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1953 Marilyn Monroe & Double & Joe DiMaggio People Today 10 Cent Pocket Magazine. Back side cover of Marilyn Monroe.

People Today magazine featuring Marilyn Monroe and her "double," Margo Donnelly. 

There is also a separate article about the Yankee legend Joltin' Joe Maggio in the same.pocket mag issue 2-years before their famous marriage.

Magazine Details

• Issue Date: June 17, 1953 (Vol. 5, No. 4).

• Format: A pocket-sized digest or "mini-magazine" that typically sold for 10 cents.

• Cover Story: Titled "Marilyn Monroe: Meet a Double," the article features Margo Donnelly, a model and actress often cited as a remarkably close look-alike to Monroe during the early 1950s.

• Feature Article: The cover teases a comparison on pages 49–51 with the provocative headline: "Can Look-Alike Outsex Monroe?". 

Context of the "Double"

During the height of Marilyn Monroe's fame, magazines frequently ran features on look-alikes to capitalize on her "blonde bombshell" status. While Monroe had professional stand-ins and stunt doubles for films—such as Greta Thyssen in Bus Stop (1956) and Helen Thurston in River of No Return (1954)—women like Margo Donnelly were often featured in tabloid-style publications for their physical resemblance alone.

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