath, she's absolutely fabulous!'
Sam Anfang owned Gentree, a men's clothing store in midtown Manhattan, from 1933 to 1978. He turns 100 years old Dec. 31.

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[MrsEuniceMurray]

always got good thought about marilyn . been in love with her all my life your images and the way u put them together well.. etheral

[TheMarilyn1969monroe]

@MrsEuniceMurray Thanks.

[TheBigValley]

Manhattan stops at the sight of Marilyn! :) Where is Marilyn, she stops traffic!

Wonderful pictures Peter and beautiful music!!

[marilynfansince66]

I had to buy Sam Shaws book just to get these awesome candid photos. I wish i were alive back then and just to get a glimpse of her in person would die a happy guy. Wonderful music as usual.thank you so much.

[nivykathleen12]

she looks like britney spear..

[nivykathleen12]

she looks like britney spear../

[barbara92420]

@TheMarilyn1969onroe Norma Jean Baker, you did GREAT!

[torque302]

Beautiful... everything

[SuperStarsNStripes]

@zybotsu001 The woman probably was thinking if I just looked like her everything would be good...but we don't know for sure. Yes things were much harder for people of color in those times...Marilyn would've helped the woman if they spoke with each other.

[SuperStarsNStripes]

@ThePharaoho Marilyn also straightened things out when a Hollywood nightclub would not let Ella Fitzgerald sing there - because she was black. Marilyn phoned up the owners and promised to sit in front every night (if they let Ella perform there), which she did...and the show went on!

[SuperStarsNStripes]

Quick someone ask this man what he remembers about that day...Very unusual story! Thanks for posting.

[ThePharaoho]

@zybotsu001 Yeah, that's true. Marilyn was very good friends with Dorothy Dandridge and always praised her beauty, even over her own. Marilyn refused to go anywhere or patronise any spot that didn't except Dandridge. It's sad, things have slowly improved, but hollywood today is still quite racist.

[johnson5221]

que lindo! obrigado.