Got A Girl Crush On: what would have been Marilyn Monroe's 85th birthday (June 1, 2011)
In celebration, LIFE.com presents these rare gems, restored to their original glory and showing early-career Monroe in the dance, acting, and voice classes that helped make her an icon for the ages. Here: Marilyn runs a hand through her long curls — dyed but not yet that famous platinum hue — in one of Eyerman’s portraits.