Long before it was a cinematic masterpiece, the "seven-year itch" was a colloquial term for the point in a relationship where happiness reportedly begins to decline.
While the scene was shot on location at 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue in September 1954, the crowds were so loud that director Billy Wilder had to reshoot it on a studio backlot. This single moment, designed by William Travilla, solidified Marilyn’s status as an American icon but also famously strained her marriage to Joe DiMaggio.
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