Marilyn Monroe's Real Best Friends: AnimalsFrom pups to chimps to toy tigers, the iconic beauty – immortalized by Michelle Williams in the new film My Week with Marilyn – adored all kinds of beasts

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Marilyn Monroe enjoyed the company of many pets throughout her life. "I like animals," she once said. "If you talk to a dog or a cat, it doesn't tell you to shut up." Here, she and a collie play nice on the set of the 1953 thriller Niagara.