Rare Photos of A Young and Then Still-Unknown Marylin Monroe Hiking in The Woods, 1950

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

These photos were taken in 1950 by Life Magazine photographer Ed Clark who got a call from a friend at 20th Century Fox about a “hot tomato” the studio had just signed.

His pictures of Marilyn offer a rare glimpse into the early days of an eventual pop-culture icon’s career when a young actress was unaware of what the coming years would bring.

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Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images/Mashable/Wikimedia Commons

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