The way they were: Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio’s 61st anniversary

Jessica Sager

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Jan 15, 2015

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From left, Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, during the filming of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, ca. late 1952

Joe DiMaggio visits Marilyn Monroe on set of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” in 1952. Everett Collection

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DiMaggio visits Monroe on the set of “Monkey Business” in 1952. CSU Archives / Everett Collection

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DiMaggio joins Monroe and David Wayne at a 1953 Broadway performance of “Teahouse of the August Moon.” Everett Collection

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(FILE PHOTO) 14th January 2014 marks 60 years since iconic American actress Marilyn Monroe married American Baseball player Joe DiMaggio in San Francisco on January 14, 1954. DiMaggio and Monroe were divorced in October 1954, just 274 days after they were married, with the actress citing mental cruelty in the divorce petition. SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES: Picture dated 01 April 1954 showing American actress Marilyn Monroe (L) with her husband baseball legend Joe DiMaggio during their wedding ceremony at San Francisco City hall. (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

Monroe and DiMaggio are over the moon during their wedding ceremony on Jan. 14, 1954 in San Francisco. AFP / Getty

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Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe just after their wedding, 1954

DiMaggio leans in for a kiss from his new bride just after their 1954 wedding ceremony. CSU Archives / Everett Collection

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DiMaggio and Monroe kiss at the 1954 wedding.

DiMaggio and Monroe kiss at their Jan. 14, 1954 wedding as Judge Charles Peery looks on. Everett Collection

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( L-R ) Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe.And leading the way is best man Reno Barsocchini.

Best man Reno Barsocchini leads DiMaggio and Monroe through San Francisco City Hall following the pair’s nuptials on Jan. 14, 1954. Everett Collection

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Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe returning from their honeymoon, 1954

DiMaggio and Monroe return from their 1954 honeymoon. CSU Archives / Everett Collection

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DiMaggio, Monroe and Frank O’Doul wave from Hawaii en route to Tokyo on Jan. 29, 1954. Everett Collection

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DiMaggio and Monroe arrive to rehearsals for a CBS Radio show in March 1954. Everett Collection

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Marilyn Monroe with her second husband, Joe DiMaggio, 1954

Monroe dines with DiMaggio in 1954. Everett Collection

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Joe Dimaggio and Marilyn Monroe arrive at premiere of THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, 6/1/55

DiMaggio and Monroe arrive at the premiere of “The Seven Year Itch” on June 1, 1955. Everett Collection

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Marilyn Monroe cutting cake to celebrate the first anniversary of Cinemascope as Walter Winchell (second right) and Joe DiMaggio (right) look on, 1955. ©20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, TM Copyright/courtesy Everett Collection

DiMaggio looks on as Monroe cuts a cake celebrating the first anniversary of Cinemascope in 1955. ©20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, TM & Copyright / Courtesy Everett Collection

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Monroe and DiMaggio vacation in Sarasota, Fla., on March 22, 1961. Everett Collection

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Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio at the beach, early 1960s

Monroe and DiMaggio vacation in Sarasota, Fla., on March 22, 1961. Everett Collection

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DiMaggio and Monroe stroll on the Sarasota, Fla., beach in March 1961. Everett Collection

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25: A view of a love letter written by Marilyn Monroe's ex-husband Joe Dimaggio as part of the Lost Archives of Marilyn Monroe at The Ross Art Group on November 25, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

A love letter from Joe DiMaggio to Marilyn Monroe is on display in New York on Nov. 25, 2014. Getty

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