The Marilyn Monroe Century celebrated 100 years of the Hollywood icon with a special exhibition at the amfAR Cannes Gala on May 21, 2026. Featuring rare photographs from the renowned Bruno Bernard Archives, the showcase highlighted Marilyn Monroe’s enduring legacy through historic images capturing the actress, model, and cultural phenomenon whose influence continues to resonate around the world.
Photos from the Marilyn Monroe Century Auctions Exhibition at the amfAR Cannes Gala
Photos from the Marilyn Monroe Century Auctions exhibition featuring rare Bruno Bernard Archive images celebrating 100 years of Marilyn Monroe at the amfAR Cannes Gala.
- Published: June 3, 2026
- Updated: June 3, 2026
- By: Creators Faire Editorial
MARILYN MONROE CENTURY AUCTIONS PHOTOS FROM BRUNO BERNARD ARCHIVES at amFAR Cannes Gala on May 21, 2026
Photographs of Marilyn from the Bruno Bernard Archives were a highlight of the amfAR Gala Cannes 2026, raising €75,000 in support of amfAR’s mission to end AIDS. It was a stunning tribute to Monroe on the eve of her centennial.
Courtesy of amfAR
Courtesy of amfAR
THE MARILYN MONROE CENTURY: FROM NORMA JEAN TO ICON – A Story in Photographs Book Signing, Panel & Screening of The Asphalt Jungle at the Academy Museum on June 1, 2026
Authors Joshua John Miller and Mark Fortin were joined by actor Jack Huston and journalist Nancy Jo Sales to discuss Marilyn’s enduring legacy ahead of a special 35mm screening of The Asphalt Jungle.
THE MARILYN MONROE CENTURY BOOK Celebration & Reading at Chateau Marmont on May 31, 2026 with Barbie Ferreira
THE MARILYN MONROE CENTURY NOW AVAILABLE
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dr. Bruno Bernard was the most sought-after photographer of Hollywood’s Golden Age. He was the first still photographer to be honored by the Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984 with an exhibition of 150 of his photographs of such luminaries as Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Gregory Peck, John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, and many others.
Joshua John Miller is a novelist, actor, and director. With partner Mark Fortin, he cocreated the hit USA/Netflix series Queen of the South and cowrote and produced Sony’s critically acclaimed The Final Girls. He is producing the forthcoming Trapeze, based on the diary by Anaïs Nin, with Fortin, Angelina Jolie, and Pablo Larraín. While an undergrad at Yale University, he published his first novel, The Mao Game. His writing has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar and Esquire. Miller is completing his second novel, I’ll Be Your Mirror.
Mark Fortin was born in Montreal, Québec, and graduated from Emerson College (BFA) and the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University (MFA). He and his partner, Joshua John Miller, wrote and produced The Final Girls and created Netflix’s Queen of the South. They are producing the forthcoming Trapeze, based on the diary by Anaïs Nin, with Miller, Angelina Jolie, and Pablo Larraín. He is also at work on another book, Little Death, about the late writer/director James Bridges.
ABOUT THE BOOK
THE MARILYN MONROE CENTURY: From Norma Jeane to Icon—A Story in Photographs
By Dr. Bruno Bernard with Joshua John Miller and Mark Fortin
Abrams | May 19, 2026 | US $60.00
Hardcover | 368 pages | Full-color photographs throughout | 6″ x 9″
ISBN: 9781419775260
Author Joshua John Miller (Left), Barbie Ferreira (Middle) and Moderator Justin Tranter (Right) during reading at The Chateau Marmont. Photo Credit: Ken Sax
Barbie Ferreira portrayed Marilyn Monroe during a reading of The Marilyn Monroe Century at the Chateau Mormont on May 31, 2026. Photo Credit: Ken Sax
Author Joshua John Miller (Left) and Barbie Ferreira (Right) at The Chateau Marmont. Photo Credit: Ken Sax
https://www.amazon.com/Marilyn-Monroe-Century-Icon_A-Photographs/dp/141978935X
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