The couple met outside of a laundromat the day Parton arrived in Nashville in 1964. She was 18 and he was 21. "My first thought was I'm gonna marry that girl," Dean later revealed. "My second thought was, 'Lord she's good lookin.' And that was the day my life began."

"She loved New York because no one bothered her there like they did in Hollywood, she could put on her plain-jane clothes and no one would notice her. She loved that. So as we we're walking down Broadway, she turns to me and says 'Do you want to see me become her?' I didn’t know what she meant but I just said 'Yes' - and then I saw it. I don't know how to explain what she did because it was so very subtle, but she turned something on within herself that was almost like magic. And suddenly cars were slowing and people were turning their heads and stopping to stare. They were recognizing that this was Marilyn Monroe as if she pulled off a mask or something, even though a second ago nobody noticed her. I had never seen anything like it before." - Amy Greene, wife of Marilyn's personal photographer Milton Greene

The actress was promoting her film, How to Marry a Millionaire. "Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived," Sammy later said.

Woodward famously said: "Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat." Photos by David Sutton.

"The picture was taken before she was famous," Michals remembers. "I had simply been told she was super talented and big things were in the wings. We went up town and ran around the Marquis theatre and had a lot of fun. I asked her to dance and she was as joyful as she seems in the photograph, just radiant."

Andrews was passed over in favor of Hepburn for the role of Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady, which she had originated on stage. This freed her to play the title role in Mary Poppins, which earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. That night, Audrey reportedly told Julie: "You should have done it, but I didn’t have the guts to turn it down." "We were friends from then on,” remembers Julie.

"He was alone in a booth sipping coffee, killing time, distractedly tapping his teaspoon," recalled Heisler. "It was an authentic moment sandwiched between many not-so-authentic moments."

The actress performed ten shows for more than 100,000 troops. She later described the experience as "the best thing that ever happened to me. I never felt like a star before in my heart. It was so wonderful to look down and see a fellow smiling at me."

"He (James Dean) said to me, 'I want to move like you, can you teach me how to move my body like you do on stage?' And I told him where to meet me, here in New York and that’s where we met for dance classes."

Newman fought to have Redford, the Hollywood newcomer, to play his sidekick in the film. "He was considered a star at the time and I wasn't," remembers Redford. "From that point on I had a great deal of affection for him, for what he did for me. He didn't have to do that."

"My love for my son began even before he was born," Vernon later said. "At that time there was almost nobody poorer than my wife Gladys and me. But we were thrilled and excited when we learned that we were going to be parents..." On January 8, 1935, Gladys gave birth to twins. Sadly, Elvis’s brother Jesse was delivered stillborn. "...God spoke to my heart and told me that Elvis was the only child we’d ever have and the only child we’d ever need," Vernon continued. "Elvis was a special gift who would fill our lives completely...As soon as I realized that Elvis was meant to be an only child, I felt as though a burden was lifted. I never again wondered why we didn’t have additional sons and daughters. It’s hard to describe the feelings Elvis, his mother and I had for each other."

The actress won her first and only Oscar that night for her performance in Roman Holiday (1953). The film helped establish her as a star and style icon. Despite this, she was very insecure, later saying: "I'm terribly self-conscious and clothes give me a great deal of confidence. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I see the problems when I get up in the morning and do my best to look well. I'd have liked to have been not so tall, liked to have smaller feet, a larger figure, a smaller nose, to have been blonde. I'd have liked to have changed everything."

The actress was originally outfitted with a blonde wig and babydoll makeup at the start of filming, but George Cukor ditched the "glam" look in favor of a more natural appearance.

reportedly said: "All I want for Christmas is to make another movie with Audrey Hepburn." Sadly, the two never reunited on screen, but they did remain life-long friends. Swipe to read a thank you note that Cary sent to Audrey in 1982.

The actress was initially hesitant to play the role of Holly Golightly, telling the New York Times: "I read the book and liked it very much. But I was terribly afraid I was not right for the part. I thought I lacked the right sense of comedy. This part called for an extroverted character. I am not an extrovert. I am an introvert. It called for the kind of sophistication that I find difficult. I did not think I had enough technique for the part. But everyone pressed me to do it. So I did."