Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio End of the Marriage, 1954

Marilyn Monroe and baseball legend Joe DiMaggio wed in 1954 (second marriages for both), and were divorced nine months later.

Marilyn Monroe at the time she filed for divorce from Joe DiMaggio, Beverly Hills, October 1954

Marilyn Monroe and her lawyer, Jerry Giesler, at the time she filed for divorce from Joe DiMaggio, Beverly Hills, October 1954

The contact sheet of George Silk's photos from the press conference announcing Marilyn Monroe's divorce from Joe DiMaggio

(Photos: George Silk—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)