28/03/2024, JULIEN'S: "Icons: Playboy, Hugh Hefner, and Marilyn Monroe": Lots Partie 2

Enchères "Icons: Playboy, Hugh Hefner, and Marilyn Monroe"
du 28 & 30 mars 2024
- 145 lots avec Marilyn Monroe -
- Partie 2 : Effets Personnels (63 lots)

28-30/03/2024, JULIEN'S: "Icons: Playboy, Hugh Hefner, and Marilyn Monroe": Vente

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Mode: Vêtements, Maquillage & Parfum (18 lots)
Mode: Clothes, Make-Up & Perfume

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Lot 2: Marilyn Monroe | Owned And Worn Pucci Dress
A pink Pucci long-sleeved dress of silk jersey accompanied by a rope and crystal tassel belt, size 10, that was owned and worn by Marilyn Monroe. The label reads, “Emilio Pucci/ Florence Italy” and “Made in Italy Exclusively For Saks Fifth Avenue.”  PROVENANCE Lot 265, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 and 28, 1999
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000  - Sold Price: $- 

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 Lot 505: Marilyn Monroe | Richard Avedon Shoot "Lillian Russell" Costume, with Magazine
A costume worn by Marilyn Monroe as Lillian Russell for a pictorial feature in the December 22, 1958 issue of Life magazine,
that was photographed by Richard Avedon.
The lavender satin, boned leotard has a décolletage neckline trimmed with bouquets of fabric flowers and pink, lavender,
and cream draped chiffon sashes across the front, embellished with pink satin bows and trimmed in lavender, pink,
and cream chiffon. The costume has minor post-photoshoot alterations.
Monroe also dressed as Theda Bara, Clara Bow, Jean Harlow, and Marlene Dietrich for this series of photographs.
Accompanied by a copy of the magazine.
PROVENANCE Lot 61, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000  - Sold Price: $-

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 Lot 506: Marilyn Monroe | "The Misfits" Press-Worn Jean-Louis Dress, with Book
An original Jean Louis painted-silk jersey cocktail dress worn by Marilyn Monroe for The Misfits (United Artists, 1961) cast press conference in the summer of 1960.
Jean Louis' design consists of a cream/beige silk jersey with a painted-abstract pattern in watercolors with light brush strokes that mirror the lightness of the fabric. The dress has a fitted bodice with hand-gathered pleats that are hand sewn into place. The bodice and skirt are sewn just below the waistline, while the skirt is also hand-pleated and accompanied by a sash/tie sewn in on both sides of the dress to cinch it and offer more definition. The abstract print contains magenta, and shades of green and brown. The print has circular rings that appear to ripple. The bodice and skirt are lined with a chiffon crepe, and the bodice has a lining hand-sewn inside and fitted in contrast to the outer layer of the skirt. A concealed zipper has hook-and-eyes that hide the closure. The hem of the skirt lands below the knee and is hand-tacked, beautifully constructed, and designed specifically for Marilyn, who was a fan of wearing silk jersey fabrics. There is no size label present, but there is a designer label that reads "Jean Louis," along with pen notations in black ink reading. "MM #2." The skirt has moderate discoloration with minor staining.
Jean Louis Berthault was an Academy Award-winning costume designer, whose effortless designs helped make stars more glamorous. He was the first costume designer to receive a "Gowns By" screen credit. Jean Louis' nude illusion dress for Marilyn that she wore on May 19, 1962, became one of the most famous gowns in pop culture, selling in 2016 for $4.8 million dollars, the most expensive piece of pop culture memorabilia of all time.
Together with a copy of the book Marilyn Monroe (Hamlyn Publishing Group, Ltd., 1974), which features an image of Monroe wearing the dress.
PROVENANCE Christie's The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe, Lot 138, October 27-28, 1999
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 507:Marilyn Monroe | "The Seven Year Itch" Film-Worn Black Evening Gown with Photo and Magazine
A Mae West-inspired black "cellophane effect" evening gown, worn by Marilyn Monroe during the filming of The Seven Year Itch (Twentieth Century Fox, 1955) starring Monroe and Tom Ewell. The quarter-length sleeved gown features a plunging v-neck, black hook and eye closures down the front, a left leg slit, and a long train. An interior wardrobe label reads in handwritten black ink, "1-81-1 - 1231 M. Monroe A-734-05." Together with a black and white feather boa (please note: not original), similar to the one worn by Monroe with the gown.
In the film, costume designer William Travilla designed the gown for one of the film's dream sequences imagined by director
Billy Wilder. In this particular scene, which was later cut from the film, Richard Sherman (played by Ewell) envisions his
neighbor, "the Girl," impersonating Mae West in this costume, pairing the dazzling gown with a green-tipped black ostrich feather boa, a pair of
red marabou feather accented mules, and a cigarette holder - the West signature. Although Monroe and West never crossed paths in real life, West was later quoted as saying, "The only gal who came near to me in the sex appeal department was pretty little Marilyn Monroe. All the others had were big boobs." Includes a black and white photo, and an issue of the magazine The True Story of Marilyn Monroe, which features a photo of Monroe wearing the dress.
Estimate: $100,000 - $200,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 508: Marilyn Monroe | Framed Brassiere
A shadowbox frame containing a black lace and satin under-wire bra with lace cups.  This piece was among the items originally selected for sale in Christie's 1999 Collection of Marilyn Monroe auction, but it was not in the final selection for sale. It was subsequently sold through Julien's 2005 follow up sale of Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe.
PROVENANCE Property From the Playboy Archives
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 509: Marilyn Monroe | "There's No Business Like Show Business" Swimsuit Costume
A three-piece ensemble custom-made for Marilyn Monroe to wear in the musical There's No Business Like Show Business (Twentieth Century Fox, 1954) consisting of a bathing suit made of black silk with “applied” black polka dots, spaghetti straps ending in two large bows, attached front rounded “stomach flap,” back zip-up closure, separate self-belt, lined with support boning and nude-colored netting, label reads “1-18-3-122/ A729-41/ M. Monroe,” in fragile condition now with areas of evident repair work; a coordinating large wrap, white cotton with the same “applied” black polka dots as suit, trimmed in a wide panel of rose-colored cotton on one end and light blue cotton on the other; and a bathing cap with a petal-like hem adorned with white sequins and silver-colored bugle beads, label reads “1-25-4-4691/ A729-29/ M. Monroe.”
Made for Monroe to wear in her portrayal of Vicky Parker and designed by Academy Award-winning costumier William Travilla, this outfit is quite similar to others the star wears throughout the film, though it is not seen in the final cut; however, it is evident it was made for the same production due to its style and construction. Sir Elton John donated this piece to a charity auction in 1990.
PROVENANCE Lot 104, Christie's, South Kensington, Sale 4259, April 25, 1991
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 510: Marilyn Monroe | Simulated Diamond Brooch
A floret-styled brooch of simulated diamonds owned by Marilyn Monroe. The brooch features five petals that extend and are interspaced by white metal and circular-cut arms. Accompanied by the original Christie’s lot card.
PROVENANCE Lot 249 "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, October 27, 1999
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 512: Marilyn Monroe | St. Christopher Pendant
A silver-tone St. Christopher pendant in the style of a wax seal given to Ralph Roberts by Marilyn Monroe. The religious medal is designed with the likeness of the patron saint. A neck chain loop is connected to the top of the medallion. A silver tone St. Christopher pendant in the style of a wax seal given to Ralph Roberts by Marilyn Monroe. The religious medal is designed with the likeness of the patron saint. A neck chain loop is connected to the top of the medallion.
According to Roberts, Natasha Lytess, Monroe's early acting coach, gave her the medal. Monroe gave the medal to Roberts together with a handwritten postcard in which she confirmed for him that she wasn't pregnant. When she gave Roberts the medal she stated, "I've outgrown Natasha."
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 334, "Film & Television Memorabilia," Christie's East, Sale number 7821, December 18, 1995
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 566: Marilyn Monroe | Signed Elizabeth Arden Salon Receipt
An Elizabeth Arden pink receipt for salon services rendered after hours and outside of the salon on June 5, 1961. Monroe was living at the Beverly Hills Hotel at this time and signed the receipt in blue ball point pen.  The receipt has been matted in white matboard.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 567: Marilyn Monroe | Elizabeth Arden Lipstick
A gold-tone metal lipstick tube that belonged to Marilyn Monroe. The bullet-shaped outter case is engraved with the Elizabeth Arden logo on the top and the words "Elizabeth Arden New York on the bottom. The inner tube features a typewritten label that reads "Orange Pink like Miss I./ sample 05022/ May 2, 1960" and contains the slightly used lipstick.
PROVENANCE Lot 342, "Property From The Estate of Lee Strasberg" Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 - Sold Price: $-

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 Lot 568: Marilyn Monroe | Elizabeth Arden False Eyelashes Box
A pink box embossed on the top of the lid with the Elizabeth Arden logo and on the bottom with "No. 1433 Brown / False eyelashes" that belonged to Marilyn Monroe. The box is empty, but the bottom of the lid is printed with detailed instructions for applying Ardena Eye Lashes.
Monroe was well-known for wearing false eyelashes throughout her film career and for public appearances and photo shoots.
PROVENANCE Partial lot 266, "Property From the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 - Sold Price: $-

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 Lot 569: Marilyn Monroe | Martha Lorraine Empty False Eyelashes Box
An empty black cardboard box embossed on the top with gold lettering that reads "Martha Lorraine / Eyelashes" that belonged to Marilyn Monroe. The front of the lid has a label that reads "Close Black" and the bottom of the box has a Saks Fifth Avenue price tag that reads "4.00."  Under the lid is gold lettering that reads in part "Martha Lorraine / Real Hair / Eyelashes / Natone Co. Distributers, Los Angeles 17. California."
PROVENANCE Partial lot 266, "Property From The Estate of Marilyn Monroe" Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, June 4, 2005
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 570: Marilyn Monroe | Perfume Receipt
A receipt from Floris of Jermyn Street in London dated December 14, 1959, listing Marilyn Monroe Miller of The Beverly Hills Hotel as the purchaser of six bottles of rose geranium toilet water for a total of $28.25, including the clearance charge. The invoice is marked as paid by Monroe's personal checking account on January 19, 1960.
PROVENANCE Lot 556, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $500 - $700 - Sold Price: $- 

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Lot 541: Marilyn Monroe | Bergdorf Goodman Receipt
A receipt from Bergdorf Goodman, the luxury department store in Manhattan, that's dated June 28, 1960, and addressed to Mrs. Arthur Miller, 444 E. 57th Street, New York.
The items Monroe purchased were signed for by her secretary May Reis.
Estimate: $500 - $700  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 542: Marilyn Monroe | I. Magnin & Co. Bill Statements
Two bill statements from I. Magnin & Company addressed to Mrs. Arthur Miller at 444 E. 57th Street, New York City, New York. Marilyn Monroe was married to playwright Arthur Miller from June 1956 to January 1961. A partial bill statement of $28.97 was paid on May 2, 1960, while the complete bill statement receipt mentions that the amount of $10.40 was still owed by Monroe.
PROVENANCE Lot 481, Property From The Life and Career of Marilyn Monroe, Juliens Auctions, Los Angeles, November 17-19, 2016
Estimate: $300 - $500  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 543: Marilyn Monroe | I. Magnin & Co. Receipt
A receipt from I. Magnin, a luxury department store in Beverly Hills, California, for two bottles of cologne. The receipt, which was among documents related to Marilyn Monroe's mother Gladys Baker Eley, is dated January 13, 1960 and the purchaser's name is abbreviated as a typewritten M with the word "Send" handwritten in ink. The total amount of sale is $11.40.
PROVENANCE Partial lot 132, "Property From the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
Estimate: $300 - $500  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 544: Marilyn Monroe | Lost Clothing Correspondence
A letter from fashion designer John Moore to Marilyn Monroe's secretary May Reis (misspelled as "Reese") dated February 3, 1960, saying he will find out what happened to two "beige and black broadcloth shirtwaist sheaths" that were according to Moore "made by two of my best girls here in my workroom. … " Moore promised to trace the shipment to find the outcome of where they went. Subsequent documents, including a claim to insurance company, reveal that the garments were in fact destroyed when TWA flight 595, a cargo flight, crashed after takeoff from Chicago Midway Airport on November 24, 1959, killing three people on board and eight people on the ground. The documents valued the lost garments at $750.
PROVENANCE Lot 387, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $500 - $700  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 545: Marilyn Monroe | Receipt For Jewelry Repair
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: A receipt from John Kreuzer, Master Watchmaker, dated January 8, 1960. This receipt was for the repair of a black onyx necklace. The receipt reads, “Restore broken up black onyx necklace, cut 108 new black onyx pieces.”
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $300 - $500  - Sold Price: $-

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Documents de travail: notes, contrats, scripts (16 lots)
Working documents: notes, contracts, scripts

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  Lot 513: Marilyn Monroe | Actor's Studio Notebook
A small six-ring binder containing lined notebook pages in a black and red vinyl case by National that belonged to Marilyn Monroe. The small notebook contains 10 pages of notes in Monroe's hand, in pencil, on eight leaves of paper. The notes were taken during a class with Lee Strasberg and record bits and pieces of things that "Lee said," as is repeated on many pages, which include "For yourself not for us - or one doesn't use own sensitivity/ girl crying continuously Lee said - There should be a certain pleasure in This, in acting - we don't stop these things - she stoped [sic] crying only at those times"; "problems-all the more to be solved got to keep swimming/ criticism can be taken - to incite the will not self criticism"; "the actor has to do what the character has to do - let the author worry about his words"; "Life of - reality of champagne (you don't open every bottle the same) actor in scene took for granted (girl is going to be good (New). Boy - said lines no effort - like crossing street - Lee said he wants - Behavior - When someone is trying to make someone (love etc.) how does one go about it/ Lee said - girl simplicity good honesty, to begin (New) with - but..." The last notes are taken on two sides of one leaf of paper and read "My heart Belongs To Daddy Number/ Remember always left -" and "While tearing off/ caddy-move head a little/ Daddy R. shoulder up/ call dog in closer"; clearly, these notes are for Monroe's musical number in Let's Make Love (20th Century Fox, 1960). The notes correlate with the lyrics of the song, and indeed Monroe does move her head a little during the first verse that mentions the caddy, and she does raise her right shoulder up the first time she says "Daddy" in the chorus.
PROVENANCE Lot 442, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 - Sold Price: $-

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 Lot 514: Marilyn Monroe | Handwritten Actors Studio Notes
Two sheets of paper from a small spiral-bound planner dated April 3 and 4 as well as a sheet dated April 7 and 8 that feature notes handwritten by Marilyn Monroe that relate to her studies at the Actors Studio. The pages contain notes in pencil in Monroe's hand reading, for April 3, "Remember - the actors concentration is the only thing between him and suiside [sic]/ try not to come to the scene too late - (exploration - sensory process Home work - after on stage - carry it on (on stage)"; April 4, "Everybody want to be happy (to be good actors) to make money (in my case) and look how miserable we make one another"; April 7, "Nothing can get through tension - what ever you might want to do/ the effort is the only thing the human being (the actor) has between himself and God knows what!"; and April 8, "Just do tecnical [sic] exercises as fully as I can."
PROVENANCE Lot 254, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 515: Marilyn Monroe | Handwritten Free Association Notes
Four pages torn from an Italian agenda, dating between 1955 and 1956, feature notes handwritten in pencil by Marilyn Monroe. It is believed that the pages correspond to Monroe's work with Dr. Hohenberg, in which she began practicing self-analysis and working on her repressed memories. The notations in pencil jump from one topic to the next, wandering around the physical pages themselves and even passing from one page to the next and then back again. It is difficult to follow, but the topics include examining her childhood need to lie to her teacher, her physical insecurities, self-conscious thoughts of what others think of her drinking, speculation that "Peter" is capable of violence and possibly wants to be her, as well as a touching passage about Arthur Miller: "I am so concerned/ about protecting Arthur/ I love him-and he is the/ only person-human being I have/ ever known that I could love not only/ as a man to which I am attracted to practically/ out of my senses about-but he is the only/ person-as another human being that I trust as/ much as myself-because when I do trust my-/ self (about certain things) I do fully, and I/ do about him also." Another revealing passage reads in part, "… fear to touch my own body/ after Buddy (I started to write Bad instead of Buddy-/ slip in writing?)/ because A.I. punished me/ with fear and whipped me-/ ‘The bad part of my body’ she said-/ must never touch myself/ there or let anyone." It is believed that "A.I." refers to Aunt Ida Martin, a foster mother who punished Monroe as a child, possibly after a sexual abuse incident, with the "Buddy" mentioned here.
PROVENANCE Lot 176, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 516: Marilyn Monroe | Signed Metropolitan Opera Playbill, with Photo
A Metropolitan Opera playbill from the 1958-1959 season that's been signed in ink by Marilyn Monroe. The 44-page playbill is signed on the cover in blue ink and is accompanied by a black and white image of Monroe signing a playbill. This is believed to have been signed on February 10, 1959, when Monroe and her husband Arthur Miller attended a performance of Macbeth.
PROVENANCE Lot 906, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 517: Marilyn Monroe | Signed MCA Contract Letter
A signed copy of a letter to the Screen Actor's Guild on MCA letterhead, that's dated January 1953 and signed by Marilyn Monroe and Lew Wasserman, and marked "COPY." The letter requests an acknowledgement of the change in representation for Monroe from the William Morris Agency to MCA under the supervision of Lew Wasserman. Wasserman later became the president of the Screen Actor's Guild. Johnny Hyde, executive vice president of William Morris and the man credited with discovering Marilyn, had passed away in 1950. The loss of Hyde may have precipitated the change. The letter is matted in white matboard.
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 518: Marilyn Monroe | Annotated "Something's Got To Give" Script
A script for Marilyn Monroe's final, uncompleted movie Something's Got To Give that features annotations throughout in Monroe's handwriting. The 149-page mimeographed typescript which also contains blue revision pages, is inside a blue paper cover printed with the words "Final...Confidential...Something's Got To Give, March 29, 1962." The frontispiece inscribed in Marilyn's hand reads "Edith Evanson, 4303 Agnes Ave...," the majority of the parts for the character of Ellen circled or checked in red pencil, with approximately 10 pages annotated in pencil in Monroe's hand with amendments and additions to the script, notes include: - p. 66, Monroe has written "Sentimental Schmaltz" next to Ellen's line about men in the South Sea Islands; - p. 68, Monroe has added "deep breath then...that's what he thinks..." next to Lita's line "Daddy says we're going to get a new Mommy"; - p. 75, Monroe has added a question "Ellen - skin tones? next to Bianca's line "These colours...they threaten me..."
PROVENANCE Ex-lot 491, "The Personal Property Of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's New York, 27-28 October, 1999
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 519: Marilyn Monroe | Handwritten "Something's Got To Give" Script Notes
A Millers Falls EZERASE pad of typewriter paper on which Marilyn Monroe has handwritten notes in pencil regarding the script for the comedy Something's Got To Give, which remained uncompleted at the time of her death in 1962. The cover is detached but present, and the three hole-punched pad contains four pages of notes in Monroe's hand in pencil outlining her issues with the script for the film. The notes and criticisms include "logical drama but doesn't move on the screen/ leads him on than [sic] said not until"; "instead using the talents/ he's stuck/ imagine being married to MM and she comes back and he is stuck/ he'd dying to go Bed with her but can't because"; "more entertaining/ keep it on an edge/ if it isn't that kind of picture it won't go -/ only if script is acceptable." Then come Monroe's suggestions for a scene with checkmarks next to the ideas: "When Dean first see's Ellen -me- in nurses uniform - (as nurse) he could say - upon arrival - slouching ‘I don't feel so good nurse (weakening in the knees how could she do this to me/ I am telling her/ Beanka kind of stiffening up to hold him & the situation (the nite [sic] before) together he then pulls up but Dean will do this superbly/ He sings little song when drunk & frustrated." She also lists specific passages: "Page 73 (yes? - No? you understand Dean!)/ Page 76 children scene (in comparison to rewrite)." A small note on the last page of notes reads "Funny line writers Herb Gardner / Mel Brook [sic]."
These notes present a very astute Monroe who clearly had serious concerns with the quality of the script, demonstrating that her refusal to appear on set was grounded in these concerns and not simply the actions of a petulant star.
PROVENANCE Lot 580, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 520: Marilyn Monroe | Personally Annotated "The Misfits" Script Sides
A bound collection of more than 30 mimeographed half pages containing Monroe's dialogue for the film The Misfits (United Artists, 1961). Many of the pages feature annotations in pencil in Monroe's handwriting. The green paper cover is affixed with a label that reads "Marilyn Monroe Miller." Monroe has drawn lines through some of the dialogue and among her annotations are the following: "Stretch like a cat / see painted / follow him like kitten" and "we've had a wonderful night / and things have been easy for us - / shield eyes looking up bright to see / is the plane coming in / listening - for it." On the back inside cover are the words "Nothing is coming / but at least I can / make the (an) effort" and "My thought are any place / I Marilyn (possibly Rosilyn [sic]) wants / to put them." Also written in are the words "Copied : July 30, 1960."
The Misfits chronicled Roslyn (Monroe), a recent divorcee in Reno, Nevada, who befriends a group of "misfits" that includes an aging cowboy (Clark Gable) and a weary rodeo rider (Montgomery Clift). The John Huston-directed, Arthur Miller-scripted movie became notorious for its behind-the-scenes problems, culminating with shooting being shut down while Monroe was hospitalized and at the end of her marriage to Miller. Gable would die a few weeks after shooting wrapped and this would prove to be Monroe's final completed film. Although The Misfits was considered a disappointment at the time of its release, its stature has grown over the years.
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 521: Marilyn Monroe | 1960 Notes From The Set Of "The Misfits"
A single-page letter handwritten in pencil by Marilyn Monroe that expresses her thoughts regarding how The Misfits (United Artists, 1961) should be shot to convey the presence of Clark Gable's character, Gay Langland. The note reads in part, "I feel the camera has got/ to look through Gay's/ eyes whenever he is in a/ scene and even when he is/ not there still has to be a sense of/ him/ He is the center and the/ rest move around him."
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 172-173. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
PROVENANCE Lot 196, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 522: Marilyn Monroe | Paula Strasberg-Annotated "The Misfits" Script
A script for the Marilyn Monroe drama The Misfits (United Artists, 1961) that belonged to and was heavily annotated by Monroe's acting coach Paula Strasberg. The script pages are loose in a blue paper binder.
The first page of the 147-page script is typewritten with the words "The Misfits/ By Arthur Miller / Revision - March, 1960." It also features an address label for the Strasbergs (Paula's husband Lee was Monroe's longtime mentor) and the words "7 month / FA. 9 / 3727 / area code 702" have been handwritten in ink. The screenplay features several tabs with locations of the film's scenes typewritten on labels. Strasberg's annotations have been written throughout in both ink and pencil. One one page she has written the word "whisper." On the back of another page, she has written "All strong things should be whispered." On another she has written "Something wrong with her - Paula - Lee."
The Misfits chronicled Roslyn (Monroe), a recent divorcee in Reno, Nevada, who befriends a group of "misfits" that includes an aging cowboy (Clark Gable) and a weary rodeo rider (Montgomery Clift). The John Huston-directed movie became notorious for its behind-the-scenes problems, culminating with shooting being shut down while Monroe was hospitalized and the end of her marriage to Miller. Gable would die a few weeks after shooting wrapped and this would prove to be Monroe's final completed film. Although The Misfits was considered a disappointment at the time of its release, its stature has grown over the years.
Estimate: $500 - $700 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 523: Marilyn Monroe | Personally Annotated "The Misfits" Revision Pages
A group of revision pages from the script for The Misfits (United Artists, 1961) that feature annotations personally handwritten by Marilyn Monroe.
A light blue paper binder contains approximately 100 white, pink, and yellow pages from various drafts of the script for the drama were personally owned by Monroe's acting coach Paula Strasberg and many feature her handwritten annotations. At least one page features notes on how to portray the scene both physically and emotionally that were handwritten in ink and pencil by Monroe herself.
The Misfits chronicled Roslyn (Monroe), a recent divorcee in Reno, Nevada, who befriends a group of "misfits" that includes an aging cowboy (Clark Gable) and a weary rodeo rider (Montgomery Clift). The John Huston-directed movie became notorious for its behind-the-scenes problems, culminating with shooting being shut down while Monroe was hospitalized and the end of her marriage to Miller. Gable would die a few weeks after shooting wrapped and this would prove to be Monroe's final completed film. Although The Misfits was considered a disappointment at the time of its release, its stature has grown over the years.
Estimate: $500 - $700 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 524: Marilyn Monroe | Paula Strasberg-Annotated "Let's Make Love" Script
A script for Marilyn Monroe's musical-comedy Let's Make Love (Twentieth Century Fox, 1960) that belonged to and was annotated by her acting coach Paula Strasberg. The script is in a three-ring black leather binder.
The script is 139 typewritten pages and features many pink and blue revision pages. The title page reads in part:" Let's Make Love / Written for the Screen / By Norman Krasna / Directed by George Cukor / Second Revised Shooting Final / January 15, 1960." Across the top of the page the words "Paula M. Strasberg" is written and underlined in red pencil.
Strasberg handwrote notes throughout the script. One reads "deep breathing." Another reads "Make the hairbrush act for you. (I told her) and Geo said it exactly so." There are also notes handwritten on the backs of pages, including one that reads "Jerry Wald (the film's producer) refused to take any responsibility whatsoever. In no way helped MMM - wouldn't even ask the studio to pay my salary - knowing his star found me a necessity. I am the cheapest thing in any budget. To add a week or not - that is the question."
Let's Make Love was Monroe's second to last completed film and her final musical movie. She portrayed actress Amanda Dell who is rehearsing an off-Broadway revue that spoofs a headline-making billionaire named Jean-Marc Clement (Yves Montand), who, by accident, becomes cast as himself and falls in love with Monroe's character. The film earned more than $6 million at the box office upon release.
Estimate: $500 - $700 - Sold Price: $-

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 Lot 525:  Marilyn Monroe | Paula Strasberg-Owned "Let's Make Love" First Draft Script
A first-draft screenplay for Marilyn Monroe's musical-comedy Let's Make Love (Twentieth Century Fox, 1960) that belonged to her acting coach Paula Strasberg. The light blue paper cover of the 162-page script is is printed with The Billionaire (the film's original title), is dated February 3, 1959, and the top left is stamped with the number 822, the words "First Draft Screenplay," and the lower right is stamped with the number 34. The first page features the typewritten words "The Billionaire" / Screenplay by Norman Krasna / Jerry Wald Productions/ First Draft Screenplay / February 3, 1959. Let's Make Love was Monroe's second to last completed film and her final musical movie. She portrayed actress Amanda Dell who is rehearsing an off-Broadway revue that spoofs a headline-making billionaire named Jean-Marc Clement (Yves Montand), who, by accident, becomes cast as himself and falls in love with Monroe's character. The film earned more than $6 million at the box office upon release.
Estimate: $300 - $500 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 526:  Marilyn Monroe | Original "There's No Business Like Show Business" Script
A rare original script for the Marilyn Monroe musical Irving Berlin'sThere´s No Business Like Show Business (20th Century Fox, 1954). The 115-page screenplay is bound in an orange paper cover, dated May 12, 1954, and stamped as Revised Shooting Final. The cover is also stamped with "512" on the upper left, "2595 " in the upper right, and "2" in the lower right. The first page features handwritten notes in red ink that list the start and finish dates of filming, as well as the names of the producer, director, and camera operator. The title page is typewritten in part with the words "Screenplay by Phoebe and Henry Ephron," "Based on Original Story by Lamar Trotti." The script is believed to have been the personal property of either director Walter Lang or producer Sol C. Siegel.
Monroe costarred alongside Ethel Merman, Mitzi Gaynor, and Donald O'Connor in the ensemble musical which featured the songs of Irving Berlin and her sensual rendition of "Heat Wave" was a highlight and created a scandal at the time. Television personality and newspaper columnist Ed Sullivan described it as "one of the most flagrant violations of good taste" he had seen.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 527: Marilyn Monroe | "The Seven Year Itch" Script
An original script for the Marilyn Monroe comedy The Seven Year Itch (Twentieth Century Fox, 1955). The 113-page script is contained within a light blue paper cover that is marked final and dated August 10, 1954. The number "629" is stamped in the upper left and "1" is stamped in the lower right.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Eugene N. Yulish
Estimate: $400 - $600 - Sold Price: $- 

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  Lot 528: Marilyn Monroe | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Script
An original script for the Marilyn Monroe comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Twentieth Century Fox, 1953). The 118-page script is contained within a light blue paper cover that is marked final and dated October 22, 1952, is printed with the number "499" in the upper left and "79" in the lower right. There are some handwritten notes in pencil on the backs of pages. The name of Monroe's character Lorelei is circled a few times throughout the script. The back page of the script is pink and typewritten with a note to secretaries and the name "Marilyn Monroe" is written in ink in the upper left.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Eugene N. Yulish
Estimate: $400 - $600 - Sold Price: $-

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Documents personnels (11 lots)
Personal Documents

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Lot 547: Marilyn Monroe | Business Correspondence
A group of twenty-five pieces of various correspondence related to the Screen Actors Guild dated 1960-1961, together with various letters related to Marilyn's income and general finances.
PROVENANCE From the Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $500 - $700  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 548:  Marilyn Monroe |1962 John F. Kennedy Birthday Gala Original Program, Ticket Stub
An original ticket stub and program for the May 19, 1962 event "New York's Birthday Salute to President Kennedy." The ticket features a photo of Kennedy and reads "President Kennedy's Birthday Party" and is for the Orchestra section G row 4, seat 2. The event took place at Madison Square Garden and featured a lineup that included Marilyn Monroe, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Maria Callas, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, and Diahann Carroll.
The star-studded birthday celebration for President Kennedy was held 10 days before his actual birthday, and remains one of the most discussed events in his and Monroe's career. The event was sponsored by the Democratic Committees and Citizens for Kennedy as a fundraiser to erase debt incurred during the 1960 presidential election. Monroe famously called in sick to filming Something's Got To Give at 20th Century Fox studios in Los Angeles to fly to New York in serenade the president with a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday, Mister President" while wearing a sheer, skin-tight Jean Louis gown.
The ticket stub is housed in a plastic case and features a PSA authentification sticker.
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 549: Marilyn Monroe | Received Letter From Jean Kennedy Smith
A single sheet of stationery listing an address in Palm Beach, Florida, with autograph notation in blue ink on recto and version reading in full, "Dear Marilyn - Mother asked me to write and thank you for your sweet note to Daddy - He really enjoyed it and you were very cute to send it. / Understand that you and Bobby are the new item! We all think you should come with him when he comes back east! Again thanks for the note. / Love, Jean Smith." Jean Smith is one of nine children to Rose and Joseph Kennedy and sister to John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver and four other siblings.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lee Strasberg
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000  - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 550: Marilyn Monroe | Received Telegrams Following 1957 Ectopic Pregnancy
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: Three telegrams with well wishes from fans, all sent to Marilyn at Doctors Hospital in New York where she was recovering from an ectopic pregnancy in 1957.
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $500 - $700  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 551: Marilyn Monroe | Received Card From Actress Joan Blondell
A small note card with embossed letters reading “WADLEY & SMYTHE, NEW YORK.” The handwritten note on the card reads, “May the days of your years be gentle always. Sincerely, Joan Blondell.”
A comparison of Blondell’s known autograph resembles the signature on the card, indicating it’s very likely she wrote the note herself. Blondell starred in more than 100 productions both in film and television, her most notable being her performance in the 1951 film The Blue Veil, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress. Younger generations will recognize her as Vi, one of the waitresses at the Frosty Palace in the hit 1978 musical, Grease.
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $200 - $300  - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 552 : Marilyn Monroe | Received 1958 Pregnancy Note From Eva Marie Saint And Jeffrey Hayden With A Carbon-Copy Response Letter
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: A small notecard originally affixed to a floral arrangement with a personal message from Academy Award-winning actress Eva Marie Saint and her husband American television director and producer Jeffrey Hayden.
The notecard reads, “We are so happy about the beautiful news. Best Wishes.” The greetings are likely in response to the news that Marilyn and husband Arthur Miller were expecting a child. Sadly, Marilyn miscarried in December, 1958. Also included, the original carbon copy response letter from Marilyn to the couple reading, “Thank you so very much for the beautiful flowers and the good wishes. My best to you both.”
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $400 - $600  - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 553: Marilyn Monroe | Note From Buddy Adler
A small notecard to Marilyn Monroe from Academy Award-winning producer Buddy Adler. The notecard reads, "Darling, It's wonderful having you home again. Best wishes, Buddy Adler." This card is likely in reference to Monroe's return to Hollywood in 1956 after having spent the entirety of 1955 in New York City.
Adler was the producer of Bus Stop (Marilyn Monroe Productions, 1956) the first of two films from Monroe's personal production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions. Other films he produced include From Here to Eternity (Columbia Pictures, 1953) and Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (20th Century Fox, 1955).
Estimate: $500 - $700  - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 554: Marilyn Monroe | Sent Bobby Miller Letters
Two single-page typed, unsigned file copies of letters sent by Marilyn Monroe to her stepson Bobby Miller. The letters are dated July 16, 1958, and August 9, 1957, and relate a number of amusing stories. The 1958 letter is typed on the back of a piece of stationery from the Hotel Bel-Air. In the first letter, Monroe tells Bobby Miller about Hugo the dog's escapades, taking things from the neighbors, and asks him to help her figure out what his sister Janie would like for her birthday. The 1958 letter tells him, "I haven't seen Jack Lemmon yet because he is still working on another picture. He has a very funny part in this picture. Also, he plays a friend of mine. I started to take ukulele lessons because I'm supposed to know how in the picture. I've got an idea: Maybe we can learn something together--you on the guitar and me on the ukulele--you know, charge people admission to hear us."
Monroe also tells him about her brief ownership of a Cocker Spaniel: "About two days ago someone gave me a Cocker Spaniel puppy 10 months old, completely house-broken. So I was going to call your Dad and ask him if it was okay to keep him--then I found out quite by accident that he bites--he didn't bite me but he bit a woman on the throat the day before, so I said 'thanks a lot but no thanks.' His name was 'Walter' and he was a golden-haired spaniel and just beautiful but he seemed just too 'schizo' --short for schizophrenic --you remember you explained what that meant."
PROVENANCE Lot 320, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $500 - $700  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 563: Marilyn Monroe | Original International Fan Mail Envelopes
A group of five envelopes, circa mid-1950s, that are addressed to Marilyn Monroe and sent from foreign countries. Three were sent in care of Twentieth Century-Fox, where Monroe was under contract, while two were sent in care of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with one stamped with the words "Uncalled For at / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer."
Estimate: $300 - $500  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 564:  Marilyn Monroe | Personal Stationery Envelope
An ivory-colored envelope From Marilyn Monroe's personal stationery. The back of the envelope is blind embossed with "Marilyn Monroe" in block lettering.
Estimate: $400 - $600  - Sold Price: $-

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  Lot 565: Marilyn Monroe | Personal Stationery Envelope
An ivory-colored envelope From Marilyn Monroe's personal stationery. The back of the envelope is blind embossed with "Marilyn Monroe" in block lettering.
Estimate: $400 - $600  - Sold Price: $-

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Factures, Reçus & Chèques (14 lots)
Invoices, Receipts & Checks

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Lot 529: Marilyn Monroe | Signed Check
A personal check handwritten in ink by Marilyn Monroe to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in the amount of $62.83, dated April 27, 1953. Monroe’s signature appears at bottom right.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 530: Marilyn Monroe | Checkbook And Cover
A black leather, snap front wallet that was owned by Marilyn Monroe. The front is blind stamped logo for the First National City Bank of New York. Together with a checkbook containing seventeen blank checks from the Irving Trust Company with "Marilyn Monroe" printed on each check. Seven checks have been used, leaving payment stubs, only one with notation listing the date, "Jan 9 1960" in the amount of $100.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000  - Sold Price: $-

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 Lot 531: Marilyn Monroe | "City National Bank Of Beverly Hills" Checkbook
A book of seventeen unused checks (eight were used) issued from: "City National Bank of Beverly Hills / Beverly Hills, California;" (evidently temporary checks as no name is printed on them) housed in a blue vinyl cover with an enclosed check register printed with calendars for the years 1959, 1960, and 1961.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 142, "Property From The Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, June 4, 2005
Estimate: $600 - $800  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 532: Marilyn Monroe | Original Personal Blank Check 
A personalized blank check from Marilyn Monroe's bank account The check is on yellow patterned paper, numbered 1951, and drawn from City National Bank / 400 No Roxbury Dr., Beverly Hills, CA with “Marilyn Monroe” printed along the top center and appearing again above where the signature line exists. The attached check stub with binder holes is present. This check was issued during Monroe's later years as examples such as this check issued by Citibank was in use up until Monroe's death in 1962.
PROVENANCE Partial lot 438, "Property From the Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $300 - $500  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 540: Marilyn Monroe | Dr. Hyman Engelberg Invoice
An invoice in the amount of $407.00 for numerous medical house calls in the months of November and December, dated 12/26/61, and marked paid on 1/18/62. Hyman Engelberg was Marilyn's internist, who worked closely with Marilyn's psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson. It is suspected that Engelberg perscribed the pills that ultimately killed Marilyn without alerting Greenson.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 546: Marilyn Monroe | Notice Of Insurance Cancellation
A notice of policy cancellation dated 11/27/62 from Royal Globe Insurance for the property of Marilyn Monroe in Beverly Hills, CA.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 555: Marilyn Monroe | Correspondence, Receipts, And Invoices
A large collection of more than 50 receipts and invoices for various expenses throughout the late 1950s. Examples include Karnell & Meisner printers, Mercury Messenger Service, Sutton Flower Shop, Sutton Electric Supply, Gotham Hardware, and Bloomingdales, among others. This lot includes several receipts for laundry service, and a letter to Marilyn from Jay Kanter. Also included are various handwritten notes (not in Marilyn's handwriting) for expenses.
PROVENANCE From the Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $800 - $1,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 556: Marilyn Monroe | Receipts And Invoices
A large collection of more than 50 receipts and invoices for various expenses throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. Examples Mme. Adorees Rexford Hand Launderers and Dry Cleaners, Cadillac Motor Division, Beekman Place Bookshop, Superior Engraving Company, The New York Times, Doubleday Book Shop, and Connecticut Light and Power, among others. Also included are various handwritten notes (not in Marilyn's handwriting) for expenses.
PROVENANCE From the Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $800 - $1,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 557: Marilyn Monroe | Receipts And Invoices
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: A large collection of receipts and invoices for various expenses throughout the late 1950s. Examples include H. Kaplan Paint Supply, Dykes Lumber Company, Antonino Ajello & Bros. Candles, Electra-Craft Appliance Co., First Church of Christ, Anna's House Furnishings, and The Japanese Center, among others. Also included are various handwritten notes (not in Marilyn's handwriting) for expenses. Approximately 50 documents in total.
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $600 - $800  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 558: Marilyn Monroe | Receipts And Invoices
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: A large collection of receipts and invoices for various expenses throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. Examples include Tommy's Pet shop, Pioneer Hardware, L.A. Baker Electric, Beverly Hills Silks & Woolens, Canon Drive Picture Frame Shop, Kitzmeyer's Drug Store, A. Fitz & Sons Meat Market, Saks Fifth Avenue, Farmers Market Candy Kitchen, and Bullock's Wilshire, among others. Also included are various handwritten notes (not in Marilyn's handwriting) for expenses. Approximately 80 documents in total.
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $800 - $1,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 559: Marilyn Monroe | Receipts And Invoices
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: A large collection of receipts and invoices for various expenses throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. Examples include Bullocks Wilshire, The Drama Book Shop, Yellow Cab Company, The Prescription Center, Beverly Stationers, Pioneer Hardware, and Simon Stationery among others. Also included are various handwritten notes (not in Marilyn's handwriting) for expenses. Approximately 50 documents in total.
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $800 - $1,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 560: Marilyn Monroe | Receipts And Invoices
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: A large collection of receipts and invoices for various expenses throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. Examples include the US Post Office, Goldfarb Flowers and Gifts, Hansens Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Martindale's Book Stores, Clapp & Tuttle Books and Arts, Beekman Place Bookshop, The General Store, and Saks Fifth Avenue, among others. Also included are various handwritten notes (not in Marilyn's handwriting) for expenses. Approximately 50 documents in total.
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $800 - $1,000  - Sold Price: $- 

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Lot 561: Marilyn Monroe | Receipts And Invoices
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: A large collection of receipts and invoices for various expenses throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. Examples include Peter A. Juley & Son Photographers, Films Incorporated, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Consolidated Edison of New York, St. Pierre Oil Company, Carl and Walt, Inc., Holland Frame Shop, and Bloomingdales among others. Also included are various handwritten notes (not in Marilyn's handwriting) for expenses. Approximately 70 documents in total.
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $800 - $1,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 562: Marilyn Monroe | Receipts And Invoices
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: A large collection of receipts and invoices for various expenses throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. Examples include Jay Thorpe, Gunther Jaeckel, Maurice Rentner, B. J. Denihan Cleaners, Rex of Beverly Hills, Henri Bendel, Berkley Square Cleaners, National Studios, Hammacher Schlemmer, Brandon Films, and Alfredo Valente Photography among others. Approximately 50 documents in total.
PROVENANCE From The Archives of Marilyn Monroe's Personal Property
Estimate: $600 - $800  - Sold Price: $-

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Décès (4 lots)
Death

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 Lot 636: Marilyn Monroe | August 4, 1962 Furniture Receipt
A typewritten bill on Pilgrim's Furniture letterhead addressed to Marilyn Monroe at 12305 5th Helena Dr. L.A. 49 and dated August 4, 1962, the same day Monroe died.
The bill is for "1 #C Chest Roman White" for $228.80 and marked "COD."
Words handwritten in blue ink read "Rec'd check #281 in amount $228.80 / Payment in Full / Earl Shero."
Monroe went to her bedroom around 8 p.m. on August 4, spoke on the telephone to her friend, actor Peter Lawford, and was found dead in her bed before dawn the following morning.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 637: Marilyn Monroe | August 1, 1962 Frank's Nurseries and Flowers Receipt
An original carbon invoice from Frank's Nurseries and Flowers that has been handwritten to Miss Marilyn Monroe at 1230 - 5th Helena Dr. 49 and is dated August 1, 1962, just three days before Monroe's death. Among the purchases listed on the bill are begonias, petunias, tomatoes, terra-cotta pots, hummingbird feeders, and hummingbird food. The bill totals $63.53. The house in Brentwood is the only one Monroe owned and the bill indicates that she had intended to nurture a garden there at the time of her unexpeced death at age 36 on August 4, 1962.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 638: Marilyn Monroe | Burial Crypt Near Monroe And Hugh Hefner
A one-space mausoleum crypt in close proximity to the final resting places of both screen icon Marilyn Monroe and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. The space is located in the Corridor of Memories, Wall B, Space C-3 at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary in Los Angeles, California. It is situated one row above and four spaces to the left of Monroe's.
Monroe died unexpectedly at age 36 on August 4, 1962. Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, Monroe's ex-husband, organized a private funeral for her that took place in the cemetery chapel on August 8. DiMaggio is reported to have chosen this location because Grace Goddard and Ana Lower, who had both helped care for Monroe as a young girl when her mother became incapacitated, had been buried there. Monroe fans from around the world continue to make pilgrimages to the cemetery to pay respects to the entertainer.
Hefner famously launched Playboy magazine in 1953 with Monroe on the cover of the first issue and with a nude photograph Monroe had posed for in 1949. He purchased the crypt to the immediate left of hers in 1992 and was interred there shortly after his death in 2017. In a 2009 interview with Los Angeles Times, Hefner discussed the purchase, saying, "Spending eternity next to Marilyn is an opportunity too sweet to pass up."
Among the other show business luminaries interred at Pierce Brothers Westwood are Natalie Wood, Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Truman Capote, Twentieth Century Fox president Darryl F. Zanuck, Monroe's Some Like It Hot costar Jack Lemmon, and Billy Wilder, who directed Monroe in The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot.
Estimate: $200,000 - $400,000  - Sold Price: $-

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Lot 639: Marilyn Monroe | Grave Marker
A grave marker from Marilyn Monroe's crypt at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary in Los Angeles. The front of the brass plaque is brown with gold-tone trim and the gold-tone letters read "MARILYN MONROE / 1926 - 1962." The back has been hand-etched with the words "415 Westwood," stamped with the words "MAKE TWO PATTERNS FOR MARGE," and features two holes for the bolts that attached it to the front of the crypt.
Monroe died unexpectedly at age 36 on August 4, 1962 and was interred following a private funeral that took place in the cemetery chapel on August 8. Monroe fans from around the world continue to make pilgrimages to the cemetery to pay respects to the entertainer. The constant touching of the marker has led to minor wear causing it to be replaced as needed.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000  - Sold Price: $-

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