Fascinating Color Photos of Marilyn Monroe Singing to the Troops During the First Show of Her Four-Day Tour in Korea – Design You Trust

Fascinating Color Photos of Marilyn Monroe Singing to the Troops During the First Show of Her Four-Day Tour in Korea

Pictures of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe singing to an audience of G.I.’s during the first show of her recent four-day tour of Korea on February 22, 1954. She is wearing her much-discussed low-cut purple cocktail dress about which she had told newsmen, “it’s the only one I brought over that is suitable for the show.”

h/t: vintag.es

In tough times Hollywood stars have always seemed to rise to the occasion selflessly, going the extra mile, literally, to entertain the troops that are defending our countries freedoms.

Marilyn Monroe was one such performer. Despite Marilyn’s profound fear of live performances she rose above her phobia to provide a few hours of joy to over 100, 000 homesick servicemen in Korea. She delighted the audience with her singing, dancing and charming banter. She was voted the number one pin-up during the Korea war and she honored that title by entertaining troops on the war front and visiting them at bedside in near by hospitals.

It was in February 1954, during her honeymoon to Joe DiMaggio that Marilyn decided to drop in on the soldiers in Korea. It was a trip that she would later recall with enormous fondness, a time when she realized she was truly a star.










If you want more awesome content, subscribe to 'Design You Trust Facebook page. You won't be disappointed.

More Inspiring Stories

Pretty Power Plants
Facebook Group Photoshops Plus-Sized Women To ‘Inspire’ Them To Lose Weight
Spectacular Winning Images from The Wildlife Photographer of The Year 2020
Photographer Shows The Power Of Perspective With His Stunning Humorous Pictures
"Just Another Day In L.A.": Photographer Captures Fantastic Aerial Shots Of Los Angeles
Beautiful Portrait Photos of Actress Jan Smithers in the 1960s and ’70s
Artist Used Neural Network To Create These Portraits
30 Best Wedding Photos Of FdB Photography Awards
French Photographer Sophie Fontaine Shoots Poignant Portraits In Film
Holyland
Brazil Through The Lens Of David Alan Harvey
WildArt Photographer Of The Year: Winners Of EYES Competition
The Daredevil Female Photographer Who Lowers Herself Into Active Volcanoes
Pictures of Fascinating Jacuzzi Hot Tubs From the 1970s and 1980s
Faces: Fantastic Macro Worlds Of Mofeed Abu Shalwa
“Ukrainian Rebuilding”: Double Exposure Photos Of Volunteers Helping Restore Ukrainian Villages
Urban Explorer Bradley Garrett
Through the Lens of Courage: Iconic Photographs that Immortalize Pearl Jam's Fearless Concert Moments
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid! Hundreds Descend On Central London For World Zombie Day Walk Through The Capital
"Sky Crystals": Unraveling The Mysteries Of Snowflakes By The Scientist Photographer Don Komarechka
This Is Truly Heavenly Weather As Pictures Taken From An Airplane Cockpit Reveal What Pilots See From Above
Charming Photos Of Cool Girls Posing With Their Cars In The 1920s
15 Pics Of The Landscapes Of Iceland That Look Like Fascinating Paintings
Surfer Doesn't Let Polar Vortex Stop Him From Catching Waves On The Great Lakes