The one thing that she was rock solid in, with her lack of confidence, she knew that her physicality was pleasing to people, that people liked to look at her, and people liked to look at her body.
Close-up: 'Some were taken at midnight in Beverly Hills with only a headlight used for lighting,' said Mr Jellinek.
Many of the photos were taken on the fly.
Monroe, who was battling a crippling depression, anxiety and low self-esteem, was under the round-the-clock care of a psychiatrist.
While we were talking, he just mentioned casually that he had the famous nude scene that people thought was destroyed, that was long speculated about.
It showed the actress with a white sheet up to her chin as her face appeared gaunt and drained of color.