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Marilyn Monroe’s Sensational USO Tour in South Korea

Marilyn Monroe’s Sensational USO Tour in South Korea

In February 1954 Marilyn Monroe travelled to South Korea to entertain the troops. She performed a quickly thrown-together show titled ‘Anything Goes’ to audiences which totalled over 100,000 troops over 4 days. She flew to Korea during her honeymoon in Japan with husband Joe DiMaggio. The baseball star was said to be annoyed by the(…)

Photos of Marilyn Monroe on her USO tour in Korea, 1954

Photos of Marilyn Monroe on her USO tour in Korea, 1954

Above: Marilyn Monroe receives an escort while in Korea for her USO tour. In February 1954 shortly after marrying Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe took a detour from a trip in Japan to entertain the troops in Korea. She performed ten shows in four days, in front of audiences that totaled more than 100,000 soldiers and(…)