Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Judy Garland captured in collection of 3 million photographs showing the glamor ...

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 23:28 EST, 6 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:29 EST, 6 April 2013

One of the largest collections of old Hollywood photographs has been gone up for auction this week.

Guernsey's auction house in New York is holding a two day sale from April 6-7 to sell the Movie Star News Collection of three million photographs and negatives that capture the history of Tinseltown.

The pictures were captured by Irving Klaw, a Manhattan photographer who was the first to tap into the public's insatiable demand for movie photographing.

Mr Klaw, a candy shop owner by trade, branched into the photography business in 1939 and negotiated a deal with movie studios to capture scenes of famous faces on movie sets.

He captured the most celebrated figures from old Hollywood including Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn and Paul Newman.

The collection of pictures of Marilyn Monroe includes more than 600 photographs of the screen siren.

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Some like it hot: Marilyn Monroe smiles broadly for the cameras as she enjoys a night out on the town

Crowd favorite

Crowd favorite: Marilyn Monroe entertains! the troops in Korea

Cleopatra

Dynasty: Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra (1963)

Natalie Wood and James Dean

Palling around: Natalie Wood and James Dean in Rebel without a cause (1955)

Dame Taylor

Dame Taylor: The stunning Elizabeth Taylor poses for a close up glamor shot


Style

Style: Elizabeth Taylor in a publicity photo for A Place in the Sun (1951)

Sexy

Sexy: Marilyn Monroe Wardrobe Test Photograph

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Marilyn Monroe Wardrobe Test Photograph for The Sleeping Prince

A girl's best friend: Marilyn Monore 'gets a costume adjustment' on set (left) and tries out difference outfits and is photographed for The Sleeping Prince (right)

Stud

Stud: James Dean in Giant (1956! )

Screen god

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King Kong

The legend: Fay Wray in a scene from King Kong

Damsel in distress:

Damsel in distress: Fay Wray in a scene from King Kong


Swoon

Swoon: Fay Wray in a scene from King Kong

Elizabeth Taylor Glamour Photo

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Starlets: Elizabeth Taylor's glamor photo (left) and a head shot of Judy Garland from The Wizard of Oz (right)

America's Sweetheart

America's Sweetheart: Judy Garland in a 1940's Armed Services promotional photo, Take A Serviceman Home for Thanksgiving

Stunning

Stunning: Marilyn Monroe with Richard Widmark in a publicity photograph for Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Oh! Miss Scarlett

Oh! Miss Scarlett: Vivian Leigh in Gone With the Wind (1939)

Vivian Leigh in Gone With the Wind

Gorgeous: Vivian Leigh in Gone With the Wind

Vivian Leigh

How tiresome: Vivian Leigh in Gone With the Wind

Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz

Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz

There's no place like home: Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (left) and Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (right)

The Villagers

Gotta have heart: The Villagers 'oil' The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz