Tom Kelley (photographer)
Tom Kelley | |
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Kelley with A New Wrinkle calendar | |
| Born | Tom Kelley December 12, 1914 |
| Died | January 8, 1984 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Entertainment, commercial, and advertising photography |
| Children | 1 |
Tom Kelley Sr. (December 12, 1914 – January 8, 1984) 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.