MEMORABLE RENDITION—Life Magazine
Photographer Bill Ray took the iconic photo frames of Marilyn Monroe singing
“Happy Birthday to You” at Madison Square Garden, New York City in honor of
President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday on May 29, 1962.
“I can now retire from
politics after having had Happy Birthday sung to me in such a sweet wholesome
way...”
--President Kennedy
For a video of Bill Ray
describing the event and explaining why he had to photograph Marilyn from backstage:
Bill Ray’s story:
The Internet and YouTube is
filled with images of the JFK birthday celebration. One fascinating take is the following from various TV images:
Credits: “Happy Birthday to
You,” co-written by Americans Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill in
1893. The song was originally published
in “Song Stories for Kindergarten.”
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