a photograph shows marilyn monroe and elizabeth taylor leaning against a tree.
a photograph shows marilyn monroe and elizabeth taylor leaning against a tree.
did marilyn monroe and elizabeth taylor pose together?
a photograph purportedly showing marilyn monroe and elizabeth taylor posing together while leaning against a tree was posted to twitter by @historyinmoment on 16 april 2017:





































































photographer mark kauffman captured the young actress and her home life in 1948. the pin she is wearing belonged to glenn davis, a 1946 heisman trophy-winning athlete she was dating at the time.


































the photograph of marilyn monroe also came from a previously unreleased cache of photographs. in 2009, life published several images of the former star, including a photograph taken by ed clark in 1950 that showed the actress leaning against a tree in griffith park in los angeles.


































here’s a look at the original photographs and the viral composite image:





































































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two long-buried photographs were doctored to show the two icons leaning against a tree together.
a photograph purportedly showing marilyn monroe and elizabeth taylor posing together while leaning against a tree was posted to twitter by @historyinmoment on 16 april 2017. photographer mark kauffman captured the young actress and her home life in 1948. the pin she is wearing belonged to glenn davis, a 1946 heisman trophy-winning athlete she was dating at the time. in 2009, life published several images of the former star, including a photograph taken by ed clark in 1950.