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31 octobre 2018

Lots Entertainment & Music Memorabilia - Heritage Auctions - 11/2017

Lots sur Marilyn Monroe des enchères
'Entertainment & Music Memorabilia'
organisées le 11 novembre 2017
par Heritage Auctions à Dallas aux Etats-Unis.

Lot 89001: A Marilyn Monroe Unusual Inscribed 'Frame Glass' to Arthur Miller, Circa 1960.
A black and white photograph of the star circa 1956, looking wistful, housed in a black wooden frame with the glass signed by her in red wax pencil "I know when / I am not there / for you -- !!!" with her added line marks below forming what look like "X's" or "M's" or both but hard to decipher; consigned directly by the daughters of Aaron Frosch [Monroe's attorney] who said that when their father was handling MM's divorce from Arthur Miller, she gave Frosch a number of items she didn't want anymore, including this photograph which she evidently inscribed to Miller as an apology; interestingly, MM wrote this note with a colored wax pencil, the same kind she used to cross out images of herself on contact sheets that she didn't like; also intriguing to speculate about the photograph itself: it was likely a favorite of hers or Miller's and it was probably hanging somewhere in the couple's home where MM knew Miller would see her message on it. (Please note the inscription has changed to an orangish color and it's faded due to age.)
Matted and framed: 14 1/2" x 12"

Lot 89002: A Marilyn Monroe Signed Document, 1952.
Two pages, typed, first page is on Twentieth Century Fox letterhead, dated "June 5, 1952," an eight paragraph agreement outlining the tedious details of the star's payment schedule at the studio, signed by her on the second page in blue fountain pen ink "Marilyn Monroe;" matted and framed in a pretty display featuring a black and white image of MM above brass-like plaques relaying general information about her.
Document only: 10" x 8"; Overall piece: 24" x 34"

Lot 89003: A Marilyn Monroe Signed Waiver, 1957.
One page, typed, dated "July 24, 1957," short document outlining how a meeting of Marilyn Monroe Productions was to be held at an office on Madison Avenue in NYC, signed by the star in blue foutain pen ink in the lower right corner "Marilyn Monroe" along with the signatures of two of her business associates; matted and framed next to three MM collectibles: a plastic "Marilyn Monroe Drawing Aid" (with its original backing), a piece of "Marilyn's Bedsheet!" with its original packaging, and a pocket knife featuring her 'Golden Dreams' nude image (but reversed); included with a LOA from JSA Authentication.
Document only: 10 1/2" x 8"; Whole display: 19" x 26 1/2"

Lot 89004: A Marilyn Monroe (and Others) Signed Autograph Book Page, 1956.
Brownish-red leather cover, inside pastel pages inscribed in various colors of fountain pen or ballpoint ink (some to "Henry") by stars including Marilyn Monroe who signed in blue ballpoint ink and added "Warmest Regards" and (in alphabetical order): Ray Bolger, Bing Crosby, Xavier Cugat, Edward Duke of Windsor (who added "March 23rd 1956"), Hedda Hopper, President Herbert Hoover, Frank Sinatra, and President Harry Truman, among a few others who are illegible.
4 1/2" x 5"

Lot 89005: A Marilyn Monroe Signed Program from the 'April in Paris Ball,' 1957.
Oversized, 15 pages filled with great 'of the era' advertisements plus text about the gala that the star attended with her husband [Arthur Miller] as did JFK, Jackie, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor among other luminaries; signed in pencil upside down on the front cover "Marilyn Monroe Miller;" included with an undated handwritten note from a "Beverly Heath" who writes in part "Mrs. Marilyn Monroe Miller / autographed the evening's program which / I also attended / ...At the time I was a 'Rockette' at Radio City Music Hall / ...As I recall, Marilyn was / wearing a quite revealing (for the time) / low cut black sequined dress;" further included is a LOA from PSA/DNA. (Please note MMM's signature is somewhat faded now as it was written in pencil and the program is somewhat dog-eared and creased.)
14" x 11"

Lot 89006: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Business Documents, 1950s.
Five total including:
1) an invoice from 'Hearst Metrotone News,' addressed to "Marilyn Monroe Productions," dated "November 21, 1956," in the amount of "$257.50" for "Coverage of arrival of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur / Miller at Idlewild Airport;"
2) a paycheck stub from 'Twentieth Century Fox,' dated "12-12-59," for "services of Marilyn Monroe;"
3) an invoice from 'The Waldorf-Astoria,' addressed to "Monroe Miss Marilyn," dated "Apr 19-25, 1955," outlining charges to her hotel room totaling "$75.80,"
4) a paycheck stub from 'Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc.,' noting the gross earnings of "$7,142.86,"
and 5) a bank statement from 'Colonial Trust Company,' addressed to "Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc.," dated "Sept 1-27, 1957," showing the various balances for the month;
all originally from the star's personal files.
11" x 8 1/2" and smaller

Lot 89007: A Marilyn Monroe-Related Group of Documents, 1955-1956.
Three total including:
1) an invoice addressed to "Mlle. Marilyn Monroe / Hotel Waldorf-Astoria / Park Avenue / New York City" from 'Signorina Eugenia Inc.,' dated "June 29, 1955," in the amount of "$39.14 for special order shoes;"
2) a check from 'Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc.,' dated "July 14, 1955," to the shoemaker, interestingly signed in black fountain pen ink in the lower right corner "Milton H. Greene" [her short-lived business partner in MMP, Inc.];
and 3) another check from MMP, Inc., dated "Feb 3, 1956," written out to MM in the amount of "$404.30," also signed by Greene in blue ballpoint ink. (Please note there is a small hole in the upper center of the invoice and its original fold marks are still evident.)
11" x 8 1/2"

Lot 89008: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Likely Never-Before-Seen Black and White Photographs from Korea, 1954.
Twenty total, all original prints with a glossy finish, all shot by one of the official Army photographers who had close access to the star; including: three that show MM wearing pants, a bomber jacket, and combat boots; seven that show MM in a black turtleneck, pants, and combat boots surrounded by others in the mess hall; three that show MM in a houndstooth-like print dress; six that show MM on stage wearing a sequined dress with spaghetti straps as she sings for the soldiers; and one that shows the outdoor stage and the audience before MM appears (so MM is not in this shot); though these images are all similar to many others we've seen before, these exact ones have never been viewed by the public before; consigned by the family of soldier who shot them 63 years ago.
5" x 4"

Lot 89009: A Marilyn Monroe Pair of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, Circa 1952.
Both original prints with a semi-gloss finish, both on double-weight paper, both depicting the star in a sultry pose as she wears a spaghetti-strapped top with a dark-colored over-blouse, both stamped twice on the verso "Photograph / by / Jean Howard" -- Howard being the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note both negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
13" x 9"

Lot 89010: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, Circa 1952.
All original prints with a semi-gloss finish, all on double-weight paper, all depicting the star looking happy as she smiles (two are identical but printed differently), all stamped twice on the verso "Photograph / by / Jean Howard" -- Howard being the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note both negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
13" x 10"

Lot 89011: A Marilyn Monroe Pair of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953.
Both original prints, both with a glossy finish, one depicting MM alone on the set of her 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire;" one showing her deep in discussion with director Jean Negulesco; both shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note both negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed; image with MM and JN has wrinkling in the lower left corner.)
10" x 8"

Lot 89012: A Marilyn Monroe Pair of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953.
Both original prints with a glossy finish, both depicting MM and co-star Lauren Bacall on the set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," both shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece.
10" x 8"

Lot 89013: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953.
Four total, all original prints with a glossy finish; three depicting MM and director Jean Negulesco on the set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire;" one showing just MM alone; all shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note two negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
8" x 10"

Lot 89014: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Sepia Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953.
Three total, all original prints with a matte finish, all on double weight paper, all depicting MM and co-stars Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable in outtake shots from the very well-known set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," all stamped on the verso "Photograph by / Jean Howard," one further stamped "Photograph by / Jean Howard" and "Copyright / Jean Howard" in different ink -- Howard being the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece.
9 1/2" x 7 1/2"

Lot 89015: A Marilyn Monroe Pair of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953.
Both original prints, one with a glossy finish, one with a semi-gloss finish, both depicting MM with her co-stars [Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, and extras] from the 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," both stamped twice on the verso "Photograph by / Jean Howard," one further stamped "Copyright / Jean Howard" -- Howard being the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note both show slight creases and dents in raking light; the horizontal image has further wrinkling on the upper right margin.)
13" x 10"

Lot 89016: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953.
Five total, all original prints with a glossy finish, all depicting MM and co-star William Powell on the set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," all shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note the negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed; four have slight paper loss in the corners but main images are not affected.)
8" x 10"

Lot 89017: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953.
Five total, all original prints with a glossy finish, all depicting MM and co-stars Lauren Bacall and William Powell on the set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," all shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note the negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
8" x 10"

Lot 89018: A Marilyn Monroe Rare Group of Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953. Four total, all original prints with a glossy finish, all depicting MM, Lauren Bacall, and William Powell on the set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," all shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note the negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
8" x 10"

Lot 89019: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953. Seven total, all original prints with a glossy finish, all depicting MM and co-stars William Powell and Lauren Bacall (with one also showing director Jean Negulesco) on the set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," all shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note the negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
8" x 10"

Lot 89020: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953. Seven total, all original prints with a glossy finish, all depicting MM mainly with co-star Betty Grable but also with Lauren Bacall and William Powell (while director Jean Negulesco appears in four) on the set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," all shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note the negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
8" x 10"

Lot 89021: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard, 1953.
Four total, all original prints with a glossy finish, all depicting MM and co-stars Lauren Bacall, Rory Calhoun, and Betty Grable on the set of their 1953 20th Century Fox film, "How To Marry A Millionaire," all shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note the negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
8" x 10"

Lot 89022: A Marilyn Monroe Playboy Magazine-Related Limited Edition Serigraph Initialed by Hugh Hefner, 1991.
Depicting the now-famous first cover of the magazine from December 1953, numbered in pencil in the lower left corner "771/950" and initialed in pencil in the lower right corner "HMH" [Hugh Marston Hefner]; issued by Special Editions Limited in August 1991; included with a Certificate of Documentation; a beautiful quality print in excellent condition displaying the oversized image of one of the most famous magazine covers of the 20th century!
36" x 26"

Lot 89023: A Marilyn Monroe Black and White Photograph Signed by Milton H. Greene, 1956, 1979.
A later print with a glossy finish, depicting the star from her famous 'Black Sitting,' photographer's stamp on the verso as well as his black felt-tip ink signature reading "Milton H. Greene / 4-12-79." (Please note there is a 2" diagonal tear at the center top and a 1 1/4" diagonal tear near the center right edge.)
16" x 19 3/4"

Lot 89725: A Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable Black and White Photograph by Jean Howard, 1954, 1989.
A later reprint with a glossy finish, depicting a now well-known image of the star dancing with her childhood hero at a post-production party for "The Seven Year Itch" in 1954, verso has typed caption taped to the lower margin noting this detail as well as "copyright / 1989 Jean Howard" -- Howard being the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years as well as the producer of "TSYI;" directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note there are slight creases seen in raking light only and there is a 1" tear on the lower left margin.)
10" x 8"

Lot 89726: A Marilyn Monroe and Jean Negulesco Black and White Photograph by Jean Howard, 1953.
An original print with a matte finish, on double-weight paper, depicting the star and her director at the premiere party for "How To Marry a Millionaire" in November 1953, verso with typed press snipe glued to lower right corner reading "L to R: Marilyn Monroe, Director Jean Negulesco;" shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note there are slight creases along the lower margin.)
10" x 8"

Lot 89727: A Group of Rare Black and White Photographs by Jean Howard from the Set of "How To Marry A Millionaire," 1953.
Fourteen total, all original prints with a glossy finish, mainly depicting stars Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable (none of Marilyn Monroe) on the set of the 1953 20th Century Fox film; all shot by Jean Howard -- the 1930s-era actress turned photographer who was married to the Hollywood power player Charles K. Feldman who was MM's agent for a number of years; Howard had access to the set of this now-classic film for a few days where she shot a number of still photographs in-between and during filming; directly from Howard's own files as consigned to this auction by her grand-niece. (Please note a few of the images have slight creasing and some of the negatives, which are not included, appear to have been scratched or dusty when the photographs were printed.)
8" x 10"

Lot 89728: A Marilyn Monroe-Related Citation from "The Seven Year Itch," 1955.
An "Exhibitor / Laurel Awards / Official 1955 Nomination" [for 'Best Picture'] certificate for MM's most famous film, presented to producer Charles K. Feldman who was also MM's agent; consigned directly by Feldman's ex-wife's [actress turned photographer Jean Howard] grand-niece. (Please note the paper is brittle and wrinkled due to age and the gold seal is missing.)
14" x 10"

Lot 89730: A Marilyn Monroe Group of Black and White Publicity Stills from "Let's Make Love."
20th Century Fox, 1960. Eighteen total, all original prints with a glossy finish, each depicting MM and co-stars in various scenes from this musical that she made with Yves Montand where they infamously lived out the film's title, each image has printed text on the lower margin noting the film's title and studio, etc.
10" x 8"

Lot 89731: A Marilyn Monroe Pair of Black and White Negatives.
One showing the screen icon from her film "Home Town Story," the other showing her wearing a potato sack 'dress;' both images shot in 1951 though it's not known if these negatives are from that era or are later ones; includes glossy printed image of both photos.
5" x 4"

Lot 89732: A Collection of Female Movie Star Memorabilia, Circa 1960s-1970s.
Ten pieces total from David Gest's massive memorabilia collection, including: a 4" metal plate and five playing cards featuring famed Tom Kelley images of a young, nude Marilyn Monroe; a 3" porcelain plate featuring a painted image of Audrey Hepburn, stamped "Mah Vigo / Santa Clara / Made in Spain" on the verso; s similar 3" porcelain plate featuring a painted image of Kim Novak, with the same stamp on the verso as the Hepburn plate; a 1.5" makeup compact, engraved "Mary Pickford" on the bottom; a vinyl record containing a Kathryn Grant interview for radio for her 1959 film The Big Circus, includes a typed transcription of the interview. Conditions: LP - VG-EX 6/ transcription - Very Good; all other pieces Fine to Excellent. From the David Gest Memorabilia Archive.

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06 mai 2018

Icons and Idols: Hollywood - 11/2017 - Julien's Auction

Photographies diverses

Lot 129: VINTAGE PUBLICITY IMAGES
A group of 15 vintage publicity images of Hollywood celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth (whose name has been written on the photograph), and Shirley Temple. Accompanied by an envelope of news clippings and other ephemera primarily related to Monroe.
Estimate: $200 - $400 | Winning Bid: $256

Lot 130: MARILYN MONROE NEGATIVE, CIRCA 1947
A black and white negative of Marilyn Monroe, believed to have been taken on the Fox Studios back lot set by Joseph Jasgur, circa 1947. Accompanied by a black and white photograph recently printed from this negative.
Estimate: $500 - $1,000 | Winning Bid: $640

Lot 141: MARILYN MONROE MILTON GREENE SILKSCREEN PRINT
A limited edition silkscreen print of a Milton Greene photograph of Marilyn Monroe, taken during the famed "Black Sitting" photo session in New York in 1956. Printed later. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right, “AP” lower left.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 | Winning Bid: $1,280

Lot 142: MARILYN MONROE BERT STERN PHOTOGRAPH
A photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken in 1962 by Bert Stern during “The Last Sitting.” The black and white image was printed and signed by the artist in 1994; it is numbered on the photographer's stamp 91/5000. Stern wrote in the lower margin “Marilyn 1962 Bert Stern.”
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 | Winning Bid: $1,600

Lot 145: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH BY MANFRED KREINER
A black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Manfred Kreiner. The image shows Monroe walking onto a photo set and is marked with red pencil. Photographer’s stamp on verso (multiple times) with handwritten notation in red pencil. Accompanied by a small typed message written in German regarding Monroe and this photograph.
Estimate: $600 - $800 | Winning Bid: $448

Lot 146: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH BY MANFRED KREINER
A black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Manfred Kreiner. The image shows Monroe descending an airplane staircase and has been scribbled on in red ink. Photographer’s stamp on verso with handwritten notation in pencil and the words “Kill Kill” in red ink. “Kill” here refers to the fact that Monroe did not want this image published. Accompanied by a small typed message written in German by Kreiner regarding Monroe and this photograph.
Estimate: $600 - $800 | Winning Bid: $640

Lot 147: MARILYN MONROE ORIGINAL CANDID PHOTOGRAPHS
A group of three original never before seen original color photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken on May 30, 1958, as she exited her apartment at 444 East 57th Street in New York City. Just three days prior, Monroe was photographed by Richard Avedon for Life magazine.
PROVENANCE Lot 755, "Marilyn Monroe Auction," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, November 17, 2016
Estimate: $800 - $1,200 | Winning Bid: $1,024

Lot 156: SOME LIKE IT HOT BEHIND-THE-SCENES SLIDES WITH COPYRIGHT
A group of 23 original color slides taken on the set of Some Like It Hot (United Artists, 1959) sold with copyright to the images. The slides include approximately eight images of Marilyn Monroe and five of Tony Curtis, among others on and around the set of the film, including Coronado Beach.
While the seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright, Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection of copyright given.
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 | Winning Bid: $1280

Lot 159: MARILYN MONROE PRINT BY RUSSELL YOUNG (BRITISH, 1959)
A screenprint on paper titled “Marilyn in Korea (Pink + Midori Blue)” by Russell Young, signed by the artist at lower right and numbered 10/50. Additionally marked in pencil on verso in an unknown hand “56105/ 12.”
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 | unsold

Photographies Bruno Bernard

Lot 134: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH BY BRUNO BERNARD
A black and white pin-up photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Bruno Bernard, circa 1946. According to the book Marilyn: Intimate Exposures by Susan Bernard “Marilyn said to Mr. Bernard ‘Can you take some sexy pictures of me?’ and he replied ‘But Norma, you are the girl next door.” Estate signed at lower right and numbered 1/90.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Bruno Bernard
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,000 | unsold

Lot 135: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH BY BRUNO BERNARD
A black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Bruno Bernard, circa 1946, titled “Norma Jean Sailor Girl.” This is a seldom seen outtake photograph from a shoot intended for magazine cover images. Estate signed at lower right and numbered 5/50.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Bruno Bernard
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,200 | unsold

Lot 136: MARIYLN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH BY BRUNO BERNARD
A black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Bruno Bernard in 1953. This photograph was taken of Monroe backstage at the Hollywood Bowl for an appearance benefiting St. Jude’s. Monroe wore a costume from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th Century, 1953). Estate signed at lower right and numbered 6/90.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Bruno Bernard
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 | unsold

Lot 137: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH BY BRUNO BERNARD
A black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Bruno Bernard in 1953. This photograph was taken of Monroe backstage at the Hollywood Bowl deciding what message to describe on a guest wall at a charity event benefiting St. Jude’s. This image was never published and comes from a contact sheet of artist’s proofs. Estate signed at lower right and numbered 6/90.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Bruno Bernard
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 | Winning Bid: $2,560

Lot 138: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH BY BRUNO BERNARD
A color photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Bruno Bernard in 1954. The photograph shows Monroe on the set of The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955) having her makeup applied by Whitey Snyder. According to the book Marilyn: Intimate Exposures by Susan Bernard, Snyder stated that this is the only color photograph of himself and Monroe that he had ever seen. Estate signed at lower right and numbered 5/50.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Bruno Bernard
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500 | Winning Bid: $1,920

Lot 139: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH BY BRUNO BERNARD
A color photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Bruno Bernard in 1954. The photograph shows Monroe in a screening room at the 20th Century Fox studios wearing her iconic white dress from the film The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955). Estate signed at lower right and numbered 14/50.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Bruno Bernard
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,000 | Winning Bid: $3,437.50

Lot 140: MARILYN MONROE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH BY BRUNO BERNARD
An original vintage black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Bruno Bernard on the set of The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955) and signed by Bernard on verso “Bernard of Hollywood.” Housed in a Bernard of Hollywood vintage photograph folder.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Bruno Bernard
Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000 | unsold

Vêtements & Accessoires

Lot 143: MARILYN MONROE WORN BLACK COLOBUS COAT
A mid-1940s black colobus coat worn by Marilyn Monroe to the 1948 film premiere of The Emperor Waltz (Paramount, 1948). The coat has broad shoulders, a cordé collar, a satin lining, and a Jerrold's Van Nuys, Calif. label. Although the black colobus is currently on the endangered species list, it was quite fashionable in the 1940s. Monroe wrote in a letter to Grace Goddard dated December 3, 1944, "I found out that its [sic] possible to buy a Gold Coast Monkey Coat. I shall write to you about it later." The coat was gifted from Monroe to Jacquita M. Rigoni (Warren), who was the great-niece to Anne Karger, mother of Monroe's voice coach, Freddie Karger. Monroe had a close relationship with the family, and the coat has remained in their possession. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Jacqui Rigoni detailing the family's relationship to Monroe and the history of the coat.
The monkey species used to make this Marilyn Monroe monkey fur coat is on the Endangered Species list. U.S. Endangered Species Act regulations required by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service impose certain regulations on the sale of this coat. Please read the following carefully:
Please read the following carefully: The Marilyn Monroe monkey fur coat may be sold to a resident of California without requiring a Federal permit. A non-California resident may bid on this coat and if he or she were the winning bidder could apply for a Federal permit to remove the coat from the state of California. Julien’s has been advised that a Federal permit would likely be REFUSED by the governing offices. It is vehemently advised that non-residents of California DO NOT bid on this Marilyn Monroe owned monkey fur coat. If you bid on this lot and are unable to obtain a permit Julien’s has no liability and will be unable to refund you for your purchase.
A California resident who purchases this coat and later moves from California to another state would not be required to obtain a permit if he or she maintained ownership of the coat when changing state of residence. However, the owner would need to make sure there are no state regulations prohibiting the transfer of the coat from one state to another.
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 | Winning Bid: $32,000

Lot 144: MARILYN MONROE FAN FROM THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL
A vintage lace fan used by Marilyn Monroe in the film The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). The folding hand fan is used by Monroe in the ballroom scene in the film. The frame and guard are embellished with floral motif carvings embellished with pink, blue, and gold-metallic paint. The accompanying letter from the consignor explains that the fan was gifted by Monroe to William Louis George Le Brun, known as Louis Le Brun in the film industry, who was the Chief Production Accountant for Warner Bros. in the United Kingdom. When Monroe was taken ill while filming, Le Brun, who was responsible for overseeing the distribution of all finances, which involved the insurance and wellbeing of the cast and production team, stayed by her side. As a thank-you, Monroe gave him this fan, or more specifically gave the fan to his wife as an apology for keeping Le Brun from his family. At the time the fan was received several of the fan blades were broken, presumed to be from use during filming. The fan has remained in the possession of the Le Brun family since the gift was made by Monroe.
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 | Winning Bid: $10,000

Lot 149: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE MINI PINECONE TREE GIFTED FROM JOE DIMAGGIO TO MARILYN MONROE
A mini brown wire form holiday tree made of pinecones and other tree items, dusted with glitter. Wrapped in a black tulle base. The tree was purportedly a gift from Joe DiMaggio to Marilyn Monroe one Christmas when he discovered that she did not have a tree to celebrate the holidays.
Height, 23 inches
PROVENANCE Lot 246, "Marilyn Monroe: Property from The Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, November 17-19, 2016
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 | Winning Bid: $7,500

Lot 150: MARILYN MONROE ROCOCO STYLE COFFEE TABLE
A carved wood coffee table with canted edges and inset parchment top.
PROVENANCE Lot 558, "Marilyn Monroe: Property from The Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, November 17-19, 2016
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 | Winning Bid: $2,880

Lot 151: MARILYN MONROE FLOWER SWAG
Gold tone wirework floral wall ornament, with enameled blue and purple flowers formed from Australian pennies dated 1942. Two leaves and one flower detached.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 456, “The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe,” Christie’s, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27-28, 1999
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 | unsold

Lot 153: MARILYN MONROE MIRROR
A small handheld sterling silver mirror accompanied by a handwritten note reading in full on the recto: “11/1/00/ This make-up mirror was owned/ by Marilyn Monroe. It was left in/ her 57 St Apart-/ ment when she/ moved to California./ The super of/ the building/ ”liberated” it.’ Hopefully, you/ will find a good/ home for it!/ Thanks./ Terry Seymour (212) 777-0157” as well as “Mrs. S:/ will write thank you/ letter when donate it”; on the verso is “Super’s daughter used it/ a few years. T. Seymour/ in real estate, were (sic)/ selling MM apartment a few/ years ago./ Super gave it to her./ Super said/ MM bought it in/ London, used it/ a lot at home./ I thanked her and said/ you would like to/ donate it to Hollygrove.”
Approximate diameter, 7 inches
PROVENANCE Lot 224, “Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe,” Julien’s Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 | Winning Bid: $1,920

Lot 154: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE ABSTRACT PARCEL GILT FAN
A folding paper Japanese hand fan with abstract parcel gilt decoration.
15 1/2 by 24 1/2 by 2 inches
PROVENANCE Lot 244, "Marilyn Monroe: Property from The Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, November 17-19, 2016
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 | Winning Bid: $1,024

Documents papiers

Lot 131: MARILYN MONROE RECEIVED LETTER FROM UNCLE ART
A double-sided two-page letter written to Marilyn Monroe from "Uncle Art," who was a relative of Monroe's foster mother, Grace Goddard. The letter reads in part "So glad you are making satisfactory progress in school. I advise that you be particularly diligent in the cultural subjects...sad is the fate of the young woman who has not the ambition to so model and mold her language and conduct as to have [illegible] herself to the point where she can mingle with cultured people inconspicuously." The letter is written on International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, stationery, undated and signed "Devotedly Yours, Uncle Art."
PROVENANCE Sotheby’s Parke-Bernet, Sale number 94, October 21, 1973
Estimate: $500 - $1,000 | Winning Bid: $640

Lot 133: MARILYN MONROE SIGNED CHECK TO JAX
A Marilyn Monroe completed and signed Jax counter check in the amount of $63.83; address is listed as the Beverly Carlton Hotel. Monroe did not fill in the date; the check is stamped on verso May 12, 1952.
Estimate: $500 - $1,000 | Winning Bid: $640

Lot 148: MARILYN MONROE 1954 SIGNED CHECK
A counter check fully completed and signed by Marilyn Monroe. The check is dated October 11, 1954, to The Christian Community in the amount of $50.00. On October 6, 1954, Monroe announced her separation from then-husband Joe DiMaggio.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 | Winning Bid: $4,480

Lot 152: MARILYN MONROE SKIN CARE REGIME INSTRUCTIONS
A typed instruction sheet dated June 11, 1958, for Marilyn Monroe’s skin care regime from the Erno Laszlo Institute. The instructions are for morning care of skin, evening “ ’if’ dressing” for formal occasions, and in the evening before retiring. The sheet also includes a list of foods not to eat.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 334, "Marilyn Monroe: Property from The Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, November 17-19, 2016
Estimate: $400 - $600 | Winning Bid: $3,840

Lot 155: MARILYN MONROE BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S SCRIPT AND REPORT
A clean copy of the screenplay for Breakfast at Tiffany's written by George Axelrod and dated July 9, 1959. Monroe was considering the part, and she sought the opinions of her professional team including the Strasbergs, her husband, and management team. The script is accompanied by a single-page, typed "report" dated September 23, 1959, which also has the name "Parone" typed to the left of the date. Literary luminary Edward Parone was at the time running Monroe's production company and most likely is the one who wrote this single-page, scathing review of the script, leading with the simple sentence, "I think not." It goes on to criticize the screenplay, determining, "I can see Marilyn playing a part like Holly and even giving this present one all the elan it badly needs, but I don't feel she should play it: it lacks insight and warmth and reality and importance." It has been long reported that Monroe declined the part upon the advice of Lee Strasberg, but this document provides further evidence that other people in her inner circle advised her not to take the role. Together with a four-page shooting schedule for November 4, 1960, for the film.
PROVENANCE Lot 441, "Marilyn Monroe: Property from The Estate of Lee Strasberg," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, November 17-19, 2016
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000 | Winning Bid: $12,500

Lot 160: JOHN F. KENNEDY 1962 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION PROGRAM
A program from President John F. Kennedy's birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden, New York, in 1962. The program, with "Happy Birthday Mr. President" and an image of Kennedy on the cover, lists the entertainers of the evening: Marilyn Monroe - who sang her now-famous rendition of "Happy Birthday" to Kennedy, Ella Fitzgerald, Maria Callas, Henry Fonda, Peggy Lee, and Danny Kaye, among others.
Estimate: $600 - $800 | Winning Bid: $1,600

Medical

Lot 157: MARILYN MONROE PELVIC X-RAY
A Marilyn Monroe pelvic X-ray dated November 9, 1954. Information ghost printed in the upper right of the X-ray reads "Cedars of Lebanon Hospital/ Drs. E. Freedman and S. Finck/ Name Di Maggio, Mrs. Marilyn/ No. 50612 Date 11-9-54/ Ref. By Dr. L. Krohn." Dr. Leon Krohn was Monroe’s gynecologist.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000 | Winning Bid: $3,840

Lot 158: MARILYN MONROE MEDICAL FILE
A medical file pertaining to cosmetic surgery performed on Marilyn Monroe. The file includes facial X-rays and doctors' notes from the office of Dr. Michael Gurdin, M.D., and the X-ray office of Drs. Conti and Steinberg. Dr. Gurdin's chart on Monroe begins on July 14, 1958, and lists the patient as Marilyn Miller with addresses in New York and Los Angeles. The chief complaint listed is "chin deformity" and goes on to give a medical history that begins in 1950 and ends in 1962. Listed are a 1956 bout of neutropenia in England; 1957 ectopic pregnancy in New York; and 1950 cartilage implant in chin that the doctor observed had slowly begun to dissolve. Those with knowledge of the implant procedure have explained that this was done in association with a tip rhinoplasty, a procedure involving the tip of Monroe's nose only, not the bones. The last entry is dated June 7, 1962, and reports a fall at between 2 and 3 a.m. resulting in swelling and tenderness of the nose. Monroe was brought to Dr. Gurdin by her psychoanalyst, Dr. Ralph Greenson. Monroe was referred to Drs. Conti and Steinberg for X-rays. For her visit to the radiologists she was given the alias "Miss Joan Newman," and that name appears on the paperwork with Monroe's Brentwood home address. Six X-rays are in the folder: a frontal facial bones X-ray; a smaller X-ray that is a composite of the right and left sides of her nasal bones; and four small dental X-rays into the roof of Monroe's mouth, looking upward toward the nasal bones. The conclusion, written by Dr. Conti and dated June 7, 1962, is that there was no damage to Monroe's nose due to her fall. A more recent evaluation of the X-rays indicates a very minute hairline fracture of this bone. Monroe had turned 36 less than a week earlier. On June 8, the following day, Monroe was fired from the film Something's Got to Give (20th Century Fox, 1962).
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 | unsold

Presse

Lot 132: PLAYBOY MAGAZINE FIRST ISSUE SIGNED BY HUGH HEFNER
An original first issue of Playboy magazine (HMH Publishing, 1953) featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover and signed by Hugh Hefner. The magazine, which launched in December 1953, sold for 50 cents a copy. Housed in a protective plastic case.
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000 | Winning Bid: $12,800

Art

Lot 198: AL HIRSCHFELD ABE HIRSCHFELD PRINT
A print of Al Hirschfeld’s "Abe Hirschfeld and Friends" caricature commissioned by Abe Hirschfeld in 1988. The image shows Abe surrounded by Shirley MacLaine, Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Jackson, Jackie Mason, Anthony Quinn, Donald Trump, Barbra Streisand, Carol Channing, Jackie Onassis, Jackie Gleason, Elvis Presley, and Marilyn Monroe. With a faded inscription that reads "To Mary [illegible] With appreciation from all of us Abe Hirschfeld."
Estimate: $100 - $300 | Winning Bid: $1,600

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06 février 2018

Guitare Fender Marilyn Monroe pour Playboy

Le 8 juin 2017, lors de la vente aux enchères 'Historical & Pop Culture Auction' organisée par Profiles in History aux Etats-Unis, une guitare Fender à l'effigie de Marilyn Monroe, fabriquée pour le 40ème anniversaire des guitares Fender et du magazine Playboy (publiée dans les pages du célèbre magazine américain en décembre 1993) a été vendue pour la somme de 20 000 Dollars.

Description du lot sur le site invaluable.com:
122. Playboy 40th Anniversary Stratocaster – straight from the pages of Playboy and caught in the act of creation.
In 1953, Leo Fender retired to his garage shop in Fullerton, California to work on what he called an electrified Spanish guitar, something that could compete with the sound of a saxophone. Halfway across the country, Hugh Hefner sat in his Hyde Park kitchen laying out a magazine for men with the working title Stag Party. It would feature a calendar photo of Marilyn Monroe. Their creations – the Stratocaster and Playboy – would change American culture forever.
James Petersen, who wrote The Playboy Advisor for 20 years, discovered the shared anniversary and mentioned it to friends at Fender. John Page, head of the Fender Custom Shop, came up with the idea of a limited edition, Playboy 40th Anniversary Stratocaster. Almost immediately, it became apparent that the first centerfold would be the heart of the guitar – two of the sexiest shapes in the world – the sleek curves of Marilyn Monroe fit the sultry lines of the Stratocaster. Petersen and Page tossed ideas back and forth – placement of the Rabbit Heads, the official 40th Anniversary logo, and which LeRoy Neiman Femlin to use on the peghead (the mischievous creature adorned the Party Jokes page for more than 50 years). Included with the guitar are three folders documenting the design process. The Custom Shop faced a deadline – Playboy wanted a prototype to put in the Christmas Gift Guide in the December 1993 issue. This guitar was the result, seen by the more than 4.5 million readers who bought the issue. Between that appearance and the final limited edition run of 175 guitars, certain changes were made: the official LeRoy Neiman Femlin replaced the hand-drawn sketch by Pamelina. The official 40th Anniversary logo replaced an earlier, gothic logo. Two Rabbit Heads replaced the PLAYBOY logo on the 12th fret. The Limited Edition guitars sold out immediately, becoming the second most coveted and collectible of the Custom Shop guitars. This is the prototype as it arrived in Playboy’s office, the summer of 1993 and is the only example of its kind. Comes with original “Fender Custom Shop” embossed leather and canvas gig bag with unused cable and tremolo bar. In pristine un-played condition. Also comes with hard shell transport case. From the collection of James Petersen. $20,000 - $30,000

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05 octobre 2017

Décès de Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner, fondateur de Playboy est décédé

Hugh Hefner, fondateur du magazine Playboy, pionnier de la presse érotique grand public, est décédé mercredi 27 septembre 2017 à l'âge de 91 ans, annoncé par Playboy via son compte Twitter, via cette citation d'Hefner: "La vie est trop courte pour vivre le rêve de quelqu'un d'autre". Il est mort chez lui, à Beverly Hills, dans son manoir -la "Playboy Mansion"- devenu célèbre par ses folles soirées avec ses playmates "bunnies". Sa mort est dûe à un arrêt respiratoire survenu après un arrêt cardiaque: Hugh Hefner souffrait depuis plusieurs semaines d'une septicémie, soit un empoisonnement bactérien du sang, qui l'ont considérablement affaibli.

Hefner a lancé le magazine Playboy en 1953: le premier numéro (de décembre 1953) figurait Marilyn Monroe en couverture. Le magazine va devenir célèbre et apporter sa pierre à la révolution sexuelle aux Etats-Unis. Il sera édité dans de nombreux pays.

Célèbre pour son magazine mais aussi sa vie d'excès et fêtes, entouré de ses nombreuses petites amies, le fondateur de Playboy continuait à sortir dans les discothèques et entretenait sa vie intime à coup de Viagra, dont il n'hésitait pas à faire la promotion.
Retraité depuis longtemps, Hugh Hefner a continué pendant des années à participer aux décisions au sein du magazine, choisissant par exemple les couvertures et les Playmates du mois. Sa playmate préférée était Pamela Anderson, qui détient le record du nombre de couertures du magazine (14 fois; elle fera d'ailleurs la couverture du dernier numéro de janvier/février 2016 incluant des photos de femmes nues dans ses pages).

Hugh Hefner repose au cimetière de Westwood Village Memorial Park de Los Angeles, placé à la droite de Marilyn Monroe: il avait en effet planifié sa place en achetant son caveau pour 75.000 dollars, en déclarant à l'époque: «L'idée d'être toute l'éternité à côté de Marilyn est trop doux pour passer à côté».

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09 novembre 2016

Marilyn Monroe Auction - 11/2016 - photos 3-carrière

Photographies - River of no Return
Photographs

Lot 207: MARILYN MONROE RIVER OF NO RETURN SNAPSHOTS
Two vintage black and white snapshots from 1953 of Monroe during the production of River of No Return, one featuring Monroe posing with her stunt double.
5 by 3 1/2 inches
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 208: MARILYN MONROE PROMOTIONAL PIECES
A promotional proof for the release of the song "I'm Gonna File My Claim" from the film The River of No Return, together with a mock-up of the LP label for the same release.
Largest, 11 3/4 by 5 3/4 inches
Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot 648: MARILYN MONROE ORIGINAL CANDID AND CONTACT SHEET PHOTOGRAPHS
A group of nine original black and white photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken on the set of River of No Return (20th Century, 1954) in Canada, circa June 1953, appearing to have been cut from the original contact sheet, with seven of the photographs having writing consisting of "MM" together with a reference number. Monroe is shown with cast members from the film, including Robert Mitchum, going over musical numbers and on set preparing for filming. Some photographs from this lot are likely never before seen.
Largest, 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot 649: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE FOR RIVER OF NO RETURN
A vintage archive of approximately 60 photos related to River of No Return (20th Century, 1954), including 45 movie stills and 15 publicity photographs.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot 855: MARILYN MONROE RIVER OF NO RETURN BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOGRAPH
A vintage Marilyn Monroe snapshot taken in Jasper National Park in Canada. The photograph, taken in 1953, shows Monroe with an unknown crew member on the set of River of No Return (20th Century, 1954). Notation in pencil on verso reads "Jasper National Park/ Jan -1956." 1956 may refer to the year the photograph was developed.
3 1/2 by 4 inches
PROVENANCE Lot 168, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Photographies - There's no Business
Photographs

Lot 51: THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS POSTER
A rare original 1954 British quad poster for the Marilyn Monroe film There’s No Business Like Show Business (20th Century, 1954).
Framed, 33 1/2 by 43 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE Lot 190, “Vintage Film Posters,” Christie’s, London, Sale number 9689, September 19, 2003
Estimate: $200 - $400

Lot 646: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE FOR THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS
A vintage archive of approximately 50 photographs related to There's No Business Like Show Business (20th Century, 1954), including approximately 45 movie stills and five publicity photographs.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot 859: MARILYN MONROE THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS 3D SLIDES
A pair of stereo viewer slides showing Marilyn Monroe in her role as Vicky Parker in the film There's No Business Like Show Business (20th Century, 1954). The stereo three-dimensional slides come from the collection of Ad Schaumer of Ad Schaumer, an Assistant Director active in Hollywood between 1928 and 1966. Each slide contains two pieces of film in a single mount.
Each, 1 5/8 by 4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Ad Schaumer
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 860: MARILYN MONROE HOLLYWOOD RELATED STEREO 3D SLIDES
A collection of nine boxes of Stereo 3D slides from the collection of Ad Schaumer, an assistant director active in Hollywood between 1928 and 1966. The boxes are labeled in an unknown hand: "Dean Martin/ Monty Clift/ Brando/ Young Lions" from the production The Young Lions (20th Century, 1958); "France/ * Might be the young lions"; "Young Lions" and "Young Lions/ Desert Scenes"; "Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea," Schaumer worked on both the 1961 film and the television series; "Lost World" presumably from the The Lost World (20th Century, 1960); "Mantz" and "Show Biz" from the film There's No Business Like Show Business; "3 weeks/ in Balloon/ Lion - Monkey/ Sherwood/ Forest" referencing the production of Five Weeks in a Balloon (20th Century, 1962); "'3 Weeks in A Balloon'/ Irwin Allen Prod."; "5 Weeks In Balloon"; "Japan - S.F." that appears to contain one slide of Marlon Brando in the film Sayonara (Warner Bros., 1957); "Japan/ Inland Sea"; and one box labeled "Miscellaneous." Not all of the slides have been viewed. Each box contains up to 28 slides. Each slide has two pieces of film in a single mount. Accompanied by seven boxes of additional slides that appear to be personal and travel related.
Slides, 1 5/8 by 4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Ad Schaumer
Estimate: $400 - $600

Photographies - The Seven Year Itch
Photographs

Lot 651: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE
An archive of approximately 110 vintage photographs related to The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955), including 40 publicity photos, 60 movie stills, and 10 sheets of photo reproductions of various photographs taken on the set of the film, collected by Frieda Hull.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 652: MARILYN MONROE ORIGINAL CANDID PHOTOGRAPH
An original color photograph of Marilyn Monroe and co-star Tom Ewell on the set for The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955), filming the now famous skirt-blowing subway scene from the film, shot on September 15, 1954. Fans and photographers can also be seen in this photo. This photograph is likely never before seen.
4 3/4 by 3 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 653: MARILYN MONROE ORIGINAL CANDID PHOTOGRAPHS
A pair of Marilyn Monroe original color and black and white photographs, likely at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City on September 15, 1954, the same day she filmed the now famous subway skirt-blowing subway scene from The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955). Monroe wears the iconic white halter dress costume from the film, together with what is likely the mink coat gifted to her by husband Joe DiMaggio. She holds the film's script in her left hand. This lot includes one color and one black and white photograph; the color photograph is likely never been seen.
Larger, 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 654: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH
A large, glossy black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe during the subway grate scene for The Seven Year Itch in New York City, 1955.
14 by 11 1/4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 655: MARILYN MONROE COLOR SLIDES
A group of 10, possibly never before seen, color slides of Marilyn Monroe, some with co-star Tom Ewell, on the set of The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955) from the September 15, 1954, filming of the now famous skirt-blowing subway scene. Fans and photographers can also be seen in these images.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 862: MARILYN MONROE BERNARD OF HOLLYWOOD SEVEN YEAR ITCH PHOTOGRAPH
A limited edition candid color photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Bruno Bernard in 1954. The photograph was taken on the set of The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955). Monroe seen is pictured standing with co-star Tom Ewell. The photograph is numbered 3/50 and signed by the estate of Bernard of Hollywood. This is the first time the photograph has been made available for sale.
20 by 24 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Bruno Bernard
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Lot 863: MARILYN MONROE CONTACT SHEETS
A pair of vintage Marilyn Monroe contact sheets. The first is a black and white contact sheet from the set of The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955) with 25 frames showing Monroe and one frame of her co-star Tom Ewell. The second black and white contact sheet contains 15 frames, marked on verso "Credit Sam Shaw." Most of the images appear to have been taken at a 1957 photoshoot of Monroe with photographer Richard Avedon.
Each, 8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $400 - $600

Photographies & Film - Bus Stop
Photographs & Film

Lot 52: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP POSTER
An original 1956 U.S. insert poster for the Marilyn Monroe film Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956) with a Dutch film censor stamp to the upper right corner.
39 by 17 inches, framed
PROVENANCE Lot 192, “Vintage Film Posters,” Christie’s, London, Sale number 9689, September 19, 2003
Estimate: $150 - $300

Lot 53: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP POSTER
An original 1956 British double-crown poster for the Marilyn Monroe film Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956), illustrated by Tom William Chantrell.
31 by 21 inches, framed
PROVENANCE Lot 88, “Vintage Film Posters,” Christie's, South Kensington, Sale Number 5424, September 17, 2008
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 262: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP SNAPSHOTS
Four vintage color photographs on Pavelle color print paper. The images feature Monroe in costume posing with Don Murray, her co-star in the film Bus Stop. Together with two 35mm contact prints cut from a larger contact sheet with red wax pencil X's, featuring images of Monroe from the film.
2 3/4 by 1 7/8 inches
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 731: MARILYN MONROE COLOR SLIDES
A group of 39 slides, from the original preview/trailer for Marilyn Monroe's film Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956), together with the original "Mercury Jiffy Mask" box.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 732: MARILYN MONROE ORIGINAL CANDID PHOTOGRAPHS SOLD WITH COPYRIGHT
A group of seven black and white original photographs of Marilyn Monroe on the set in Phoenix, Arizona, during the filming of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). Six of the images have handwritten annotations on verso, "MM sitting in stands waiting for filming to start"; "MM walking to stands to start working. Reminds me of her walk in 'Niagara'"; "MM with rodeo official"; "MM talking to director Josh Logan"; "Boy shaking hands with MM. He was also at the airport when she arrived. She picked him up and held him. When she saw him again, she remembered him from the airport"; and "Filming finished, MM and Milton H. Greene walk to her car. That evening she left Phoenix for Calif." All images are likely never before seen.
This item sold with copyright but is not sold with copyright documentation. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to apply for copyright. While the seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright, Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
Largest, 4 1/2 by 3 1/4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $5,000 - $6,000

Lot 734: MARILYN MONROE FILM TRAILER
A reel of 35mm color film containing the film trailer for Marilyn Monroe's 1956 film Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The reel is in a cardboard box with Frieda Hull's address and telephone number written on the outside in green marker.
4 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 1 3/4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $50 - $75

Lot 735: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE BUS STOP PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE
A vintage archive of approximately 180 photographs related to Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956), including approximately 150 movie stills and roughly 30 publicity photographs. Note: Several duplicate photographs are contained in this lot.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 736: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP LOBBY CARD ARCHIVE
A collection of 18 lobby cards for Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956), one of which is signed by Eileen Heckart, Monroe's co-star in the film.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 876: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of five vintage negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Marilyn Monroe and others on set during filming. Accompanied by the copyright to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
Largest, 1 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 877: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP PHOTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURE
A group of three small photo books containing 26 vintage black and white photographs taken on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). Marilyn Monroe appears in eight of the photographs and has signed the back of one image. The photographs come from an extra who worked on the film during the scenes shot at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. These photographs are believed to be unpublished.
Photographs, 3 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 879: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of four vintage Marilyn Monroe negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe in a robe on set during filming. Accompanied by the copyrights to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
1 1/2 by 6 inches
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Lot 880: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of four vintage Marilyn Monroe negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe, Don Murray, and others on set during filming. Accompanied by the copyright to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
Largest, 1 1/2 by 3 inches
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Lot 881: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of three vintage Marilyn Monroe negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe and others, including co-star Eileen Heckart, on set during filming. Accompanied by the copyright to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
Each, 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Lot 882: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP STUDIO IMAGES
A group of seven vintage studio images of Marilyn Monroe from the film Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). Includes three color publicity photographs stamped "Theatre Poster Exchange" on verso and four black and white studio images from the film, including one taken by Milton Greene.
Most, 8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 883: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of three vintage Marilyn Monroe negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe and co-star Don Murray on set during filming in a bedroom. Murray has been quoted as saying that Monroe was nude under the sheets because she felt that was what her character would do. Accompanied by the copyright to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
Largest, 1 1/2 by 3 inches
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Lot 884: MARILYN BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of five vintage Marilyn Monroe negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe and co-star Don Murray on set during filming in a bedroom. Murray has been quoted as saying that Monroe was nude under the sheets because she felt that was what her character would do. Accompanied by the copyright to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arriving as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
Each, 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Lot 885: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of five vintage Marilyn Monroe negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe and others on set during filming. Accompanied by the copyright to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
1 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 886: MARILYN MONROE MILTON GREENE NEGATIVE AND COPYRIGHT
A vintage Marilyn Monroe negative produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe in costume as her character Chérie posing with the children of her co-star, Eileen Heckart. Accompanied by the copyright to the image.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Lot 887: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of five vintage Marilyn Monroe negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe and others on set during filming. Accompanied by the copyright to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arising as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
Largest, 1 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Lot 888: MARILYN MONROE BUS STOP NEGATIVES AND COPYRIGHT
A group of four vintage Marilyn Monroe negatives produced by Milton Greene while on the set of Bus Stop (20th Century, 1956). The black and white images show Monroe and others on set during filming. Accompanied by the copyright to the images.
The seller confirms that this property is sold with copyright. Application for copyright has not been completed. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to obtain proper copyright. Julien’s can accept no liability in relation to any matters arisiing as a result of any imperfection in copyright given.
Largest, 1 1/2 by 3 inches
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Photographies - The Prince and the Showgirl
Photographs

Lot 372: MARILYN MONROE PROGRAM FROM THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL PREMIERE
A program from the June 13, 1957, premiere of The Prince and the Showgirl at Radio City Music Hall with a benefit and gala champagne supper-dance held at the Waldorf Astoria afterwards. The gala benefited of the Free Milk Fund for Babies Inc.
12 by 9 inches
Estimate: $700 - $900

Lot 741: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPHS SIGNED BY LAURENCE OLIVIER
A group of four vintage glossy black and white photographs of Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier from the film The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957) as well as from press events for the film. Each of the images is signed in red wax pencil "Laurence Olivier."
8 by 10 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 744: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE
A vintage archive of 73 photographs related to The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957), including 50 movie stills, 20 publicity photographs, and three original lobby cards, collected by Frieda Hull.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 745: MARILYN MONROE THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL LOBBY CARD ARCHIVE
A nearly complete lobby card collection for The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). The series is missing card No. 9.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 920: MARILYN MONROE NEGATIVES FROM THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL
A group of 12 negatives relating to Marilyn Monroe and The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957) including four images taken by Milton Greene, images taken at publicity events for the film, and images taken on set.
Largest, 10 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 923: MARILYN MONROE FILM PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES
A group of 9 vintage photographs and four negatives of Marilyn Monroe produced while on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957) housed in glassine envelopes with markings. Some of the markings indicate areas on Monroe's person that should be retouched. The images were formerly housed in a folder marked on the cover "Kill" and on the interior "Not retouched to be app. by MM."
10 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 924: MARILYN MONROE FILM PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES
A group of ten vintage photographs and six negatives of Marilyn Monroe produced while on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957) housed in glassine envelopes with markings. Some of the markings indicate areas on Monroe’s person that should be retouched. The images were formerly housed in a folder marked on the cover “Kill” and on the interior “Not retouched to be app. by MM.”
10 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 925: MARILYN MONROE FILM PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES
A group of 10 vintage photographs and negatives of Marilyn Monroe produced while on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957) housed in glassine envelopes with markings. Some of the markings indicate areas on Monroe's person that should be retouched. The images were formerly housed in a folder marked "Kill" and are believed to have been rejected by Monroe. Note that not all photographs and negatives match.
10 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 926: MARILYN MONROE FILM PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES
A group of 10 vintage photographs produced while on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957) housed in glassine envelopes with markings. Some of the markings indicate areas on Monroe's person that should be retouched. The images were formerly housed in a folder marked "Kill" and are believed to have been rejected by Monroe. Note that not all photographs and negatives match.
10 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 927: MARILYN MONROE FILM PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES
A group of 9 vintage photographs and negatives of Marilyn Monroe produced while on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957) housed in glassine envelopes with markings. Some of the markings indicate areas on Monroe's person that should be retouched. The images were formerly housed in a folder marked "Kill" and are believed to have been rejected by Monroe. Note that not all photographs and negatives match.
10 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 928: MARILYN MONROE FILM PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES
A group of 9 vintage photographs and negatives of Marilyn Monroe produced while on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957) housed in glassine envelopes with markings. Some of the markings indicate areas on Monroe's person that should be retouched. The images were formerly housed in a folder marked "Kill" and are believed to have been rejected by Monroe. Note that photographs and negatives may not match.
10 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 929: MARILYN MONROE COLOR TRANSPARENCIES
A group of approximately 40 color transparencies taken on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). Most of the images are of Marilyn Monroe and are in plastic sleeves. Some of the sleeves have been marked with red grease pencil. These transparencies were housed in an envelope that read "MM Color Rejects" and "Bad."
2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 930: MARILYN MONROE COLOR TRANSPARENCIES
A group of approximately 30 color transparencies taken on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). Most of the images are of Marilyn Monroe and are in plastic sleeves. Some of the sleeves have been marked with red grease pencil. These transparencies were housed in an envelope that read "MM Color Rejects" and "Bad."
2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 931: MARILYN MONROE COLOR TRANSPARENCIES
A group of approximately 35 color transparencies taken on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). Most of the images are of Marilyn Monroe and are in plastic sleeves. Some of the sleeves have been marked with black or red grease pencil. These transparencies were housed in an envelope that read "MM Color Rejects" and "Bad."
2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 932: MARILYN MONROE COLOR TRANSPARENCIES
A group of approximately 30 color transparencies taken on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). Most of the images are of Marilyn Monroe and are in plastic sleeves. Some of the sleeves have been marked with black or red grease pencil. These transparencies were housed in an envelope that read "MM Color Rejects" and "Bad."
5 by 4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 933: MARILYN MONROE COLOR TRANSPARENCIES
A group of 27 color transparencies taken on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). Most of the images are of Marilyn Monroe and are in plastic sleeves. Some of the sleeves have been marked with red grease pencil. Contained in an envelope that reads "MM Color Rejects" and "Bad."
2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lois Weber
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Photographies - Some Like It Hot
Photographs

Lot 66: MARILYN MONROE SOME LIKE IT HOT POSTER
An original 1959 U.S. half-sheet style B poster for the Marilyn Monroe film Some Like It Hot (20th Century, 1956).
28 1/2 by 36 1/2 inches, framed
PROVENANCE Lot 90, “Vintage Film Posters,” Christie’s, South Kensington, Sale number 5424, September 17, 2008
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 421: MARILYN MONROE SOME LIKE IT HOT ADVERTISEMENTS
Three trade advertisement pieces promoting the film Some like It Hot saying "Hot Hit Ahead … Book it now for Easter!!" The ads also present some of the critical praise received during advance screenings of the film and present Monroe together with her co-stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis throughout.
12 3/8 by 18 5/8 inches
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 422: MARILYN MONROE SOME LIKE IT HOT COVER PROOF
A printer's proof of the front and back cover artwork for the paperback version of Some Like It Hot by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond published by the New American Library.
7 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 423: MARILYN MONROE SOME LIKE IT HOT POSTER
An in-store promotional poster for the original motion picture soundtrack of Some Like It Hot from United Artists, featuring an image of Monroe with co-stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis.
13 1/4 by 13 inches
Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot 424: MARILYN MONROE SOME LIKE IT HOT POSTER
An in-store promotional poster for the original motion picture soundtrack of Some Like It Hot from United Artists, featuring an image of Monroe's character playing the ukulele.
13 1/4 by 13 inches
Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot 425: MARILYN MONROE SOME LIKE IT HOT CALENDAR
A promotional poster created to promote the March 18, 1959, release date for Some Like It Hot. The calendar features four pages inside the staple-bound covers each featuring an image of Monroe from the film, one declaring March 18 as M-Day and the inside back cover featuring the poster artwork for the film.
11 by 8 1/2 inches
Estimate: $500 - $700

Photographies - Let's Make Love
Photographs

Lot 444: MARILYN MONROE LET'S MAKE LOVE PHOTOGRAPHS
Five vintage black and white photographs of Monroe on the set of Let's Make Love . Three feature Monroe celebrating her birthday with director George Cukor and co-star Yves Montand, one features Monroe receiving a card from the cast and crew, and the last is a glossy print of Monroe's hair and makeup for the film.
8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot 448: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPHS
Three black and white photographs of Monroe with a young man on the set of Let's Make Love, 1960. The vintage matte finish prints are unmarked, but feature Monroe in one of her show-stopping gowns from the film.
8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 449: MARILYN MONROE PROMOTIONAL POSTCARD
A vintage promotional postcard for Monroe's film Let's Make Love, with facsimile message from Monroe on verso reading "Dear Friend - you will be seeing more of me soon in - 'Let's Make Love' Marilyn."
8 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches
Estimate: $100 - $150

Lot 450: MARILYN MONROE TRADE ADS
Two stapled magazine ads, each slightly different four-page ads, as they ran in the August 23, 1960, issue of The Hollywood Reporter and the August 24, 1960 issue of Variety .
12 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 768: MARILYN MONROE LET'S MAKE LOVE
20th Century Fox, 1960 half-sheet film poster with heavy crease lines.
22 by 28 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $100 - $150

Lot 973: MARILYN MONROE LET'S MAKE LOVE PHOTOGRAPHS
A pair of vintage black and white images of Marilyn Monroe on the set of Let’s Make Love (20th Century, 1960). Stamped on verso “Kindler Und Schiermeyer Verlag AG Archiv.”
Each, 9 1/2 by 12 inches
Estimate: $400 - $600

Photographies - The Misfits
Photographs

Lot 67: MARILYN MONROE EVE ARNOLD SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
A framed black and white portrait of Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits (United Artists, 1961) taken by Eve Arnold. Printed at a later date and signed by the photographer.
Framed, 14 by 17 inches
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 509: MARILYN MONROE CONTACT SHEETS FROM THE MISFITS
22 frames of Monroe posing for wardrobe test photos for The Misfits, 1961.
8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 510: MARILYN MONROE CONTACT SHEETS FROM THE MISFITS
Three vintage black and white contact sheets featuring 26 frames of Monroe sitting for hair and makeup test photos for The Misfits, 1961. One frame captures famed Hollywood hairstylist Sydney Guilaroff and an assistant fixing Monroe's hair.
8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Photographies - Something's Got to Give
Photographs

Lot 579: MARILYN MONROE HAIR TEST PHOTOGRAPHS
A group of five color snapshots of Monroe taken during preparation for the unfinished film Something's Got To Give, 1962.
4 1/2 by 3 3/4 inches
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 784: MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTED BY FRIEDA HULL
A group of four reproduction color photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken on the set of her final film Something's Got To Give on or around May 7, 1962.
Largest, 4 3/4 by 3 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot 983: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
A pair of Marilyn Monroe vintage black and white photographs taken by Lawrence Schiller on the set of Something’s Got To Give in 1962. The images show Monroe seated at the side of a pool wearing only a nude bikini bottom. Both are stamped on verso “Times” and “Copyright Camera Press LTD.” with additional handwritten notations. Accompanied by a snipe providing information about the photographs and additionally crediting photographer William Read Woodfield.
Larger, 12 by 9 1/2 inches
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Photographies - Divers Films
Photographs - Various Movies

Lot 43: MARILYN MONROE NIAGARA POSTER
An original 1953 U.S. linen-backed one-sheet poster for the Marilyn Monroe film Niagara (20th Century, 1953).
47 by 33 1/2 inches, framed
PROVENANCE Lot 84, “Vintage Film Posters,” Christie's, South Kensington, Sale number 5424, September 17, 2008
Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 45: MARILYN MONROE INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH
A photograph of Marilyn Monroe with her arm around a man on a film set of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th Century, 1953) inscribed "To Paul/ I love you/ friend/ Marilyn Monroe."
10 by 8 inches
PROVENANCE Lot 57, “Rock & Roll and Entertainment Memorabilia,” Christie's, New York, Sale number 1438, December 17, 2004
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 605: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE FOR EARLY FILMS, 1947-1952
An archive of 168 movie stills and publicity photographs related to the early films in Monroe's career from 1947 to 1952, including Dangerous Years (two photographs), Ladies of the Chorus (17 photographs), Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (one photograph), Love Happy (four photographs), A Ticket to Tomahawk (14 photographs), All About Eve (six photographs), Right Cross (one photograph), The Asphalt Jungle (20 photographs), Love Nest (three photographs), Let's Make It Legal (10 photographs), Home Town Story (four photographs), As Young As You Feel (13 photographs), O. Henry's Full House (two photographs), Clash by Night (15 photographs), Monkey Business (30 photographs), and We're Not Married (26 photographs).
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 608: MARILYN MONROE PRESS BOOKS
A group of five exhibitor's campaign books for Monroe's films including As Young As You Feel, 1951; Let's Make It Legal, 1951; Niagara, 1953; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953; and The Misfits, 1961.
Largest, 18 by 14 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot 610: MARILYN MONROE SIGNED PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH
A black and white publicity headshot of Marilyn Monroe taken for her film Clash By Night (RKO,1952). Signed in blue ink in lower right "Marilyn Monroe." Some creases and minor tears to edges.
8 by 10 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 611: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PUBLICITY IMAGE ARCHIVE
An archive of approximately 50 vintage black and white publicity images and publicity stills featuring Marilyn Monroe.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot 612: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PUBLICITY IMAGE ARCHIVE
An archive of approximately 50 vintage black and white publicity images and publicity stills featuring Marilyn Monroe.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot 621: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE FOR DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK
A vintage archive of approximately 45 photographs related to Don't Bother to Knock (20th Century, 1952), including 45 movie stills and five publicity photographs.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot 628: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE FOR NIAGARA
A vintage archive of approximately 20 photographs related to Niagara (20th Century, 1953), including movie stills and publicity photographs.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $50 - $100

Lot 637: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE FOR GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
A vintage archive of approximately 60 photographs related to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th Century, 1953), including approximately 45 movie stills and roughly 15 publicity photographs. Note: Several duplicate photographs are contained in this lot.
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot 641: MARILYN MONROE RELATED PROGRAMS
A nine-page color souvenir program from the Marilyn Monroe 1953 film How To Marry a Millionaire (20th Century, 1953), together with a program from the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention held at the Waldorf Astoria on April 26, 1955. The program features the menu for the evening as well as the entertainers slated to appear, including Monroe.
12 by 8 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $100 - $150

Lot 642: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE FOR HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE
A vintage archive of approximately 80 movie stills from How to Marry a Millionaire (20th Century, 1953).
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot 723: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE FOR LATER FILMS, 1959-1961
An archive of 14 movie stills and publicity photographs related to the later films in Marilyn Monroe's career from 1959 to 1961, including Some Like It Hot (four photographs), Let's Make Love (eight photographs), and The Misfits (two photographs).
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot 815: MARILYN MONROE STUDIO PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHS
A group of nine Marilyn Monroe studio photographs. The black and white images include a publicity photograph from Some Like It Hot (UA, 1959); Monroe's famous subway grate photograph taken on the set of The Seven Year Itch (20th Century, 1955) by Sam Shaw; an image of Monroe and Jane Russell from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th Century, 1953); an image of Monroe from River of No Return (20th Century, 1954); an image of Monroe from We're Not Married (20th Century, 1952); and an image from There's No Business Like Show Business (20th Century, 1954) along with three other studio publicity images.
Each, 8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 982: MARILYN MONROE PUBLICITY AND PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
A group of eight Marilyn Monroe photographs from The Misfits (Seven Arts, 1961) and Something's Got To Give ( 20th Century). Five of the images are studio publicity photographs. The three remaining images are from the pool scene Monroe shot for Something's Got To Give. One of these images is stamped "Approved by the Advertising Code Administration of New York." Another is stamped by United Press International Photo.
Most, 8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 1005: MARILYN MONROE MARILYN PUBLICITY STILLS
A group of three Marilyn Monroe studio publicity photographs from the documentary Marilyn (20th Century, 1963). The documentary was a compilation of clips from Monroe's career. The images are from three of Monroe's films.
Each, 8 by 10 inches
Estimate: $400 - $600

Presse & Autres
Press & Others

Lot 42: MARILYN MONROE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE MAGAZINES
A collection of approximately 20 vintage magazines dating from 1952 to 1964, all featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover. Some titles: Reg, Life, Cine Monde, Look, Jours De France, and Photoplay.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 73: MARILYN MONROE MAGAZINES
A January 16, 1962, special issue of Look magazine featuring content about "The Next 25 Years" with predictions by John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King and others. Together with a March 1961 issue of Esquire magazine featuring an eight-page cover article on Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, John Huston and the film The Misfits. A full-page ad for this issue of Esquire, as it appeared in the February 24, 1961, copy of the New York Times, is also present, tucked inside the magazine. The ad used a quotation from the feature article that criticized Monroe for being too high maintenance and out of control.
Largest, 13 1/4 by 10 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Lee Strasberg
Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot 102: MARILYN MONROE PIN-UPS MAGAZINE
A copy of the 1953 special magazine printed by the Maco Magazine Corporation. The special edition cost 35 cents and featured fifteen pages of color and black and white images of Monroe, some rare images. Each image is accompanied by "facts" about Monroe, many of which are incorrect but they fit the studio's narrative of their star at this time, including the fact that she does not drink. The booklet also carries a three page spread of black and white images showing Monroe exercising and tells how she stays in shape.
11 by 8 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Lot 247: MARILYN MONROE CUSTOM-BOUND ESQUIRE MAGAZINE
A copy of the July 1953 issue of Esquire magazine, custom-bound in gilt green boards with Monroe's name on the lower right corner of cover. The issue featured a four-page article titled "The 'altogether girl" by Bennett Cerf featuring a number of images.
13 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 419: MARILYN MONROE’S COLLECTION OF SOME LIKE IT HOT PRESS CLIPPINGS
Original 1959 newspaper clippings from various newspapers across the country with reviews of Some Like It Hot and of Monroe’s performance, contained in the original file, labeled “Clippings/Some Like It Hot,” from Monroe’s filing cabinets. Some reviews outlined in red wax pencil.
Estimate: $800 - $1,000

Lot 606: MARILYN MONROE SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION
A group of seven three-ring binders, each containing approximately 100 pages of newspaper and magazine clippings as well as photographs and some ephemera items like the original booklet that held Frieda Hull's tickets to Marilyn Monroe's famous appearance astride a pink elephant at the circus in New York City on March 30, 1955. The books are an extraordinary archive of Monroe's public persona and career. The books appear to run through 1955.
11 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Lot 609: MARILYN MONROE RECORDS
A group of 13 LPs and 45s, all featuring songs from Marilyn Monroe including: Some Like It Hot soundtrack LP and 45 rpm records; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes original cast album; two copies of Let's Make Love original soundtrack recording, one still sealed; Italian River of No Return 45 rpm record; 20th Century Fox Records 45 rpm River of No Return record; Gems from the archive of 20th Century Fox compilation album with "ready to frame" picture of Monroe; motion picture compilation soundtrack album; and four later compilation albums remembering Marilyn.
12 by 12 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot 622: 1950s MAGAZINES FEATURING MARILYN MONROE
A group of 10 vintage magazines featuring Marilyn Monroe, including a special 1954 Marilyn magazine written by Sidney Skolsky, Movie World, Photoplay, Screen Stories, Rave, Hollywood Stars, Movie Mirror, Filmland and Screen Stars. Most date to 1956, together with one magazine from 1953.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 623: MARILYN MONROE POSTCARD
A vintage oversize postcard printed by Tichnor Bros. Inc. of Boston featuring an early 1950s pin-up image of Marilyn Monroe in a yellow bikini.
6 by 9 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $80 - $120

Lot 624: MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PIN-UP POSTER
A life-size poster issued by Pin-ups of Boston, Massachusetts. The posters were advertised in the August 1953 issue of Popular Science magazine, where customers could order Marilyn Monroe in a red and white striped bikini or in a blue and white striped bikini for the bargain price of $2.00 per poster. This lot features Monroe in a red and white striped bikini. A small two-inch vertical tear is along the lower edge of this poster that is otherwise in excellent condition.
64 by 22 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Lot 625: MARILYN MONROE POCKET MAGAZINES AND PIN-UPS
A copy of That Girl Marilyn! by Jane Russell featuring 60 candid photographs and published by Affiliated Magazines Inc. and a copy of The Marilyn Monroe Story # 3 - A Candid Profile, 1955, from Screen Publications Inc. Together with 11 loose 1950s magazine covers torn from their respective magazines and two loose pin-up pages featuring Monroe.
Largest, 13 1/4 by 10 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot 785: 1960s AND 1970s MAGAZINES FEATURING MARILYN MONROE
A group of 17 magazines: two from 1960, six from 1961, two from early 1962, and seven from the 1970s. Titles include Movie Mirror , TV Radio Album , Screen Stories , Hollywood Tattler , Modern Screen , Photoplay and other gossip magazines.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 786: MAGAZINES FEATURING MARILYN MONROE FROM 1962
A group of six vintage magazines, among them TV and Movie Screen , Hush - Hush , Movie Mirror , and others, including a special French souvenir album put out by Cine magazine on August 8, 1962. The magazines date from between August and December 1962, paying tribute and speculating about the circumstances surrounding Marilyn Monroe's death.
Largest, 13 3/4 by 10 1/4 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 787: MARILYN MONROE FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAGAZINES
A group of thirteen magazines and newspapers featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover including nine Italian titles, one Spanish, two French newspapers, and a Danish magazine all dating to August 1962 in reaction to Monroe's tragic death.
Largest, 23 3/4 by 17 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot 842: MARILYN MONROE ITEMS
A group of assorted Marilyn Monroe items: a limited edition Playboy anniversary poster signed by Hugh Hefner and numbered 136/200; a hardcover copy of the Christie's Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe auction catalog from 1999; a giclée print of Monroe entertaining the troops, signed by Victoria Fuller and numbered 273/350; a "Golden Dreams" wall calendar from 1955; four prints of Monroe in a portfolio published by Special Editions Limited; a framed series of 10 magazine cover reproductions featuring Monroe; a 1992 Monroe calendar; five framed inkjet photographs of Monroe posing nude; a 1974 Playboy Marilyn Monroe date book; and a 1974 Playboy Marilyn Monroe calendar.
36 by 24 inches, largest
Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot 843: MARILYN MONROE PLAYBOY FIRST ISSUES SIGNED
A collection of the first 14 issues of Playboy magazine, all cased and graded, including the first two issues of Playboy , volume 1 number 1 with Marilyn Monroe, and volume 2 number 2, both signed on the cover by Hugh Hefner. Also includes the Summer 1982 issue of Playboy's VIP magazine, cased and graded.
9 1/2 by 13 7/8 by 9 5/8 inches, overall
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

Lot 844: MARILYN MONROE PREMIERE ISSUE OF PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
A copy of the first issue of Playboy magazine that features Marilyn Monroe on the cover. Monroe also appears on the interior of the premiere issue in an article on pages 17 and 18 titled "What Makes Marilyn" and a color pin-up of Monroe taken by Tom Kelley during the 1949 Red Velvet session on page 19. Monroe is called "Sweetheart of the Month," which evolved into Playmate of the Month. No date appears on the cover because Hugh Hefner has stated that he didn't know if there would be a second issue. The magazine hit newsstands in December 1953 and sold for 50 cents. Accompanied by a copy of a magazine titled Marilyn Monroe Pin - Ups released by Maco Magazine Corporation in 1953.
11 by 8 1/2 inches, each
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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23 octobre 2016

A la TV - Personne ne Bouge

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Dimanche 23 octobre 2016 - 19h05 - Arte
- à revoir en replay pendant 7 jours-

Magazine - Personne ne bouge
"Spécial Célibat"

Depuis la fin du siècle dernier, la célibataire ultime a un nom : Bridget Jones - Scandale : en 1953, Marilyn est nue à la une du premier numéro de Playboy - Clipologie : "Single ladies" de Beyoncé - James Bond est l'archétype du célibataire - Perle rare : un entretien de 1976 avec Warren Beatty, l'acteur aux 12 775 conquêtes...

Story : Bridget Jones
Depuis la fin du siècle dernier, la célibataire ultime a un nom : Bridget Jones. Une héroïne de livres au succès planétaire, incarnée par Renée Zellweger à l'écran.

Garde-robe : le jogging
C'est bien connu, les célibataires n'ont que deux options vestimentaires : le look "prêt à choper tout ce qui bouge" ou... le jogging !

Scandale !
En 1953, Hugh Hefner lance" Playboy". Pour son premier numéro, le patron de presse frappe fort : il achète des photos dénudées de Marilyn, shootées juste avant sa célébrité, et les met en une.

Clipologie : "Single ladies"
Avec "Single ladies", Beyoncé signe un tube intersidéral emmené par une chorégraphie devenue instantanément iconique.

Star system : la méthode du "célib céleb"
Pour entretenir leur image, les vedettes mettent en scène leur(s) couple(s), leur(s) mariage(s), leur(s) séparation(s)... Vous voulez devenir une star ou le rester ? Découvrez la méthode du "célib céleb".

Icône : James Bond
Archétype du célibataire, James Bond incarne le mythe de la séduction au masculin. Mais ce serial tombeur a connu ses peines de coeur et a même eu un jour la bague au doigt.

Perle rare
En 1976, Warren Beatty répond aux questions de Garry McDonald alias Norman Gunston. Selon la légende, l'acteur aurait accroché 12 775 conquêtes à son tableau de chasse, ce qui ne lui a pas laissé beaucoup de temps pour expérimenter le célibat...

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10 juillet 2016

45 things you didn't know about Marilyn Monroe

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45 things you didn't know about Marilyn Monroe
published on June, 1st, 2016
by Horatia Harrod - online Telegraph

Norma Jeane Mortenson - better known as Marilyn Monroe

1. Marilyn was relatively poorly paid. Jane Russell was paid around 10 times as much as Marilyn when they co-starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Her salary for her final unfinished film, Something’s Got to Give, was $100,000. Compare that with Elizabeth Taylor, who was getting a million dollars for Cleopatra; or even Marilyn’s co-star in the film, Dean Martin, who was on $500,000. Today, her estate makes around five million dollars a year.

2. But she died having become a million-dollar movie star. In 1962 she was fired by Twentieth-Century Fox from the production of Something’s Got to Give because of her chronic lateness and no-shows (she didn’t appear for the first two weeks of filming). But on August 1, four days before her death, she was rehired by Fox on a $1million, two-picture deal.

3. She found it almost impossible to learn lines, and took 60 takes to deliver the line “It’s me, Sugar”, in Some Like it Hot.

4. She was Playboy’s first Sweetheart (later Playmate) of the Month, in 1953. Marilyn had been paid $50 to model for the picture in 1949; Hugh Hefner bought it for $500.

5. Several of the burial vaults near to Marilyn’s have been put on sale. When Elsie Poncher, the widow of the man in the vault above Marilyn’s, put his space up for sale on eBay, she received dozens of bids, including one for £2.8million.

6. Hugh Hefner owns the burial vault next to Marilyn at the Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles. He bought it in 1992 for £50,000.

Marilyn Monroe on the cover of the first issue of 'Playboy'

7. She went by many names. On her birth certificate she is Norma Jeane Mortenson; she was baptised Norma Jeane Baker; she modelled under the names Jean Norman and Mona Monroe; her initial idea for a screen name was Jean Adair; she signed into hotels as Zelda Zonk and into a psychiatric clinic as Faye Miller. She only legally changed her name to Marilyn Monroe in March 1956, when she was already a star.

8. She was placed with 11 sets of foster parents after her mother, Gladys, was institutionalised. She also spent almost a year in the Children’s Aid Society Orphanage in Los Angeles.

9. Goya was her favourite artist: “I know this man very well, we have the same dreams, I have had the same dreams since I was a child.”

Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of a New York subway grating
during a photo session to promote the film The Seven Year Itch in September 1954
Credit: Matty Zimmerman

10. Marilyn became a Christian Scientist at the age of 18; later in her life she dabbled in alternative spiritualities, including Anthroposophy, the philosophy espoused by Rudolf Steiner. She converted to Judaism before her 1956 marriage to Arthur Miller.

11. Her weight went up and down so dramatically during the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl that the costume designer, Beatrice Dawson, had to create facsimile dresses in different sizes. “I have two ulcers from this film,” she said, “and they’re both monogrammed MM.”

12. She was rarely without an acting coach. Her first, Natasha Lytess, worked with her for six years and 22 films, clashing with directors, whose authority she challenged, and studio heads, who paid her bills. (Marilyn also paid her a wage – and settled her £11,000 debt at the dentist.)
Later, Paula Strasberg took Lytess’s role; unlike Lytess, who tried to direct Marilyn’s every movement from behind the camera, Strasberg was consulted between takes. To coach Marilyn in The Prince and the Showgirl, she was paid $25,000 – as much as some of the featured actors were getting.

Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl

13. For 20 years after Marilyn’s death, Joe DiMaggio arranged to have roses sent to her crypt three times a week.

14. In January 2011, Authentic Brand Groups bought the licensing rights to the Marilyn Monroe estate, for a price in the range of $30million. “On the media and entertainment side,” said the company’s chief executive, Jamie Salter, “I think she’s got a career in front of her, just based on technology.”

15. At the 1999 auction of Marilyn’s effects, her white baby grand piano was bought by Mariah Carey, the singer, for $662,500. (The estimate had been $10,000-$15,000.) The piano had been bought by Marilyn’s mother, and sold after she had her breakdown, but Marilyn eventually found it and bought it back, keeping it with her until her death.

16. There was an open casket at her funeral. She wore an apple green Pucci sheath dress made of nylon jersey and a platinum wig (her head had been partially shaved during the autopsy).

17. She was thought to have been planning to remarry Joe DiMaggio at the time of her death. After the failure of their marriage, DiMaggio had undergone therapy, stopped drinking alcohol and expanded his interests beyond baseball: he and Marilyn read poetry together in these later years.

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Credit: Reuters

18. Marilyn’s beaded Jean Louis gown, worn when she sang Happy Birthday to President Kennedy, was sold in 1999 for £820,000. At the time it was the record price for a single item of clothing, until Marilyn’s billowing white Seven Year Itch dress was put up for sale by Debbie Reynolds in 2011, where it made £2.8 million.

19. Marilyn owned many dogs during her life; her last was a Maltese terrier given to her by Frank Sinatra, which she named Maf (short for Mafia Honey). At the Christie’s sale in 1999, two Polaroids of Maf sold for £220,000.

20. Marilyn left 75 per cent of her estate to the Strasbergs; eventually this fell to Anna Strasberg, Lee Strasberg’s third wife. She vetoes the use of all images in which Marilyn wears fur, citing Marilyn’s love of animals as a reason.

21. The Anna Freud Centre, a child therapy clinic in Hampstead, north London, owns the remaining 25 per cent of Marilyn Monroe’s estate. The centre was left its share by Dr Marianne Kris, one of Marilyn’s therapists, and the original beneficiary of her will.

22. Before her marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, Marilyn was married to James Dougherty. She was 16 when they tied the knot. Dougherty, who later became a detective in the LAPD, was forbidden by his second wife from going to see any of Marilyn’s films.

Marilyn Monroe with her first husband, James Dougherty Credit: EPA

23. Marilyn whitened her skin with hormone cream, one side effect of which was to encourage the growth of blonde down on her face; Marilyn would not remove this peach fuzz, believing that it gave her face a soft glow on camera.

24. She was never nominated for an Academy Award, but she was voted the “Oomph Girl” at Emerson Junior High in 1941; crowned Castroville’s first Artichoke Queen in 1948; and was Stars and Stripes magazine’s Miss Cheesecake of 1950.

25. She was named “The Most Advertised Girl in the World” by the Advertising Association of the West in 1953. Among the brands she represented were American Airlines, Kyron Way Diet Pills, Pabst Beer, Tan-Tan Suntan Lotion and Royal Triton Oil.

26. In 1950, Johnny Hyde, her agent, paid for her to have two plastic surgeries: a tip rhinoplasty (reshaping the soft cartilage at the end of her nose); and a chin implant.

27. She was an early devotee of yoga, and was taught by Indra Devi, a Swedish-Russian Bollywood film star who also taught Greta Garbo and Gloria Swanson.

28. Marilyn’s intervention got Ella Fitzgerald her first major engagement at a Los Angeles nightclub. In 1955 the colour bar was still in force, but Marilyn convinced the management to let Fitzgerald play by promising to sit in the front row for a week.

29. Marilyn was only the second woman to head her own production company (Mary Pickford was the first).

30. Marilyn had a fixation on Clark Gable, her co-star in The Misfits; as a young girl, Marilyn dreamed that he was her father. When he died, she said that she cried for two days.

31. She preferred to go naked. Among female studio employees – wardrobe mistresses, hairdressers, make-up artists – she often went without clothes. She gave interviews in the nude and often went out wearing nothing under the black mink that Joe DiMaggio had given her.

Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable, stars of 'The Misfits' Credit: AP

32. Writers loved her. Jean-Paul Sartre wanted her to play the role of a hysterical patient in the film Freud, for which he wrote the first draft of a screenplay; she was Truman Capote’s first choice for the part of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

33. Marilyn’s death was ruled a “probable suicide”, but toxicology tests were only carried out on her liver. When the deputy coroner, Thomas Noguchi, tried to obtain her other organs for testing, he was told they’d been destroyed.

34. Veronica Hamel, an actress, bought Marilyn’s house in 1972. She claimed that when she was renovating the house she discovered an extensive system of wire-taps.

35. Marilyn’s hero was Abraham Lincoln: “I used to read everything I could find about him,” she wrote in her (ghosted) autobiography, My Story. “He was the only famous American who seemed most like me, at least in his childhood.”

36. The books she was reading at the time of her death were Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and Captain Newman MD, a novel by Leo Rosten based on the life of Monroe’s psychiatrist, Ralph Greenson.

37. Two men claimed paternity of Marilyn on their deathbeds: C Stanley Gifford, who both Marilyn and her mother believed was her father, but who refused to meet Marilyn when she was alive; and Edward Mortensen, who was married to her mother at the time of her birth, and whose (misspelled) surname appears on her birth certificate.

38. She was athletic. As a young married woman on Catalina Island in the early Forties, she studied weightlifting with a former Olympic champion named Howard Corrington. She later went tandem surfing with a boyfriend, Tommy Zahn, balancing on his shoulders as they cut through the waves.

39. She was a talented producer. Marilyn Monroe Productions, which she formed in 1955 with Milton Greene, the photographer, only solely produced one film, The Prince and the Showgirl. Marilyn showed her nous in winning the script: she managed to wangle a meeting with the writer, Terence Rattigan, in New York, where he was stopping over en route to Hollywood to discuss the script with the director William Wyler, luring him from the airport to a downtown bar. When Wyler failed to make him a concrete offer, Rattigan went with Monroe.

40. Many of her friends believed she was murdered. Among the potential suspects: Robert Kennedy (with whom she had had an affair); John F Kennedy (ditto); mafioso Sam Giancana; the FBI; the CIA; her psychiatrist, Ralph Greenson.

41. During the filming of Let’s Make Love, Marilyn’s no-shows added 28 days to the shooting time and $1 million to the budget.

Allan 'Whitey' Snyder applying Marilyn Monroe's makeup
on the set of 'Let's Make Love' Credit: AP

42. Her career in front of the camera began when she was discovered working on the assembly line at Radioplane, a munitions factory, by a photographer called David Conover.

43. Arthur Miller’s play After the Fall is generally thought to be a thinly veiled portrayal of his marriage to Marilyn. The writer James Baldwin walked out of the play because he thought that “Maggie”, the Monroe character, was written so cruelly.

Marilyn Monroe with then-husband Arthur Miller in July 1956 Credit: AP

44. She only owned one home by herself: the house she died in at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive, Brentwood.

45. When she met Nikita Khrushchev, they discussed The Brothers Karamazov. She dreamed of playing the part of Grushenka in a film of the book.

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29 décembre 2015

Icons & Idols Feat Joan Collins 12/2015 - Various

Objets Divers

Lot 472 COMPLETE SET OF BOUND PLAYBOY MAGAZINES
A collection of every issue of Playboy magazine, from 1953 to 2014, bound in 142 chocolate- or caramel-colored volumes with gilt-stamped spines. Included in the set is the entire run of the Playboy Club magazine VIP (1964-1975); the entire run of SBI: Show Business Illustrated (1961-1962); and 11 unbound versions of Playboy magazine with rare alternate covers. These volumes were designed for in-house use only by founder Hugh Hefner and Playboy Enterprises.
11 1/8 by 8 3/4 inches, each
PROVENANCE From the Collection of James Heeren
Winning bid:$22,500 - Estimate: $12,000 - $14,000

Lot 475 HUGH HEFNER SIGNED LIMITED EDITION BOOKS
A limited edition, seven-volume set of Hugh Hefner's Playboy (Germany, Taschen, 2009) numbered 407 of 1,500 copies and includes a piece from Hefner's personally worn silk pajamas. Housed in an acrylic slipcase and includes original Playboy shipping box.
13 1/2 by 12 5/8 by 9 3/4 inches, overall
PROVENANCE From the Collection of James Heeren
Winning bid:$2,187.50 - Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 493 MARILYN MONROE VINTAGE PIN-UP MAGAZINES
A group of four Marilyn Monroe pin-up magazines: a 1953 Maco Magazine Corporation publication titled Marilyn Monroe Pin-ups, 28 pages; a 1955 Dell publication titled Modern Screen Pin-Ups with Monroe on the cover and includes pin-up photographs from a number of other actresses, among them Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth and Mamie Van Doren, 32 pages; a 1953 Three-D publication titled 3 - D Star Pin-Ups featuring Monroe on the cover as the centerfold image, accompanied by paper 3-D glasses and with other actresses in the magazine, including Elizabeth Taylor, Esther Williams, Jane Russell, and Mamie Van Doren, among others, 36 pages; and a 1953 Hillman publication titled Cheesecake An American Phenomenon with Monroe on the cover, 112 pages.
Winning bid:$750 - Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 494 PLAYBOY MAGAZINE FIRST ISSUE SIGNED BY HUGH HEFNER
An original first issue of Playboy magazine (HMH Publishing, 1953) featuring Marilyn Monroe on the cover and signed by Hugh Hefner. The magazine, which launched in December 1953, sold for 50 cents a copy. Housed in a framed display with an image of Monroe taken by Tom Kelley that appears in the magazine and is commonly titled "Golden Dreams." Not examined outside of frame.
27 1/4 by 33 1/2 inches, overall
Winning bid:$6,250 - Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Lot 495 MARILYN MONROE 1947 PIN-UP CALENDAR
A 1947 Marilyn Monroe pin-up calendar. The Laszlo Willinger photograph is captioned “The Right Number” and shows Monroe in only a black lace bra and skirt on the telephone. Housed in a frame.
Winning bid:$875 - Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 501 MARILYN MONROE HUGH HEFNER SIGNED PLAYBOY POSTER
A limited edition print showing the cover of the first issue of Playboy magazine, featuring Marilyn Monroe. Numbered 935 of 950 to the lower left and signed by Hugh Hefner to the lower right. Includes a certificate of authenticity from Special Editions Limited.
38 3/4 by 31 1/8 inches, framed
PROVENANCE From the Collection of James Heeren
Winning bid:$1,000 - Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot 516 MOVIE STAR 'WORLD SERIES' 1949 BASEBALL SCORECARD
A scorecard from the 1949 Movie Star World Series where Marilyn Monroe acted as a bat girl at Wrigley Field. To one side the card reads “Triple Header/ Official Score Card/ Movie Stars/ Prep All-Stars/ Old Timers/ July 9, 1949/ Wrigley Field/ Sponsored by/ Chicago Herald-American.” The scorecard lists the film stars, “Old Timers” baseball players and the prep school players who participated. Accompanied by a framed display with a “Working Press” ticket to the event and an article that appeared in the Boston Evening American with a photograph of Monroe at the event.
Winning bid:$384 - Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 521 MARILYN MONROE CAST HAND AND FOOT PRINTS
A metal cast of Marilyn Monroe's hand and foot prints from Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Monroe and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th Century, 1953) co-star Jane Russell immortalized their hand and foot prints on June 26, 1953. A mold was taken of Monroe's hand and foot prints as part of a 1970s project to create a work of art for sale that did not reach fruition.
39 3/4 by 35 1/2 inches
Winning bid:$57,600 - Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000

Lot 532 MARILYN MONROE OWNED BOOK
A Marilyn Monroe owned copy of From Hiroshima to the Moon: Chronicles of Life in the Atomic Age by Daniel Lang (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959). Christie’s bookplate affixed to endpaper. Accompanied by a lotted Christie's bookmark.
8 3/4 by 6 inches
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 563, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
Winning bid:$3,125 - Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 534 MARILYN MONROE OWNED BOOK
A Marilyn Monroe owned copy of Our Knowledge of the External World by Bertrand Russell (New York: The New American Library, 1960). Christie’s bookplate affixed to endpaper. Accompanied by a lotted Christie's bookmark.
7 by 4 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 563, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
Winning bid:$5,625 - Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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16 août 2015

Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield
(1933 - 1967)
actrice et sex-symbol américaine
Surnommée "Working's Man Monroe", "Marilyn King Sized"

Jayne Mansfield naît le 19 avril 1933 sous le nom de Vera Jayne Palmer à Bryn Mawr (en Pennsylvanie) dans une famille bourgeoise. Elle est la fille unique de Herbert William Palmer (1904–1936), avocat, et de Vera (Jeffrey) Palmer (1903–2000) aux origines allemandes et anglaises et dont les parents avaient fait fortune dans l'industrie de l'ardoise. Jayne passe sa petite enfance à Phillipsburg (dans le New Jersey) où son père est l'avocat de Robert B. Meyner, futur gouverneur du New Jersey. En 1936, alors que Jayne n'a que trois ans, son père décède d'une attaque cardiaque pendant qu'il conduisait sa voiture avec sa femme et Jayne en passagères. Se retrouvant veuve, sa mère travaille comme professeur et se remarrie en 1939 avec Harry Lawrence Peers, un ingénieur commercial. La famille démènage à Dallas (au Texas) et Jayne prend le nom de Vera Jayne Peers.
Dès son plus jeune âge, Jayne rêve d'Hollywood et admire l'enfant star Shirley Temple, elle dira plus tard: «Je dévorais les magazines de cinéma. Et je voulais être une nouvelle Lana Turner.» A l'âge de 12 ans, elle prend des leçons de danse de salon; et au lycée, elle suit des cours de piano, de violon et d'alto. Elle étudie aussi l'espagnol et l'allemand et obtient d'excellentes notes à ses diplômes, particulièrement en mathématiques.
C'est à l'âge de 13 ans -en 1946- qu'elle aurait subi des attouchements d'un de ses professeurs.

A l'âge de 17 ans, en 1950, Jayne obtient son diplôme du lycée Highland Park HighSchool et, découvrant qu'elle est enceinte, elle s'enfuit pour se marier en secret le 28 janvier 1950 à Paul James Mansfield (un étudiant de 21 ans qu'elle a rencontré à une fête de Noël 1949; il travaillera plus tard dans les relations publiques). Ils organisent un mariage public et officiel le 10 mai 1950 à Fort Worth au Texas; leur fille, Jayne Marie Mansfield, naît le 8 novembre 1950 (cette dernière apparaîtra dans Playboy en 1976) (voir photo ci-contre). Les époux fréquentent l'université methodiste où ils étudient l'art dramatique, emmenant parfois à leur cours leur fille, manquant de finances pour faire garder l'enfant. C'est aussi l'année de sa première apparition à l'écran: elle tient un tout petit rôle dans un film de série B "Prehistoric Women" (nommé aussi "The Virgin Goddess").

En 1951, ils emmènagent à Austin, au Texas, où Jayne étudie l'art dramatique à l'université d'Austin. Durant cette période, elle enchaîne divers petits boulots: elle pose comme modèle nue pour des étudiants en art, vend des livres en faisant du porte à porte et travaille comme réceptionniste le soir dans un studio de danse. Elle pose une fois nue pour un photographe de Dallas. Elle gagne aussi quelques concours de beauté et se teint les cheveux en blonde: elle est 'Miss Photoflash', 'Miss Magnesium Lamp', 'Miss Blues Bonnet of Austin', 'Miss Texas Tomato' et 'Miss de la semaine de prévention des incendies' ! Elle intègre ensuite le Curtain Club (un club théâtral populaire de l'université), rejoint le Austin Civic Theater, et apparaît dans de petites productions théâtrales locales (dans les pièces The Slaves of Demon Rum, Ten Nights in a Barroom et Anything Goes). En 1952, elle retourne à Dallas quelques mois et devient l'élève de l'acteur et professeur d'art dramatique Baruch Lumet (le père du futur réalisateur Sidney Lumet), très impressionné par le potentiel de Jayne, il lui donne gratuitement des cours et la dirige le 22 octobre 1953 dans la pièce d'Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, avec la troupe Knox Street Theater, ce qui lui vaut de se faire remarquer par la Paramount qui lui propose une audition. Lumet va l'aider à préparer le casting.
Puis, la famille part pour un an au Camp Gordon (en Georgie) où Paul est réserviste pour la guerre de Corée; ils se produisent ensemble dans la pièce Anything Goes. Jayne étudie alors le théâtre et la psychologie à l'université de Géorgie pendant que Paul est en Corée. A la base, Jayne fait des étirements sur la pelouse et se rend à la piscine en bikini de velours rouge. Au retour de Paul, elle le supplie d'aller vivre dans la cité du cinéma: Los Angeles.

En 1954, la petite famille (et leurs nombreux animaux: un grand danois, deux chihuahuas, un caniche teint en rose, trois chats et un lapin) s'installent dans un petit appartement de Los Angeles où Jayne étudie l'art théâtral à l'universite d'UCLA pendant l'été (laissant sa fille Jayne Marie chez sa mère). Quand Paul repart pour la Corée, elle devient la maîtresse de son voisin, l'acteur Steve Cochran. Elle gagne la première étape du concours de Miss California, ayant caché son statut marital, puis se retire du concours; elle obtient aussi son premier rôle au cinéma, dans le film à petit budget "Female Jungle", dont le tournage a été bouclé en une dizaine de jours et pour lequel Jayne a gagné 150 $; pour ensuite finir le reste de l'année à l'université méthodiste du Texas afin de valider son diplôme. Elle continue à enchaîner les jobs: vendeuse de pop-corn dans un théâtre, elle donne des cours de danse, travaille dans une usine à chapeaux; elle est aussi vendeuse de bonbons dans un cinéma (où elle tape dans l'oeil d'un producteur de télé), pose comme modèle dans l'agence Blue Book (où Marilyn Monroe fit ses débuts) et est même photographe dans un restaurant huppé (le "Esther Williams' Trails Restaurant") où elle gagne 6 $ plus 10% de ses ventes chaque soir, à photographier de grands patrons. Et elle continue à remporter de nombreux prix de beautés, dont certains demeurent étranges: 'Gas Station Queen', 'Cherry Blossom Queen', 'Nylon Sweater Queen', 'Hot Dog Ambassador', 'Miss Analgesin', 'Miss Third Platoon', 'Miss Direct Mail', 'Miss Electric Switch', 'Miss Fill-er-up', 'Miss Negligee', 'Miss One for the Road',' Miss Freeway', 'Hot Dog Ambassador', 'Miss Geiger Counter', 'Best Dressed Woman of Theater', 'Miss 100% Pure Maple Syrup', 'Miss Tomato', 'Miss Potato Soup', 'Miss July Fourth', 'Miss Standard Foods', 'Miss Orchid', 'Miss Lobster', 'Miss United Dairies' et 'Miss Chihuahua Show'. Le seul titre qu'elle refuse est celui de 'Miss au fromage de Roquefort', car elle dit "que ça ne sonne pas très bien".

Paradoxalement, elle ne parvient pas à percer en tant que mannequin, à cause de son physique jugé bien trop sexy pour l'époque (ses 117 cm de tour de poitrine ne faisaient pas parti des "critères" de beauté dictés par la mode de l'époque; elle est surnommée le "sablier" en référence à ses courbes; ses mensurations sont de 102-53-91 cm pour 1,68 m -1,73 m selon l'autopsie).
Elle perd ainsi des contrats publicitaires (Emmeline Snively de l'agence Blue Book l'avait dirigée vers le photographe Gene Lester qui était chargé de la campagne General Electric qui représentait de jeunes femmes en maillot de bain se relaxant autour d'une piscine).
C'est alors qu'elle se tourne vers le cinéma et passe de nombreuses auditions pour Paramount Pictures, Columbia, Twentieth Century Fox et Warner Brothers. Elle auditionnera d'ailleurs pour un rôle dans le film "The Seven Year Itch" ("Sept ans de réflexion", dans lequel Marilyn Monroe tient le rôle principal), pour "Rebel without a cause" ("La fureur de vivre") et pour "Jeanne D'arc" (un projet de la Paramount qui n'aboutira pas). Elle obtient son premier rôle au Lux Video Theatre, une série de CBS (dans l'épisode "An Angel Went AWOL", du 21 octobre 1954), où elle gagne 300 $ pour jouer au piano et prononcer quelques lignes de dialogues. En décembre 1954 -à la veille de Noël- elle frappe à la porte du manager et publicitaire James Byron pour qu'il la prenne en charge. Le crédo de Jayne est d'abord de devenir célèbre, et d'être une actrice en second lieu. Il s'occupera de sa carrière jusqu'à la fin de l'année 1961, assisté d'une équipe: William Shiffrin (agent de presse), Greg Bautzer (avocat) et Charles Goldring (business manager).

En janvier 1955, Jayne va capter l'attention des médias et d'Hollywood en laissant tomber le haut de son maillot de bain rouge (prêté par son ami le photographe Peter Gowland) en plongeant dans la piscine d'un banquet organisé à Silver Springs en Floride pour la sortie du film Underwater ! avec Jane Russel. Le coup publicitaire marche tellement bien (avec une publication dans le magazine Variety du 12 janvier 1955), qu'elle va réitérer l'expérience le 8 juin de la même année, en laissant tomber sa robe jusqu'à sa taille deux fois dans la même soirée (à une première de film et dans un nightclub).
En février 1955, elle est 'Miss Playboy' pour le magazine Playboy (voir photo ci-contre); les photos de Jayne en pyjama rose vont non seulement booster les ventes du magazine, mais aussi donner un coup de pouce à sa carrière. Elle sera l'une des Playmates préférées du magazine qui publiera des photos de Jayne tous les mois de février de 1955 à 1958, et en 1960.
C'est aussi en février 1955 que James Byron lui négocie un contrat de sept ans avec la Warner Bros, qui était plutôt intrigué par ses pitreries en public, et qui la paie 250 $ la semaine pour les films "Pete Kelly's Blues" ("Le Gang du Blues", 1955), "Hell on Frisco Bay" ("Colère noire", 1955), "Illegal" ("Le témoin à abattre", 1955, où elle chante "Too Marvelous for Words") et "The Burglar" ("Le Cambrioleur", qui sortira sur les écrans deux après, en 1957). Insatisfaite de son contrat avec la Warner, elle parvient à le rompre, avec l'aide de l'avocat Greg Bautzer.

Le 21 novembre 1955, elle figure, parmi d'autres actrices de Broadway (dont Susan Strasberg), en couverture du célèbre et populaire magazine américain LIFE (voir photo ci-contre) photographiées par Alfred Eisenstaedt.
En janvier 1955, Jayne et Paul Mansfield se séparent: trop de divergences dans le couple dû à l'ambition de carrière et les infidélités de Jayne (et ses nombreux animaux). En août 1956, Paul réclame la garde de leur fille, affirmant que Jayne est une mère indigne en posant nue pour Playboy. Jayne demande le divorce de Paul en Californie le 21 octobre 1956 et Paul en fait la demande au Texas le 16 mars 1957 pour cruauté mentale. Ils signeront le divorce définitif le 8 janvier 1958. Après le divorce, Jayne décide de conserver le nom de "Mansfield" comme nom d'artiste.
Elle fréquente le réalisateur Nicholas Ray, l'acteur et compositeur George Jessel et le pilote Robby Robertson.

Son agent William Shiffrin parvient à lui faire décrocher le rôle principal dans une pièce de George Axelrod à Broadway, celui du rôle d'une star de ciné Rita Marlowe, une sorte de Marilyn Monroe caricaturale dans "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ?" avec Orson Bean et Walter Matthau (voir photo ci-contre). Il s'agit de sa première grande performance sur scène, receuillant l'attention des critiques (pas toujours positives; elle obtiendra tout de même le prix de "l'actrice la plus prometteuse" aux Theatre World Award), et la popularité auprès du public (sa tenue en serviette de bain sur scène fera sensation). Brooks Atkinson du New York Times décrit "l'abandon louable" de son interprétation légèrement vêtue de Rita Marlowe dans la pièce telle "une sirène de cinéma blonde platine aux contours ondulés à la Marilyn Monroe".
Le 3 mai 1956, Jayne fait son grand retour à Hollywood (portant un manteau de vison à 20 000 $). La Twentieth Century-Fox lui signe un contrat de six ans, espérant ainsi remplacer leur star Marilyn Monroe, qui leur pose quelques problèmes. Jayne, qui sera alors une concurrente à Marilyn, sera surnommée la "Working Man's Monroe" ("La Marilyn Monroe des ouvriers").

Son premier rôle pour la Fox est celui de Jerri Jordan pour le film de Frank Tashlin "The Girl Can't Help It" ("La blonde et moi") avec Tom Ewell (l'inoubliable partenaire de Marilyn dans "Sept ans de réflexion" - voir photo ci-contre) et dans lequel elle chante deux chansons ("Ev'rytime" et "Rock Around the Rock Pile"). Le film, qui réunit un casting important de stars du rock (Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino, The Platters et Little Richard) remporte un vif succés critique et auprès du public. La Fox rachète pour 100 000 $ le contrat que Jayne avait signé à Broadway (elle continuait en parallèle à se produire sur les planches) et stoppe ainsi la représentation de Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ? après 444 représentations.
La Fox fait savoir aux médias que Jayne est la "Marilyn Monroe king-sized", afin d'effrayer Marilyn pour qu'elle revienne honorer son contrat aux studios. Le personnage que Jayne s'est construite sera désormais sa marque de fabrique: une blonde stupide, au déhanché chaloupé, parlant d'une voix de bébé essoufflé en poussant de petits cris stridants. Sa carrière médiatique est lancée: elle sera en photos dans près de 2 500 journaux et magazines et 122 000 lignes d'articles sont écrits sur elle entre septembre 1956 et mai 1957.
En 1956, elle participe au grand show télé de la NBC, la série "Sunday Spectacular: The Bachelor"; et est l'invité vedette du show prestigieux "The Jack Benny Show" (où elle y joue du violon).
Le 13 mai 1956, elle rencontre Mickey Hargitay (acteur et bodybuilder d'origine hongroise qui a remporté le titre de "Monsieur Univers" en 1955) au Latin Quarter à New York; il figure parmi les accompagnateurs du show de Mae West. Jayne tombe immédiatement amoureuse, ce qui provoque une dispute avec Mae West et Mickey de se faire frapper par le bodyguard de Miss West, Chuck Krauser (Monsieur California).

Le 12 avril 1957, Jayne va parvenir à lancer un grand coup médiatique qui restera dans les annales: la Fox a organisé une grande soirée au restaurant Romanoff's de Beverly Hills en l'honneur de la venue de l'italienne Sophia Loren. Jayne va faire son apparition au cours de la soirée, portant une robe au décolleté très provoquant, la poitrine quasiment à l'air. Une photographie (voir photo ci-contre) va être prise montrant Sophia Loren lançant un regard dédaigneux dans le décolleté de la blonde et souriante Jayne. La photographie va faire le tour du monde et reste encore aujourd'hui une image culte.
En mai 1957, d'anciennes photos de nues d'elle posant pour des calendriers refont surface dans la presse.

Jayne joue ensuite un rôle à contre-emploi dans l'adaptation du roman de John Steinbeck, "The Wayward Bus" ("Les naufragés de l'autocar", 1957) avec Joan Collins (voir photo ci-contre). Elle tente de s'écarter de l'image de la blonde sexy et de s'établir en actrice sérieuse. Le film rencontre un petit succés et Jayne remporte le prix du Golden Globe de la 'Nouvelle Star de l'année" en 1957 face à Carroll Baker et Natalie Wood.
Puis elle tourne à nouveau sous la réalisation de Frank Tashlin, pour l'adaptation de la pièce qui l'a révélée "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ?" ("La Blonde Explosive") reprenant son rôle de Rita Marlowe, avec Tony Randall et Joan Blondell; Jayne parvient même à faire obtenir un petit rôle à son chéri, Mickey Hargitay. La Fox lance leur nouvelle star en lui faisant faire un tour d'Europe de 16 pays pendant 45 jours (du 25 septembre au 6 novembre 1957) pour promouvoir le film. Elle assiste à la première du film à Londres, récite du Shakespeare (Hamlet), joue du piano et du violon à la télévision britannique et elle est même présentée à la Reine d'Angleterre. A Rome, elle succombe aux charmes du Duc italien Amoalli.

> reportage et interview de Jayne en France (1957)

En mai 1957, elle est l'invité vedette du "Ed Sullivan Show" où elle joue du violon accompagnée de six musiciens, elle dira après l'émission: "Maintenant, je suis vraiment nationale. Maman et tout Dallas ont vu le Ed Sullivan show !"; en août 1957, elle est invitée au grand show de la télé américaine "What's My Line ?" (elle y reparticipera en 1964 et en 1966) et en novembre 1957, elle est représentée dans un épisode de "The Perry Como Show" qui va faire des records d'audience sur NBC. Elle tourne avec Cary Grant dans "Kiss Them for Me" ("Embrasse-la pour moi", 1957) qui sera un flop au box-office.
En fin d'année 1957, c'est accompagnée de Mickey Hargitay qu'elle fait une tournée de 13 jours -le "Christmas USO Tour"- avec Bob Hope à travers tous les lieux du Pacifique où est postée l'armée américaine: Hawaii, Okinawa, Guam, Tokyo et la Corée. Elle sera l'invitée dans trois émissions du "Bob Hope Show". En novembre 1957, elle achète une grande demeure de style espagnol de 40 pièces, qu'elle nomme son "Pink Palace" à Los Angeles et où elle y recevra de nombreux photographes pour se mettre en scène avec son mari et ses enfants. Sa maison va alors devenir aussi célèbre que ses propriétaires: la décoration est ostentatoire (moquettes et tapisseries en fourrure jusque dans la salle de bain), de couleur rose (sa couleur préférée: cadillac et chihuahas teints en rose) avec des coeurs partout (lit, baignoire, cheminée, piscine). Les travaux -bien que Mickey, ancien plombier et charpentier, s'occupe de la construction de la piscine- et l'entretien ont un coût. En 1958, Jayne hérite de ses grands-parents maternels d'une somme assez conséquente (126 000 $). D'ailleurs, dès 1958, elle monnaye ses apparitions, notamment télévisuelles, se faisant payer 20 000 $ par participation dans un show TV. Elle revend aussi l'eau de son bain pour 10 $ la bouteille.

Mickey Hargitay demande Jayne en mariage le 6 novembre 1957, lui offrant une bague de diamants de 10 carats à 5 000 $; le mariage est célébré le 13 janvier 1958 (soit cinq jours après son divorce officiel d'avec Paul Mansfield - voir photo ci-contre) à la Chapelle Wayfarers à Rancho Palos Verdes en Californie: le lieu n'est pas anodin, la chapelle est en verre et permet ainsi au couple d'être vu du public et surtout, des journalistes. Jayne porte une robe en dentelle de rubans roses, une robe prêtée par la Fox. Le couple part ensuite en Floride pour leur lune de miel.
Le couple semble avoir les mêmes ambitions: ils vont se mettre en scène, construisant des coups publicitaires populaires et vont devenir des partenaires dans le business: «Il est si beau et si fort, dit Jayne. Et au lit, il est tellement bon !». Ils sont un couple à la scène (dans des shows, dans les films, à la télévision) comme à la ville (posant avec bonheur pour les photographes chez eux et se montrant publiquement partout aux soirées hollywoodiennes) et dans les affaires (ils ont monté ensemble plusieurs sociétés de holdings: 'the Hargitay Exercise Equipment Company', 'Jayne Mansfield Productions', et 'Eastland Savings and Loan').

En février 1958, Jayne et Mickey Hargitay signent un contrat de quatre semaines (qui va s'étendre à huit semaines) au club Tropicana de Las Vegas où Jayne propose une revue de striptease sous le nom de Trixie Divoon dans "The Tropicana Holiday". Les bénéfices de la soirée d'ouverture (20 000 $) sont reversés à l'association caritative de March of Dimes. Jayne perçoit 25 000 $ par semaine (alors que son contrat avec la Fox ne lui verse "que" 2 500 $ la semaine), avec une assurance d'un million de dollars au cas où Mickey chuterait quand il la porte: en effet, leur numéro le plus populaire et qui fera la gloire du couple, est le porté de Jayne par Mickey (voir photo ci-contre), qui la fait tournoyer en cercle autour de sa taille, tous deux vêtus de maillots en léopards !
En mai 1958, elle participe au Festival de Cannes en France avec Mickey Hargitay; elle est interviewée par François Chalais dans l'émission "Reflets de Cannes" et où elle reproduit son petit gloussement sensuel qui a participé à la naissance de son mythe. Elle reste en Europe et passe le reste de l'été 1958 entre Londres et L'Espagne pour le tournage du western "The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw" ("La blonde et le shérif", sorti en 1959) et dans lequel Jayne chante trois chansons (l'une d'entre elles est doublée par Connie Francis). Le film sera son dernier grand succès au box-office.

Les studios, qui veulent surtout mettre en avant sa plastique, la cantonnent à des personnages caricaturaux qui lui valent les surnoms de «Blonde explosive» ou «le Buste». Et malgré la publicité perpétuelle autour de son physique et dont participe avec bonheur Jayne, sa carrière va peu à peu décliner et après 1959, elle ne parvient plus à obtenir des rôles de qualité. Surtout, elle n'est plus assez disponible pour la Fox, à cause de ses grossesses successives (elle est par exemple contrainte de refuser un rôle dans la comédie romantique "Bell, Book and Candle" (1958) aux côtés de James Stewart et Jack Lemmon, car elle est enceinte). Et sa réputation la précède, elle est boudée par certains acteurs: quand la Fox lui offre un rôle dans "Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys !" avec Paul Newman, l'acteur s'oppose à l'engagement de Jayne, qui sera remplacée par Joan Collins. La Fox la "prête" alors à des productions étrangères (anglaises et italiennes) jusqu'à la fin de son contrat en 1962 et Jayne se retrouve alors à l'affiche de films à petits budgets sans grand intérêt.
Même certains médias se lassent de ses apparitions en bikini où Jayne ondule le ventre et finit toujours par faire tomber le haut du maillot, comme le haut de ses robes de soirée. A cause de ces "accidents" en public, même Richard Blackwell, son couturier attitré, va finir par ne plus vouloir travailler avec Jayne.

Le 21 décembre 1958, Jayne donne naissance à Miklós (Jeffrey Palmer) Hargitay, le premier fils de Jayne et Mickey (voir photo ci-contre, le couple et Miklos au Pink Palace).
En février 1959, les Hargitay assistent au Carnaval de Rio puis le couple part en Italie pour tourner dans le film "The Loves of Hercules" ("Les amours d'Hercule") où ils sont en tête d'affiche (Jayne n'a accepté de tourner le film que si Mickey obtenait le premier rôle masculin). C'est aussi en 1959 que la Fox la fait tourner dans le film indépendant "The Challenge" (qui sort en 1963) en Angleterre.
En 1959, elle apparaît dans un épisode de la série "The Red Skelton Show" (elle y jouera dans deux autres épisodes en 1961 et en 1963).
Quand Jayne fait son retour à Hollywood au milieu de l'année 1960, la Fox la prête à une petite production anglaise pour le film "Too Hot to Handle" ("La blonde et les nus de Soho" qui sort en 1961, et dont une scène où Jayne apparaît seins nus sera censurée), elle y interprète le rôle d'une entraîneuse burlesque (et y chante les chansons "Too Hot To Handle", "You Were Made For Me", "Monsoon" et "Midnight" ); enfin, la Fox lui offre un rôle secondaire dans le film "It Happened in Athens" (qui sort en 1962), tourné en Grèce, avec Trax Colton, un nouveau venu que souhaitait lancer la Fox, qui fera un bide et qui marquera l'abandon de son contrat avec la Twentieth Century Fox.
Le 8 février 1960, son étoile est déposée sur la célèbre avenue d'Hollywood, le 'Hollywood Walk of Fame'. En juin 1960, elle est interviewée par Edward Murrow dans son émission "Person to Person". Le 1er août 1960, le deuxième enfant de Jayne et Mickey, Zoltán (Anthony) Hargitay, voit le jour (voir photo ci-contre, le couple avec Jayne Marie, Miklos et Zoltan au Pink Palace). Et à la fête des mères de l'année 1960, le "Mildred Strauss Child Care Chapter" de l'hôpital de Mount Sinai à New York, célèbre la famille de Jayne comme "la famille de l'année". Pourtant, dans le privé, le couple connait quelques problèmes conjuguaux: Jayne se confiant même à des amis que la fin de son mariage est proche.
C'est au cours de l'année 1960 que Jayne rencontre, par l'intermédiaire de Peter Lawford, le sénateur -et futur président des USA- John F. Kennedy. Ils ont une aventure (se rencontrant à Palm Springs et à Santa Monica chez Lawford -> article The Kennedys in Hollywood ). Elle aurait aussi une liaison avec son frère, Robert F. Kennedy (vers 1964 -> cf extraits du livre "Here They Are Jayne Mansfield" par Raymond Strait, sur BooksGoogle).

Puis elle retourne à Las Vegas: en décembre 1960, elle se produit dans une revue "The House of Love" (produite par Jack Cole, avec Mickey Hargitay - voir photo ci-contre) à l'hôtel et casino de Dunes et pour lequel elle perçoit un salaire de 35 000 $ la semaine: en 1962, la Fox réalisera un album intitulé "Jayne Mansfield Busts Up Las Vegas" avec les chansons de la revue.
Dès 1960, elle fait des promotions jusque dans des supermarchés et drug store, se faisant payer 10 000 $ pour chacune de ses apparitions: elle fait plus d'apparitions publiques qu'un candidat en politique. Elle reste au top dans les médias qui ne cessent de parler d'elle et est l'une des célébrités les plus photographiées au monde. Le journaliste James Bacon écrira en 1973 dans le Los Angeles Herald-Examiner: "C'était une fille avec un réel talent de comédie, une figure et un physique spectaculaires et pourtant se ridiculisant elle-même par une étrange publicité". Quand au réalisateur Frank Tashlin, il déclarera: "Jayne avait tout: la beauté, le talent, l'énergie; mais elle a fichu sa carrière à terre avec trop de publicité".

En 1961, elle joue un rôle dans un épisode de la série "Kraft Mystery Theatre", est invitée au "Jackie Gleason Show" et elle tourne pour la Warner un petit rôle dans le film biographique "The George Raft Story" ("Le dompteur de femmes"). Puis les années suivantes, elle ne tourne que dans des petites productions étrangères: allemandes "Heimweh nach St. Pauli" ("Freddy et le nouveau monde", 1963, où elle y chante "Wo Ist Der Mann" et "Snicksnack Snuckelchen"), "Einer frisst den anderen" (1964) et italiennes "L'Amore Primitivo" (1964), "Panic Button" (1964).
A la fin de l'année 1961, elle fait une tournée spéciale pour Noël au Canada à Newfoundland, Labrador et l'île de Baffin.
En février 1962, Jayne et Mickey s'offrent une seconde lune de miel à Nassau, aux Bahamas lorsqu'un drame va surgir: leur bateau va se retourner, le couple sera découvert près de 12 heures après, frigorifiés et choqués, après s'être réfugiés sur une petite île (Rose Island). Curieusement, le couple va médiatiser l'événement, Jayne se laissant filmer en état de choc: bon nombre de personnes vont considérer ce fait comme un canular, un coup de pub de mauvais goût.
En 1962, elle participe à un épisode de la célèbre série "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", et dans la série "Follow the Sun". En juin 1962, Jayne fait parler d'elle dans la presse après s'être montrée le haut de sa robe à pois grande ouverte, avec le soutien-gorge apparent dans un nighclub de Rome. Les journalistes de télévision, radio et cinéma italien lui décernent cette année là le prix "Silver Mask".

Au début de l'année 1963, elle se produit dans une revue (pour la première fois hors de Las Vegas) au Plantation Supper Club à Greensboro (en Caroline du Nord), empochant 23 000 $ la semaine, puis à l'Iroquois Gardens à Louisville (dans le Kentucky). Dans ses spectacles, elle joue de la comédie en stand-up, chante, et finit sur un strip-tease. Elle obtient souvent l'ovation du public.
L'acteur et réalisateur Tommy Noonan (partenaire de Marilyn dans "Les hommes préfèrent les blondes") avec qui Jayne vit une relation passionnée, la persuade d'accepter le rôle principal de" Promises ! Promises !" avec son mari Mickey Hargitay, et dans lequel elle apparaît intégralement nue. Les photos de tournage sont publiées dans le magazine Playboy de juin 1963 (la Cour de Chicago fait un procès pour obsénité à Hugh Hefner) et le film d'être banni à Cleveland, mais rencontre un petit succés relatif au box-office.
Jayne enchaîne les aventures sentimentales (mais avant tout sexuelles). On lui prête près de 1500 amants (elle affirme que, pour se sentir bien dans son corps, il lui faut jouir au moins une fois par jour) parmi lesquels Claude Terrail (propriétaire du restaurant La Tour d'Argent à Paris), Jorge Guinle (millionaire brésilien), Oleg Cassini (couturier), Henry Miller (romancier), Porfirio Rubirosa (diplomate et playboy dominicain), Sergio Villagran (acteur), Stephen Vlabovitch (un bedeau), Raymond Strait (attaché de presse)... Certains hommes ont même payé pour passer une nuit avec elle: des hommes d'affaires et même un ministre autrichien! Quand on lui fait remarquer que cela s'apparente à de la prostitution, elle réplique: "Oui, et alors ? J'y trouve mon compte, le client aussi, ce que nous faisons ne lése personne et ne regarde que nous."
Quand elle tourne pour le compte de la Fox dans le film mineur italien "Panic Button" (qui sortira sur les écrans en 1964), Jayne rencontre le producteur italien Enrico Bomba, avec qui elle vit une relation médiatisée. Mickey Hargitay, avec qui Jayne a loué une villa à Rome pendant le tournage, va accuser Bomba de saboter leur mariage. D'ailleurs, Jayne demande le divorce le 4 mai 1962, avant de se raviser en déclarant: "Je suis sûre que nous parviendrons à faire face" et retourne auprès de son mari pour les fêtes de fin d'année. Mais l'année suivante, en 1963, Jayne s'affiche avec le chanteur brésilien Nelson Sardelli et déclare vouloir l'épouser une fois divorcée d'avec Mickey. Et c'est accompagnée de Sardelli que Jayne se rend en mai 1963 au Mexique, à Juarez, pour divorcer: c'est une rupture pleine d'aigreur, où Jayne va aller jusqu'à accuser Mickey d'avoir kidnappé l'un de leurs enfants, afin d'obtenir les faveurs financières.

> Les liaisons de Jayne:
Enrico Bomba (1962, Rome) / Nelson Sardelli (1963) / Claude Terrail (1963)

Mais après ce divorce, Jayne découvre qu'elle est enceinte (la paternité n'est pas clairement établie: Hargitay ou Sardelli). Pour sa carrière (donner naissance à un enfant en ayant divorcée quelques mois auparavant aurait été mal vu et aurait pu faire décliner son statut populaire), Jayne et Mickey annoncent qu'ils sont toujours ensemble et mariés, le divorce au Mexique n'étant pas reconnu en Californie. Leur fille Mariska (Magdolna) Hargitay naît le 23 janvier 1964 (elle deviendra une actrice populaire, grâce à la série "Law & Order" - "New York, Unité Spéciale"- voir photo ci-contre, le couple, Jayne-Marie, Miklos, Zoltan et Mariska nourrisson). Mais Jayne entreprend de faire reconnaître le divorce au Mexique comme légal; et le divorce est ainsi prononcé aux Etats-Unis le 26 août 1964. Néanmoins, le couple restera tout de même amis, continuant à se produire ensemble.
C'est alors qu'on lui propose un rôle intéressant (en remplacement de Marilyn Monroe, décédée en 1962): tourner sous la direction de Billy Wilder dans "Kiss Me, Stupid" avec Dean Martin. Mais Jayne, enceinte de Mariska, décline le rôle qui échouera à Kim Novak.
C'est aussi le 26 août 1964 au club Whiskey A-Go-Go de Los Angeles, que Jayne rencontre le groupe les Beatles, alors en tournée aux Etats-Unis. Lorsque les journalistes leur ont demandé quelle célébrité américaine ils souhaitaient rencontrer, ils ont répondu "Jayne Mansfield". Lorsqu'elle voit John Lennon, Jayne lui demande si ses cheveux sont vraiment les siens, ce à quoi il répond: "Et vos seins, sont-ils vrais ?" On raconte qu'à la fin de la soirée, George Harrison a voulu lancer son verre de Scotch vers une Jayne en état d'ébriété, mais c'est Mamie Van Doren qui l'aurait reçu en plein visage !

En 1964, elle apparaît dans un épisode de la série "Burke's Law" ("L'homme à la Rolls"), tourne dans un petit film italien "L'Amore Primitivo" ("Primitive Love" tourné en Italie en mai 1964) avec Mickey Hargitay, puis Jayne reprend deux rôles tenus par Marilyn Monroe au cinéma dans les pièces "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" au Carousel Theater et "Bus Stop" mise en scène par Matt Cimber, au Yonker Playhouse à New York, avec Mickey Hargitay. Le couple reçoit de bonnes critiques et font la tournée des petites villes des Etats-Unis. Jayne tombe sous le charme de Matt Cimber (voir photo ci-contre, le couple en 1965) réalisateur d'origine italienne, et ils se marient le 24 septembre 1964 à Mulegé au Mexique. Cimber va devenir le manager de Jayne en gérant sa carrière; mais il va la mener à sa perte en lui faisant signer des contrats pour des projets sans envergures (tel que le film "The Las Vegas Hillbillys").
Elle co-écrit son autobiographie (avec Mickey Hargitay) "Jayne Mansfield's Wild, Wild World" sortie en 1964; un projet associant un film documentaire, du même nom, qui verra le jour en 1968, après sa mort, et où on y voit Jayne aux USA et en Europe (Rome, Paris, Cannes) lors de sorties publiques, mais aussi visitant des camps de nudistes, des bars gays et des clubs de strip-tease. Le documentaire, un peu trash, deviendra culte auprès de ses admirateurs.

> Documentaire "Jayne Mansfield's Wild, Wild, World" (narration par Jayne)

Toujours en 1964, la MGM Records sort un album novateur "Jayne Mansfield: Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & Me" (voir photo ci-contre) dans lequel Jayne récite des sonnets de Shakespeare et des poèmes de Marlowe, Browning, Wordsworth, et bien d'autres sur la musique de Tchaikovsky. L'album ne rencontre pas de bonnes critiques, tel que le mentionne un journaliste du New York Times: "Miss Mansfield est une dame aux charmes apparents, mais lire de la poésie n'en fait pas parti".
En 1965, elle joue dans les pièces "Rabbit Habit" au Latin Quarter (New York) et "Champagne Complex" au Pabst Theater, dirigées par Matt Cimber et qui reçoivent un mauvais accueil. Cette même année -1965-, Jayne enregistre deux chansons à New York, avec Jimi Hendrix à la basse: "As the Cloud Drift By" et "Suey", qui sortiront en 45 Tours en 1966 par London Records. Le motif de cette collaboration est qu'ils partagaient le même manager.

Côté vie privée, son troisième mariage avec Matt Cimber est un échec: Jayne abuse trop de l'alcool, est constamment infidèle (elle ramène chez elle un étudiant, Douglas Olivares, dont elle s'est entichée lors d'une représentation en discothèque), et va juqu'à dire à son mari que le seul avec qui elle a été heureuse fut son précédent amant, Nelson Sardelli. Le couple ne tient pas et ils se séparent le 11 juillet 1965, bien que Jayne soit enceinte: leur fils, Tony (Antonio Raphael Ottaviano) Cimber, naît le 18 octobre 1965 (voir photo ci-contre, Jayne et Tony, à la fête des 33 ans de Jayne en 1966 - Tony travaillera plus tard à la télévision, comme annonceur et producteur). Et le divorce est prononcé le 20 juillet 1966. Le projet qu'ils menaient ensemble, "Single Room Furnished", réalisé par Cimber, est temporairement suspendu, avant d'être finalement repris: elle y tient un rôle dramatique où elle interprète trois personnages différents, mais le film ne sortira sur les écrans qu'en 1968, un an après sa mort. Puis elle apparaît dans un film à petit budget, "The Las Vegas Hillbillys" (1966) avec Mamie Van Doren et Ferlin Husky, où elle tient le rôle de Tawni Downs, une show girl de Las Vegas (elle y interprète la chanson "That makes it"), et pour lequel elle fait une promotion assidue avec une tournée de 29 jours à travers les grandes villes américaines en compagnie de musiciens de country. Jayne déclare qu'elle ne voulait pas "partager un moment de l'écran avec la réponse drive-in de Marilyn Monroe", faisant référence à l'actrice Mamie Van Doren (une concurrente à Marilyn dans les années 50s). Et alors que leurs personnages ne partagent qu'une seule scène, les deux actrices ont filmé chacune leur scène à part, reconstituée au montage !
Pour les fêtes de Noël 1965, elle organise une réception pour son dernier enfant Tony, mais personne ne vient. Isolée, Jayne reprend contact avec Mickey Hargitay.

Icône déchue noyée dans l'alcool, les psychotropes, et la prise de drogue (LSD), Jayne Mansfield a pris du poids (elle porte des robes amples du style de l'époque) et malgré le déclin de sa carrière, elle reste populaire et réunit toujours les foules lors de ses performances sur scène et ses frasques publicitaires, mais en est réduite à des tournées miteuses dans des shows burlesques bon marché. Elle retourne d'ailleurs à Las Vegas en 1966, pour un show joué à Fremont Street, bien loin des clubs à la mode qu'elle a connu (tels Tropicana et Dunes); puis part se produire à New York pendant six semaines au Latin Quarter pour le show "French Dressing" avec Mickey Hargitay, une version réarrangée de son ancien show du Tropicana qui connaît un succès relatif. Fin octobre 1966, elle passe une semaine au Canada, se produisant à "The Cave Nightclub".

En 1966, lors du Festival du Film de San Francisco (où Jayne se fait virer après s'être montrée dans une tenue très dévêtue), Jayne et Sam Brody visitent l'Eglise de Satan et elle est présentée à Anton LaVey, le fondateur de l'Église (voir photo ci-contre, Jayne et Anton LaVey), avec qui on lui prête une aventure, qui fera d'elle une grande prêtresse honoraire. L'Eglise la proclame membre à part entière et elle reçoit un certificat qu'elle fera encadrer et accrocher dans sa chambre rose. Les médias rapportent l'événement et Jayne est considérée comme une sataniste.
Dès juillet 1966, Jayne partage sa vie avec son avocat Sam Brody, avec qui elle a de fréquentes altercations quand ils sont tous deux ivres. La femme de Sam, Beverly Brody, demande le divorce après avoir déclarée que Jayne est "l'autre 41ème femme" dans la vie de Sam.

Le 23 novembre 1966, Jayne visite le parc à thème "Jungleland USA" à Thousand Oaks en Californie: son fils Zoltan se fait sévèrement attaquer par un lion qui l'a mordu au cou. Le petit garçon souffre de traumastisme crânien et subit trois opérations de chirurgies, dont une opération du cerveau qui dure six heures avant de contracter une méningite (voir photo ci-contre, Jayne et Zoltan au Community Memorial Hospital). Il parvient à en guérir mais Jayne, par le biais de son avocat Sam Brody, attaque le parc en justice réclamant des dommages à 1 600 000 $. La publicité négative amènera à la fermeture du parc.
Au début de l'année 1967, elle se rend au Vietnam pour réconforter les soldats: sa tournée sera jugée décevante, Jayne ne se produit pas sur scène et se contente de poser pour des photos et signer des autographes; elle tourne ensuite son dernier film, une apparition dans "A Guide for the Married Man" ("Petit guide pour mari volage") de Gene Kelly et participe au documentaire indépendant "Spree" (intitulé aussi "Las Vegas by Night") où elle chante "Promise Her Anything" (chanson du film "Promises! Promises!") en se déshabillant.

En mars 1967, elle fait une tournée -désastreuse- en Angleterre (les beuveries et bagarres du couple Jayne/Brody ne permettent pas à une Jayne ivre et dont les jambes sont pleines d'ecchymoses de monter sur scène) et elle s'affiche aux bras du propriétaire de club Allen Welles. Et en mai 1967, sa performance au Mount Brandon Hotel à Tralee en Irelande est annulée à cause du clergé catholique qui condamne une telle représentation.
Au début du mois de juin 1967, sa fille aînée, Jayne Marie, 16 ans, porte plainte contre Sam Brody: elle l'accuse de coups et blessures, encouragés par sa mère. La jeune fille est alors placée temporairement chez l'oncle de son père Paul, William W. Pigue et son épouse Mary.
Le 19 juin 1967, Jayne fait sa dernière apparition à la télévision dans le "Joey Bishop Show".

Elle conclut un accord avec Mamie Van Doren qui se produit elle aussi en spectacle, à New York. Son show faisant salle comble, Mamie demande à Jayne si elle peut se produire dans le Mississippi où Mamie était attendue, lui permettant d'assurer à son tour le prochain show. Jayne accepte et c'est après une dernière représentation sordide dans le cabaret Gus Stevens Supper Club à Biloxi dans le Mississippi, que Jayne, qui a 34 ans, rejoint sa chambre d'hôtel au Cabana Courtyard Apartments.
Après deux représentations de 30 minutes ce soir là (à 21h et à 23h - voir photo ci-contre, l'une des dernières photographies de Jayne), elle reprend la route le 28 juin 1967 un peu avant minuit à bord de la Buick Electra 225 bleue assise entre Ronnie Harrison, son chauffeur de 20 ans, et Sam Brody, âgé de 40 ans. Trois de ses enfants (Miklós, Zoltán et Mariska) sont endormis à l'arrière. Ses quatre chihuahas sont aussi du voyage. Ils se rendent à la Nouvelle-Orléans où Jayne est attendue pour une émission de télé, le "Midday Show", sur WDSU's à midi. Vers 2h30 du matin, le 29 juin 1967, leur voiture, lancée à pleine vitesse après un virage, s'encastre dans l'arrière d'un tracteur semi-remorque qui a donné un brutal coup de frein, à cause d'un camion de pulvérisation anti-moustiques. Les trois adultes, ainsi que l'un des chiens de Jayne, meurent sur le coup. Les enfants sont indemnes, s'en tirant avec quelques blessures légères (Miklos, 9 ans, a un bras cassé et Mariska, 3 ans et demie, gardera une cicatrice en zig-zag sur la tempe). Contrairement à une légende tenace, Jayne n'est pas morte décapitée mais d'un écrasement de la boîte crânienne. La rumeur provient des photos de la police prises sur le lieu de l'accident où on y découve les cheveux de Jayne sur le bitume. En fait, il s'agit d'une perruque bien bouffante; et Jayne est décédée de plusieurs traumatismes crâniens, ayant été scalpée d'un morceau de crâne et du cerveau. Après sa mort, la NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - L'Administration nationale de la sécurité routière) demande la nécessité d'inclure une protection anti-encastrement (une forte barre en tube d'acier) à l'arrière de tous les poids lourds. Cette grande barre est désormais connue sous le nom de la "Mansfield bar".

Les funérailles de Jayne ont lieu le 3 juillet 1967 à Pen Argyl en Pennsylvanie dans un cercle privé, avec néanmoins beaucoup de curieux. De ses trois maris, seul Mickey Hargitay, très affecté, est présent, ayant organisé les funérailles: il se jette sur le cercueil rose de Jayne pendant la cérémonie. Sa pierre tombale, en forme de coeur où est inscrit "We Live to Love You More Each Day" (avec une photographie de Jayne ajoutée en 2003 - voir photo ci-contre) , se trouve au cimetière de Fairview Cemetery, au sud-est de Pen Argyl. Vingt ans après, une pierre tombale en granite rose et en forme de coeur est installée. Un cénotaphe similaire a été installé dans le cimetière d'Hollywood par son fan-club. Une dernière rumeur scabreuse va courir: certains vont raconter que sa tête aurait été recousue à l'envers sur son corps (alors que l'on sait aujourd'hui que Jayne n'a pas été décapitée) !
En 1968, le 'Hollywood Publicists Guild' lance le prix "Jayne Mansfield Award" pour toutes les actrices qui reçoivent un maximum d'exposition publicitaire dans l'année. C'est l'actrice Raquel Welch qui reçoit le premier prix en 1969.
Après sa mort, beaucoup de ses proches vont tenter de mettre main basse sur l'héritage: Mickey Hargitay, Matt Cimber, Vera Peers (sa mère), William Pigue (son représentant légal), Charles Goldring (son business manager), Bernard B. Cohen et Jerome Webber (ses administrateurs). Sa succession est évaluée à environ 600 000 $, dont le "Pink Palace" estimé à 100 000 $, une voiture de sport à 7 000 $, ses bijoux, et le testament de Sam Brody lui léguant 185 000 $.
Mickey Hargitay, remarié en 1968 à Ellen Siano une hôtesse de l'air, engage un procés réclamant 275 000 $ pour l'éducation des enfants (Micky, Zoltan et Mariska dont il obtient la garde intégrale en juin 1967). Il n'obtiendra pas satisfaction. Quand au petit dernier Tony, il est élevé par son père Matt Cimber et la styliste Christy Hilliard Hanak, qu'il a épousé le 2 décembre 1967.
En 1971, l'ex femme de Sam Brody, Beverly Brody (dont le divorce était en cours au moment de la mort de son mari), réclame à la succession de Jayne la somme de 325 000 $ représentant les cadeaux et bijoux achetés par Sam à Jayne et qui n'avaient pas été comptabilisés. En 1977, ce sont quatre des enfants de Jayne (Jayne Marie, Mickey, Zoltan et Mariska) qui sont face à la cour à cause des 500 000 $ de dettes contractées par Jayne, dont 11 000 $ de lingerie et 11 600 $ de frais de plomberie pour la piscine, et dont le litige avait déclaré la succession insolvable. Le Pink Palace, qui a connu divers acquéreurs, va finir par tomber en ruine et être détruit en novembre 2002. Ce qui reste de l'héritage de l'image et de la propriété intellectuelle de Jayne est désormais géré par la compagnie CMG Worldwide.

--- Epilogue ---
Malgré ses rôles caricaturaux de blondes idiotes, son exhibitionnisme provoquant et sa nymphomanie affirmée (elle aurait dit, en se masturbant devant les photographes sur le tournage de Promises! Promises !: "La plus belle sensation dans la vie, c’est l’orgasme. Plus j’ai des orgasmes et plus je suis heureuse !"), Jayne Mansfield était une femme cultivée, polyglotte (elle parlait cinq langues: anglais, français, allemand, italien et espagnol), jouait du piano et du violon et disait avoir un QI de 163; ce qui fit d'elle "la plus intelligente des blondes stupides". Son personnage a été construit, maniant avec art la publicité, comme le montre cette citation, sur sa soit-disant couleur préférée: "On m'a identifié par le rose au cours de ma carrière, mais je ne suis pas autant folle que ça de cette couleur alors que j'ai laissé les gens le croire. Mes couleurs préférées sont en fait neutres -le noir et le blanc- mais à ce moment là, que penser d'une star de cinéma en noir et blanc ? Tout se doit d'être de couleurs vivantes." Sa fin tragique l'a fait entrer dans la légende, son image reste encore aujourd'hui, populaire et est encore beaucoup utilisée dans la culture des différents arts (écriture, BD, cinéma, séries, bon nombre font référence à Jayne, son image, sa vie, ses films, sa mort).

> Sur le blog:
>> Photothèque consacrée à Jayne dans l' Album Photos

En 1980, le téléfilm biopic "The Jayne Mansfield Story" est diffusé par CBS. Réalisé par Dick Lowry, on y découvre Loni Anderson (dans le rôle de Jayne) et Arnold Schwarzenegger (dans celui de Mickey Hargitay). La fiction a été nommée pour trois Emmy Awards (des catégories coiffure, maquillage et costumes). Quelques images (extraits de films) de Marilyn Monroe sont incluses dans le film.

> Presse: scans persos

- Mariska Hargitay -

> Pages extraites du livre "Les séductrices du cinéma"

>> Jayne vs Marilyn <<

Prémisses d'une rencontre: Le 26 juin 1953, Marilyn Monroe laisse ses empreintes de mains et de pieds (chaussures à talons) dans le ciment frais du sol d'Hollywood, devant le Grauman's Chinese Theatre (> sur le blog: l'article 26/06/1953 Grauman's Chinese Theatre ). Deux ans plus tard, la starlette Jayne Mansfield cherche à se faire un nom à Hollywood: le 19 avril 1955 au soir, elle est photographiée accroupie devant les fameuses empreintes, apposant ses mains dans celles de Marilyn.

La rencontre: Le 12 décembre 1955 se tient la grande première du film "The Rose Tattoo" à New York. Plusieurs célébrités participent à l'événement dont Marlon Brando, acteur du film, qui escorte Marilyn Monroe. Après la représentation du film, à la soirée organisée au Sheraton Astor Hotel, une autre blonde au nom de Jayne Mansfield va faire son apparition, s'incrustant au milieu des autres stars, telle en est sa spécialité, afin de se faire photographier et remarquer. Ce qui n'est pas au goût de Marilyn, qui ne va même pas lui jeter un regard (> sur le blog: l'article 12/12/1955 Première de Rose Tattoo ).

En 1957, Jayne dira: "Marilyn pense de moi que je suis une rivale. Je sais que ça l'agace." A un journaliste, elle confiera que "Marilyn n'était jamais cordiale".
Quand à Marilyn, elle dira, à propos de Jayne, à un journaliste: "Tout ce qu'elle fait, c'est de m'imiter. Mais ses imitations sont une insulte autant pour elle que pour moi. Je sais que c'est supposé être flatteur que d'être imitée, mais elle le fait si grossièrement, si vulgairement. Je voudrais avoir quelques moyens légaux pour la poursuivre envers la dégradation de l'image pour laquelle j'ai mis des années à construire."

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- Comparaison: mêmes poses et attitudes - partie 1 -

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Le parcours: Mariées et divorcées trois fois (premier mariage à 16 ans pour Marilyn, à 17 ans pour Jayne avec des hommes engagés dans l'armée), les deux blondes étaient menées par une soif de réussite à Hollywood. Elles ont étudié à l'université d'UCLA en Californie, ont été mannequins (dans la même agence: la "Blue Book" dirigée par Emmeline Snively, ce qui les as conduit à travailler avec les mêmes photographes, comme Earl Moran). Elles ont posé nues pour un calendrier et l'affaire a été révélée une fois qu'elles sont devenues célèbres (en 1952 pour Marilyn, en 1957 pour Jayne). Elles ont remporté de nombreux concours de beauté. Elles ont aussi parfois donné la réplique aux mêmes acteurs: Cary Grant, Groucho Marx, Dan Dailey, Jack Benny, Tom Ewell, Tommy Noonan, Tony Randall (qui a déclaré avoir préféré travailler avec Jayne: "Au moins, elle essaie d'être professionnelle. Elle se montre sur le plateau, répète, travaille et tourne. Elle a un grand sens de l'autodérision.") Elles ont toutes deux été présentées à la Reine d'Angleterre (en 1956 pour Marilyn, en 1957 pour Jayne) et se sont rendues en Corée pour égayer le moral des soldats (en 1954 pour Marilyn, en 1957 pour Jayne). Elles ont été utilisées par la Fox, interprétant des rôles stéréotypées de blondes idiotes mais ayant tenues un rôle dramatique marquant dans leur carrière ("Don"t Bother to Knock" pour Marilyn, "The Burglar" pour Jayne), et ont remporté le prix "Golden Globe" (en 1957 pour Jayne, en 1960 et 1962 pour Marilyn). De tradition catholique, elles se sont intéressées à d'autres religions, comme le judaïsme, pour un homme (Marilyn pour Arthur Miller, Jayne pour Sam Brody). Elles ont eu comme amant le président John F Kennedy (rencontré par l'intermédiaire de Peter Lawford) et parmi leurs relations sentimentales, leur deuxième mari leur est resté toujours fidèle, s'occupant de leurs funérailles (Joe DiMaggio pour Marilyn, Mickey Hargitay pour Jayne). Elles sont décédées tragiquement très jeunes (34 ans pour Jayne, 36 ans pour Marilyn).

- Comparaison: les mêmes rencontres -

- les mêmes admirateurs: James Haspiel, John Reiley -

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Le look: Jayne comme Marilyn, avait les cheveux naturellement châtains foncés. Elle se les décolore en 1954, afin de faciliter sa carrière d'actrice. Devenue blonde platine, elle figurera parmi les nombreuses "copies de Marilyn" des années 1950s, allant jusqu'à porter parfois le même style de tenues, voire les mêmes vêtements (> sur le blog: les articles du dressing de Marilyn )

- Comparaison: les mêmes tenues -

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Jayne, une doublure de Marilyn: En 1954, Marilyn Monroe claque la porte des studios de la Fox et part se réfugier à New York, où elle étudie à l'Actors Studio, et monte sa maison de production "Les MM Prod." avec un ami photographe, Milton Greene. Elle se montre désormais plus exigeante au niveau des scénarios que la Fox lui propose et impose un droit de regard sur les films qu'elle tourne, refusant bon nombre de navets où les rôles proposés sont toujours identiques: ceux de la blonde idiote, un brin sexy. La Fox cherche alors d'autres actrices blondes, pour leur refourguer leurs nanars: Mamie Van Doren, Cleo Moore, Diana Dors, Sheeree North... des blondes décolorées et jolies, il y en a des tonnes ! Et puis arrive Jayne Mansfield, qui signe son contrat avec la Fox en 1956. Les studios sont ravis, ils ont enfin trouvé une rivale à Marilyn; et Jayne est vite surnommée la "Marilyn Monroe Workings' Man" (autrement dit, la version 'cheap' de Marilyn), ou encore la "Marilyn Monroe King Sized" (en référence à son généreux tour de poitrine). Et Jayne va vite se prendre au jeu de la "doublure" de Marilyn, la parodiant à de nombreuses reprises:

> Dans la pièce de théâtre "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter ?" jouée en 1956 à Broadway, Jayne interprète le rôle de Rita Marlowe, une caricature outrageuse de Marilyn. La pièce a été écrite par George Axelrod, celui-là même à qui l'on doit la pièce "The Seven Year Itch" où Marilyn joua le rôle de la voisine blonde dans l'adaptation cinéma et pour lequel Jayne avait auditionné. Rien que le nom Rita Marlowe est une combinaison des stars Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe et Jean Harlow. Le personnage est celui, à première vue, d'une blonde idiote au déhanché terriblement sexy, poussant de petits cris accentuant sa naïveté, mais qui est en fait une femme intelligente car use de son image auprès des médias pour parvenir à ses fins. Quand la Fox souhaite adapter la pièce en version cinéma, le rôle est proposé à Mamie Van Doren, qui décline l'offre. Alors la Fox engage Jayne Mansfield, qui avait déjà brillé dans la peau du personnage sur les planches New-Yorkaises. En offrant ce rôle à Jayne, la Fox semblait comme se moquer de Marilyn, qui souhaitait être prise au sérieux, à travers ce rôle qui caricaturait sa carrière.

> Dans la série télévisée "Sunday Spectacular: The Bachelor" du 12 juin 1956, Jayne parodie Marilyn. D'abord, en lisant le livre "Les frères Karamazov", alors que Marilyn venait à peine d'annoncer qu'elle souhaitait jouer dans l'adaptation du roman de Dostoievski. Puis, en chanson, chantant le titre "Heat Wave" interprété par Marilyn dans le film "There's no business like show business".

> Dans l'émission de télévision "Jack Benny Show", épisode "Jack takes a boat from Hawai" du 26 novembre 1963, Jayne rejoue à l'identique le sketch joué en 1953 par Marilyn "The Honolulu Trip" avec Jack Benny dans la même émission (> sur le blog: l'article 13/09/1953 The Jack Benny Show ) -excepté pour la chanson, où le "Bye Bye Baby" de Marilyn est remplacé par "Too Marvelous for Words" par Jayne:

> En 1964, Jayne reprend les rôles tenus par Marilyn au cinéma en jouant sur scène dans les pièces "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (au Carousel Theater) et "Bus Stop" (au Yonker Playhouse) à New York.

> Quand elle se produisait dans les clubs (et notamment dans ses shows de Las Vegas), il arrivait parfois que Jayne reprenne la chanson incontournable de Marilyn: "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend".

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- Comparaison: mêmes poses et attitudes - partie 2 -

> Sources:
>> articles et photos (scans) personnels
>> photographies collectées sur le web via googleimages
>> Le site officiel jaynemansfield.com / Fan Club Jayne Mansfield Online FanClub
>> biographie sur wikipedia in english / wikipedia en français
>> le blog français de Jéjé La vie en rose de Jayne Mansfield
>> les pages consultées pour la biographie -sites en anglais: Bombshells (petit site avec bio, films, photos), Frank's Reel Reviews (petite bio), Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen (dates et faits), find a death (article bio), The Thought Experiment (article blog), Jayne Mansfield in Popular Culture (article de wikipedia) / -sites en français: lenaweb (petite bio), Les chroniques de Loulou (bio illustrée), AcidPop (divers articles).

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14 novembre 2014

Property from the life and career of MM - 12/2014 - Various

Bijoux

Lot 723: MARILYN MONROE RHINESTONE STAR HAIR COMBS
A group of four faux tortoise shell hair combs affixed with a star ornament. The star is embellished with rhinestones. The top edge of comb is marked "Made in France" with "Auguste Bonaz" signature marking. The Christie's catalog referred to these items as "four rhinestone star hair pins." Accompanied by the original lot tag, lot description, Christie's sale pencil and paper.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 222, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
1 1/2 inches
Winning bid: $22,500 - Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Lot 727: MARILYN MONROE RHINESTONE HAIR PINS
A group of four hair pins, each topped with a rhinestone ball of prong-set rhinestones. The Christie's catalog referred to these items as "four rhinestone hairclips." Accompanied by the original lot tag, lot description, Christie's sale pencil and paper.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 222, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
3 3/4 inches
Winning bid: $25,600 - Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Lot 731: MARILYN MONROE BEADED NECKLACE
A Marilyn Monroe owned necklace. Single-strand costume necklace of grey, black and iridescent faceted beads in round, pear and rod shape. Spring ring clasp. Original Christie's 1999 auction lot tag attached.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 248, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
54 inches
Winning bid:$37,500 - Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Lot 879: MARILYN MONROE OWNED PENDANT
A Marilyn Monroe owned pendant composed of white hardstone in the shape of a hand. The hand “holds” a ring suspending four pieces of coral. The hand is ornamented with a bracelet centering a small piece of turquoise. Capped in silver metal with a jump ring for wear.
PROVENANCE Lot 240, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
Length, approximately 1 3/4 inches
Winning bid:$34,375 - Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Vêtements

Lot 809: MARILYN MONROE OVERCOAT
A Marilyn Monroe fawn colored silk overcoat with black velvet collar detail and apricot satin lining. Seven-button closure and two exterior pockets. No size or maker’s label present. Fits size 8 dress form.
Monroe’s affection for this coat is documented by many photos of her wearing it during the years 1956-1959. Some have deemed it “Marilyn’s Favorite Coat.” As a newlywed, she modeled the coat in an iconic June 30, 1956, road trip and photoshoot with her new husband, playwright Arthur Miller, to his country home in Roxbury, Connecticut. Accompanying the couple in Miller’s black ’56 T-Bird was Marilyn Monroe Productions business associate and favored photographer, Milton Greene. Other extant photos include Monroe and Miller in June 26, 1959 as they departed New York’s Lennox Hill Hospital in New York City after Monroe's hospitalization for gynecological surgery.
This coat has been on continuous exhibit since 2010 at owner’s “Marshhaven” residence, Heritage Plantation, Pawleys Island, SC. The coat has been climate and UV protected.
LITERATURE
LIFE : Remembering Marilyn, 2009, pp. 105, 111.
Jenna Glatzer, The Marilyn Monroe Treasures, 2008, p. 142.
James Haspiel, Marilyn The Ultimate Look at the Legend, 1991, p. 133.
James Spada with George Zeno, Monroe: Her Life in Pictures, 1982, p. 116.
PROVENANCE Lot 162, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
Winning bid:$173,000 - Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000

Lot 816A: MARILYN MONROE BLACK VELVET DRESS
A Marilyn Monroe black silk velvet dress believed to be the dress worn by Monroe to the 1956 Prince and the Showgirl press conference with Laurence Olivier at the Plaza hotel in New York. The right strap of Monroe dress broke at that event and had to be secured with a safety pin. There are obvious signs of repair on this strap. Images showing Marilyn wearing this dress can be seen in lots 814 & 815 as well as the below footage of Marilyn live at the press conference event. Three-quarter-length with spaghetti straps and a zipper closure at back. No sizes or maker labels present.
EXHIBITED Museum Salvatore Ferragamo, "Marilyn," Italy 2012-2013
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 219, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
Winning bid:$56,250 - Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000

Lot 816B: MARILYN MONROE OPERA COAT
Marilyn Monroe black velvet opera coat with three-quarter batwing sleeves and a shawl collar. No sizes or maker labels present.
EXHIBITED Museum Salvatore Ferragamo, "Marilyn," Italy 2012-2013
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 219, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
Winning bid:$37,500 - Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000

Lot 889: MARILYN MONROE BRASSIERE
A Marilyn Monroe nude-colored underwire brassiere with mesh-lined cups. Label reads “Hollywood/ Vassarette/ V-Ette/ Debutante/ Style 1225/Size 36C/ Price $5.95.” The brassiere came from Monroe’s professional wardrobe. Prior to being auctioned in 2005, the brassiere was intended to be auctioned at Christie’s 1999 Monroe Estate auction.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 63, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
Winning bid: $20,000 - Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Lot 890: MARILYN MONROE GARTER BELT
A garter belt from Marilyn Monroe’s professional wardrobe. Beige lace nylon with interior labels that read “Saks Fifth Avenue” and “Nylon/ Do Not Iron.” Saks was one of Monroe’s favorite stores. Prior to its sale in 2005, this lot was intended to be sold in Christie’s 1999 Monroe Estate auction and still bears the Christie’s tags.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 87, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
Winning bid: $5,440 - Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Maquillage

Lot 944: MARILYN MONROE MAKEUP ITEM
A Marilyn Monroe Jaquet translucid foundation, contained in the original box and accompanied by product information pamphlet. The 2001 Christie's auction, where this item was originally sold, was held to benefit Hollygrove Children's Home. Monroe was a resident at Hollygrove at 9 years old.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 112, "Fine Manuscripts," Christie's, Los Angeles, Sale number 9814, September 20, 2001
3 by 2 1/4 inches
Winning bid:$3,125 - Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Lot 945: MARILYN MONROE MAKEUP BRUSH
A Marilyn Monroe owned eyelash/eyebrow brush with clear plastic handle and black bristles.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 275, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
2 1/2 inches
Winning bid:$1,875 - Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 946: MARILYN MONROE LIP BRUSH
A Marilyn Monroe owned gold-tone lip brush. Manual retraction, the brush bristles and metal surrounding the brush still bear signs of use.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 275, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
3 1/4 inches
Winning bid:$10,000 - Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 947: MARILYN MONROE MAKEUP BRUSH
A Marilyn Monroe owned eyelash/eyebrow brush with clear plastic handle.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 275, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
2 1/4 inches
Winning bid:$2,560 - Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 948: MARILYN MONROE MASCARA
A Marilyn Monroe owned tube of Helena Rubinstein mascara. Gold-toned metal tube.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 275, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
4 1/2 inches
Winning bid:$4,480 - Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 949: MARILYN MONROE EYELASH GLUE
A tube of Marilyn Monroe owned Johnson & Johnson Duo surgical adhesive used as an eyelash glue. Contained in a metal tube with a black cap.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 275, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
3 1/2 by 1 inches
Winning bid:$1,280 - Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Objets Divers

Lot 664: MARILYN MONROE SKI POLES AND TRANSPARENCY
Two sets of Marilyn Monroe owned vintage ski poles: one set made of wood and painted red, the other set made of bamboo and painted red at one time; most of the paint is now gone. The poles are similar to those used by Monroe in a 1945 photoshoot with Andre de Dienes. Accompanied by a transparency of Monroe from that photoshoot and a small clipping showing the same.
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Lois Banner
and Lot 267, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
Largest, 41 inches
Winning bid:$3,750 - Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 712: EARL MORAN (AMERICAN, 1893-1984) MARILYN MONROE NUDE
An oil on canvas painting of Marilyn Monroe reclining nude in bed. Signed middle right “Earl Moran.”
Earl Moran was a prominent pin-up artist during the 1930s and 1940s with a stylish flair that helped sell millions of calendars for publishers Brown & Bigelow. In 1946, Moran had the good fortune of meeting an aspiring model named Norma Jeane Dougherty, soon to become famous as Marilyn Monroe. Dozens of photographs were taken of Monroe in various poses, which Moran then used to paint seductive nudes in oil and pastel, portraying Monroe as a blonde, a redhead, and even as a brunette. The painting shown here was purchased by the consignor's wife directly from Moran after they met him at the Laguna Art Festival. The consignor fondly recalls how Moran explained to them that the model for the painting was a young woman named Norma Jeane Dougherty.
Canvas, 23 3/4 by 48 inches; 32 by 56 inches, framed
Winning bid:$37,500 - Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000

Lot 715: MARILYN MONROE "MISS RADAR" CONTEST PHOTOGRAPH
A vintage photograph of a bulletin board with images of celebrities and reads "Your Miss Radar Contest." Marilyn Monroe's photograph hung on the bulletin board. Verso stamped "Official USAF Photo Fifth Air Force."
PROVENANCE From the lost archive of Marilyn Monroe
8 by 10 inches
Winning bid:$128 - Estimate: $200 - $400

Lot 738: MARILYN MONROE CAST HAND AND FOOT PRINTS
An acrylic cast of Marilyn Monroe's hand and foot prints from Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Monroe originally immortalized her hand and foot prints at the theatre in June 1953. This cast, made of casting grade silicone, was part of a project from the late 1970s that was supposed to preserve the prints but also was going to be used to create a limited number of the molds for sale. That project never reached fruition, and this is the only known cast prepared this way. On one side the cast looks like the original; the back shows the cast in negative relief.
Approximately 40 by 36 inches
Winning bid: $23,040 - Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Lot 743: JOE DiMAGGIO OWNED BINOCULARS
Vintage Stellar brand binoculars owned by Joe DiMaggio in their original leather case. “JOE DIMAGGIO” embossed in gold on the lid of the case. All original lens caps for the binoculars are present.
PROVENANCE Lot 364, “The Estate of Joe DiMaggio,” Hunt Auctions, New York, May 19 & 20, 2006
Case, 7 by 7 1/2 inches
Winning bid: $1,000 - Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 757: MARILYN MONROE CHEST X-RAY
An X-ray of Marilyn Monroe's chest. Printed on the X-ray is the following information: "Cedars of Lebanon Hospital/ Drs. E. Freedman and S. Finck/ Name DiMaggio, Marilyn/ No. 50612 Date 11-10-54/ Ref. By Dr. L. Krohn." As a radiology resident at Cedars, a young doctor obtained these X-rays. When he taught at the school himself, he used these X-rays to ensure that students were paying attention. Monroe was said to have known about the X-rays and their use, about which she said, "Isn't that sweet." Monroe's hospital visit was said to be for her chronic endometriosis, or as her doctor's described it, "For correction of a female disorder she has suffered for years." Monroe was in the hospital for several days and was filmed by the press when she left the hospital.
17 by 14 inches
Winning bid:$20,480 - Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 836: MARILYN MONROE COMPACT
A Marilyn Monroe owned compact. Rectangular shape, silver-tone chrome plated metal, chain handle, hinged opening reveals a mirror on one side, makeup and single poof contained in the other side. Hammered finish on lid with a panel pattern. This compact is believed to have been made in the 1920s.
PROVENANCE Lot 242, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
3 3/4 by 2 inches
Winning bid: $48,000 - Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Lot 959: MARILYN MONROE PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE
A Marilyn Monroe prescription pill bottle with a label that reads “No. 256653 Dr. Reuben/ Marilyn Monroe Miller/ One tablet in morning and at bedtime. 6.22.60/ Bedford Prescription Pharmacy.” Dr. Phillip Reuben was one of Monroe’s physicians. The consignor received the bottle from her Uncle who worked in the fabric and furniture industry in New York. The uncle was given the bottle by a colleague. One possibility is that the “colleague” was Henry Rosenfeld, New York clothing manufacturer and a close friend of Monroe's.
2 inches
Winning bid:$3,200 - Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Lot 964: MARILYN MONROE PRESCRIPTION PILL BOTTLE
A Marilyn Monroe prescription pill bottle from Schwab's Pharmacy in Hollywood, RX number 447184, for Phenergan, a medication used to treat allergies, prescribed to Marilyn Monroe by Dr. Kennamer and dated June 1, 1961.
Winning bid:$6,250 - Estimate: $4,500 - $6,500

Lot 980: MARILYN MONROE ASSORTED TABLEWARE
Marilyn Monroe tableware items including, a Carvel Hall cutlery fish service set of five forks and knives, the cutlery silverplated with faux ivory handles and marked EPNS, contained in a faux leather case; a helmet-shaped gravy boat stamped with a hallmark and “Sterling/ 646”; a silver-tone metal goblet with beaded rim and foot; a metal Thermos stamped “Made in Germany,” with hinged lid and mercury glass liner; a pair of table bells, each with clapper removed; a bronze bell with a cast putto handle and bell casting molded with figures (this item has been repaired); and a lace flounce cover topped with a light purple ribbon.
PROVENANCE Lot 413, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
Winning bid:$12,500 - Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Lot 981: MARILYN MONROE CHROME CUP SET AND BOTTLE COASTER
A group of six Marilyn Monroe owned metal beakers with a tri-lobed bottle coaster. A set of six chrome plated cylindrical-form beakers, ringed pattern at base with a single ring near the rim and raised circle embellishment. The silverplated bottle coaster has a floral engraving, sits on three feet, rod carrying stem with decorative handle.
PROVENANCE Lot 412, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
Winning bid:$6,400 - Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Lot 982: MARILYN MONROE OWNED BLUE GLASS BOWL
A Marilyn Monroe owned cobalt blue, Murano style Italian glass bowl with crimped tripartite rim. A Christie's lot sticker is affixed to the base of the bowl.
PROVENANCE Partial Lot 406, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
2 1/2 by 7 inches
Winning bid:$8,125 - Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Lot 983: MARILYN MONROE OSTER BLENDER
Marilyn Monroe's personal Oster "Osterizer" chrome beehive blender, together with original glass blender jar, square top and cover.
PROVENANCE Lot 242, "Property from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005
Height, 16 inches
Winning bid:$3,125 - Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000gb

Lot 988: MARILYN MONROE AVANT GARDE 2 MAGAZINE SIGNED BY BERT STERN
A Bert Stern twice-signed copy of Avant Garde 2 magazine containing the cover story "The Marilyn Monroe Trip: A Portfolio of Serigraphic Prints by Bert Stern" published in March 1968. The magazine was printed with 12 screenprints of Stern's modified photographs of Monroe. Printed on uncoated paper. Signed by Stern on the front cover at lower left and dated "2004." Additionally signed and dated on an interior page. Accompanied by two newspaper clippings of Stern's obituary. Stern died in 2013.
11 1/4 by 11 inches
Winning bid:$ 640 - Estimate: $600 - $800

lot 990: MARILYN MONROE OWNED POUCETTE PAINTING
"Le Taureau," oil on canvas, red landscape with bull, signed lower right "Poucette" and dated on verso 1962. The painting is discussed and illustrated in in the biography Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox by Lois Banner (New York: Bloomsbury, 2012).
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Lois Banner
and Partial Lot 426, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999
11 by 14 inches
Winning bid: $17,920 - Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Playboy

Lot 732: MARILYN MONROE 1955 "GOLDEN DREAMS" CALENDAR
A Marilyn Monroe "Golden Dreams" calendar from 1955. This vintage calendar was created after it was revealed that the model was Marilyn Monroe. Text to the right of Monroe's image reads "Posed by Marilyn Monroe." The infamous photograph was taken by Tom Kelley. Calendar pages are intact. Housed in a frame.
22 by 12 inches
Winning bid:$2,240 - Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot 733: MARILYN MONROE "GOLDEN DREAMS" PRINT
A vintage color poster print of Marilyn Monroe from her Red Velvet session with photographer Tom Kelley, housed in a frame. "Golden Dreams" is printed at the lower center.
19 1/2 by 16 inches
Winning bid:$768 - Estimate: $200 - $400

Lot 734: MARILYN MONROE "GOLDEN DREAMS" SALES SAMPLES
A pair of sales samples of Marilyn Monroe “Golden Dreams” and “Lure of Lace” promotional images contained in an explanatory envelope. The images are promoted as “giveaway mounts” that can be printed with business information. The mounts are offered with the nude “Golden Dreams” image or the “Lure of Lace,” which is the "Golden Dreams" image “overprinted with lingerie finery.”
Largest, 14 by 11 inches
Winning bid:$1,600 - Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot 735: MARILYN MONROE RED VELVET SESSION PLAYING CARDS
A set of Marilyn Monroe playing cards featuring Tom Kelley’s Red Velvet photographs. Two unopened playing card decks with tax stamps, circa 1953. One deck shows Monroe in the pose titled “Golden Dreams,” the other deck is of Monroe in the pose titled “A New Wrinkle.” Contained in a presentation box stamped with an image of Monroe’s “A New Wrinkle” pose. A brief description is on the box's interior. Produced by Brown & Bigelow.
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Lois Banner
8 3/4 by 3 1/2 inches
Winning bid: $512 - Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot 736: MARILYN MONROE FIRST ISSUE OF PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
A copy of the first issue of Playboy Magazine that features Marilyn Monroe on the cover. Monroe also appears on the interior of the premiere issue in an article on pages 17-18 titled "What Makes Marilyn" and a color pin-up of Monroe taken by Tom Kelley during the 1949 Red Velvet session on page 19. Monroe is called "Sweetheart of the Month," which evolved to Playmate of the Month. No date appears on the cover because Hugh Hefner has stated that he didn't know if there would be a second issue. The magazine hit newsstands in December 1953 and sold for 50 cents.
11 by 8 1/2 inches
Winning bid: $15,625 - Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Lot 737: PLAYBOY 40TH ANNIVERSARY FENDER STRATOCASTER
A Playboy 40th Anniversary limited edition Custom Shop Fender Stratocaster. The guitar body is custom painted by Pamelina H. and features an image of Marilyn Monroe from the Red Velvet session that appeared in the first issue of Playboy magazine against a black background. Fender Custom Shop neckplate, backplate engraved “Playboy” with an image of the Playboy Bunny logo. Headstock bears the image of a Playboy Femlin, numbered on back of headstock “DE2-092 of 175." Playboy bunny logo inlays on flamed maple fingerboard. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Fender Custom Shop dated April 25, 1994; a red leather "Playboy” guitar strap; and a red leather gig bag that fits into an SKB flight case.
39 by 13 inches
Winning bid: $25,000 - Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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