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Bette Davis with her dog in California, 1947. people

A Star at Ease: Unpublished Photos of Bette Davis Before the Feud Years

Scene from the 1933 film King Kong. arts & entertainment

The ‘Gigantic Whatnot’ Who Became ‘Classic Kitsch’: The Many Lives of King K...

Black Cat Audition, 1961 animals

Scary Movie? 152 Black Cats Go to an Audition

Natalie Wood, 1963 people

LIFE With Natalie Wood: Portraits of a Legend

Marlon Brando, 1949 people

LIFE With Brando: Early Photos of a Legend in the Making

Steve McQueen takes a lunch break during a motorcycle race with Bud Ekins, his friend and stuntman for The Great Escape, 1963. people

LIFE With Steve McQueen: Photos of the King of Cool in 1963

Marilyn Monroe, 24, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 1950. people

Marilyn Monroe: Rare Early Photos, 1950

Marilyn Monroe at home, 1953. people

Marilyn Monroe at Home in Hollywood: Color Portraits, 1953

Tippi Hedren in her swimming pool, spouting water at Neil the lion, Calif., 1971. animals

Something Wild: At Home With Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and a 400-Pound Lion

Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift, Hollywood, 1950. people

Taylor and Clift: Photos From the Set of ‘A Place in the Sun’

The cast of ABC's "The Addams Family," 1964. arts & entertainment

‘Addams Family’ Hopefuls: Photos From Auditions for a Classic TV Show

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

Marilyn Monroe: The LIFE Covers, 1952-1962

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