Among the photographed beauties are stars Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Rita Hayworth, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Natalie Wood, and Sharon Tate. Some were sent to Santa Monica beach to be photographed in the sun to promote a new film while others posed in front of beach front with sand. Marilyn Monroe, 1950Marilyn Monroe was considered a 'hot tomato' in 1950 after signing a contract with 20th Century Fox. Marilyn Monroe, 1952Marilyn Monroe lusciously bathes in the Pacific Ocean in the Fritz Lang film, Clash by Night, 1952. Grace Kelly, 1955Grace Kelly starred in To Catch a Thief, 1955, the year that propelled her into the pantheon of Hollywood film stars, onto the best-dressed list and ultimately Monaco's royal palace.

Source: Daily Mail May 25, 2018 17:20 UTC