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Tom Kelley

American photographer (1914-1984)

Fame49.7
Momentum10.0
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Lived 1914–1984, aged 70United States

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1914–1984
Aged 70
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Updated 2026-07-18

Tom Kelley Sr. was an American photographer who photographed Hollywood celebrities in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for his iconic 1949 nude photographs of Marilyn Monroe, which were distributed widely as calendar art—one of which was featured in the inaugural issue of Playboy magazine in 1953. He paid Marilyn Monroe only $50 for the shoot.

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