Six decades after her tragically early death, Marilyn Monroe remains America’s undefeated bombshell — and one of our most enduring enigmas.

Was the celebrated starlet fragile and love-starved — or tough and self-assured? In love with love — or happy with her many lovers?

Now, a new book filled with never-before-seen photos and letters seeks to answer some of the many unanswered questions about her life.

“ Dear Marilyn: The Unseen Letters and Photographs ” was compiled from the archive of photographer Sam Shaw, who befriended her in the early 1950s, just as her star was rising — the two shared a rare closeness that allowed him near-unfettered access to her famed life.

Through Monroe’s ups and downs, their friendship endured, and the shutterbug became her close confidant.

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