Marilyn Monroe on LIFE Magazine Covers, 1952-1962

LIFE Magazine, April 7, 1952. Marilyn Monroe's debut on the magazine's cover, photographed by Philippe Halsman.

LIFE Magazine, May 25, 1953. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, photographed by Ed Clark.

LIFE Magazine, April 20, 1959. Marilyn Monroe photographed by Richard Avedon.

LIFE Magazine, November 9, 1959. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Philippe Halsman.

LIFE Magazine, August 15, 1960. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by John Bryson.

LIFE Magazine, August 15, 1960. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Lawrence Schiller.

LIFE Magazine, August 17, 1962. Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Lawrence Schiller.