Marilyn Monroe’s personal items go up for auction 60 years after actress’s death

Marilyn Monroe’s personal items go up for auction 60 years after actress’s death

Entitled Icons & Idols Hollywood, the auction will feature more than 150 objects from Marilyn Monroe’s personal collection.

Owner of a unique personality, marilyn monroe became one of the greatest symbols of the Golden Age of 20th century cinema and the iconic Hollywood actress, who passed away 60 years ago, will have around 175 personal effects auctioned by Julien Auction’sin partnership with the TCM television channel on December 17 and 18, according to information from the Spanish newspaper the country🇧🇷

Entitled Icons & Idols Hollywoodthe estimated collection, according to the Spanish newspaper, should be US$ 80,000 (about R$ 432,000 at the current exchange rate) Among the actress’s personal artifacts, the collection should include, among other rarities, a letter written by him fist by the artist a Charles Stanley Giffordrecently discovered his biological father through a DNA test.

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scott fortnerMarilyn Monroe historian, collector and podcast co-host All Things Marilynspoke about the curation made for the auction, highlighting the importance of rare items such as the letter to Charles Gifford🇧🇷 “This is the only known documented evidence of a relationship between Marilyn and Giffordwhich solves the mystery of whether or not she knew about her biological father.”

There are also documents with a handwritten dedication to Monroe by Arthur Miller, who would become the actress’s third husband, beauty products such as lipsticks, false eyelashes and eye shadows. In addition, dresses owned and used by the actress are also part of the collection.

“Despite the many books, films and stories that exist about the life of Marilyn Monroe, she has always been an enigmatic and seductive star,” he explains. Pola Changnon, general manager of TCM. “This auction brings us closer to the real person he was, and Julien Auction’s did an amazing job curating this glimpse into his short life.”


blonde (2022)

In this year, marilyn monroe (stage name of Norma Jean Mortenson) won another biopic, entitled blonde (2022), which is now available from Netflix🇧🇷 starring Ana de Armasthe feature film adapts the homonymous historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates released in 2000.

The official trailer follows the stardom of marilyn monroe and the reality behind the spotlight of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Watch in full below:

Source: Rollingstone

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