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.Enchères Julien's Auction 
  "The Marilyn Monroe Auction"
du 17 au 19 décembre 2016
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17-19/11/2016, JULIEN'S: The Marilyn Monroe Auction - Vente et Catalogues
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Art par Marilyn
Marilyn's Art

Lot 183: MARILYN MONROE DRAWING
 A single sheet of stationery from Parkside House, the English manor where Monroe and Arthur Miller stayed in Surrey while she filmed The Prince and the Showgirl in London in 1956. The page contains a profile drawing of a man's head in black ink, possibly that of Sir Laurence Olivier.
LITERATURE Monroe, Marilyn, and Bernard Comment. Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters. Pages 120-121. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. 1-237. Print.
7 by 5 1/4 inches
 Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
 

Lot 520: MARILYN MONROE CRAYON DRAWING
 Titled “A glass of champagn [sic] the morning after,” the Conté crayon on paper is a monochromatic line drawing of a full Champagne coupe, one of Monroe’s favorite drinks. The drawing is unsigned and framed in a gilt wood frame.
Sight, 11 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
  

Lot 521: MARILYN MONROE CRAYON FIGURAL STUDY
 Titled “Lover watching his love sleep,” the Conté crayon on paper is a monochromatic red sketch of a reclining nude woman filling the frame with a view of a nude male figure drawn from behind. The drawing is unsigned and framed in a gilt wood frame.
Sight, 11 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
  

Lot 522: MARILYN MONROE WATERCOLOR NUDE STUDY
 Titled “Making love sometime,” the watercolor on paper is a monochromatic abstract representation of two naked figures in bed, executed with a great economy of line. The painting is unsigned and framed in a gilt wood frame.
Sight, 11 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
  

Lot 523: MARILYN MONROE WATERCOLOR STILL LIFE
 Titled “Viewed from a night table,” the watercolor on paper sheet is a monochromatic sketch showing a bed post and assortment of objects on a bed side table, including a glass of water and book of poems. The painting is unsigned and unframed with rough spiral tab, top edge.
12 by 9 inches
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
  

Lot 524: MARILYN MONROE WATERCOLOR FIGURAL STUDY
 Titled “Jumping into the frying pan from the fire,” the watercolor on paper is a monochromatic red figure of a woman wearing patterned stockings and with arm stretched out behind her as if she is preparing to dive. The painting is unsigned and framed in a gilt wood frame.
Sight, 11 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
  

Lot 525: MARILYN MONROE CRAYON FIGURAL STUDY
 Titled “Nude tucking her knees under,” the Conté crayon on paper is a monochromatic red female figure abstractly drawn with an economy of line depicting a woman holding her knees to her body. The drawing is unsigned and framed in a gilt wood frame.
Sight, 11 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
  

Lot 526: MARILYN MONROE CRAYON PORTRAIT
 Titled “I must concentrate,” the Conté crayon on paper is a monochromatic abstract portrait of a woman’s head. The title is written over a previous inscription that has been smudged and crossed out. The drawing is unsigned and framed in a gilt wood frame.
Sight, 11 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
 

Lot 527: MARILYN MONROE CRAYON DRAWING
 Titled “Old Man sitting on a bench listening,” the Conté crayon on paper is a monochromatic abstract portrait of a man leaning forward. The title is written along lower edge of sheet. The drawing is unsigned and framed in a gilt wood frame.
Sight, 11 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches
 Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
  

Lot 528: MARILYN MONROE WATERCOLOR SKETCHES
 Untitled, the watercolor on paper is a monochromatic sketch of a reclining female nude on one side of the paper and an abstract animal figure on the other. The painting is unsigned and unframed with rough spiral tab, side edge.
13 3/4 by 10 inches
 Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
  

Lot 529: MARILYN MONROE WATERCOLOR SKETCH
 A single sheet of paper from a spiral-bound pad of watercolor paper with a loosely done sketch of a woman's head resting on her hand in monochromatic tones. A horizontal line has been drawn through the eyes. The reverse side of the paper has a loose sketch of a bull in black charcoal and another faint sketch in Conté crayon.
12 1/4 by 9 inches
 Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
   

Lot 530: MARILYN MONROE WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT
 Titled “Girl Writing,” the watercolor on paper is a monochromatic sketch of a seated woman in a dress with intricate shoe strap against a minimal background suggesting a bench. The painting is unsigned and unframed with rough spiral tab, top edge.
12 by 9 inches
 Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
 
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Marilyn in Art

Lot 69: MARILYN MONROE ANDY WARHOL POSTER
 An original offset lithograph poster for the 1972 Tate Gallery exhibition of Andy Warhol, featuring Warhol’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe.
Framed, 36½ by 26½ inches
PROVENANCE: Lot 101, "Interiors-20th Century Edition including Modern Design, Art, Fashion & Prints," Christie's, South Kensington, Sale number 5340, September 16, 2008
 Estimate: $200 - $400
 

Lot 80: BOB MACKIE MARILYN MONROE JFK GOWN SKETCH
 A Bob Mackie signed mixed media on paper contemporary sketch of Marilyn Monroe in her 1962 Jean Louis designed gown. Mackie has drawn Monroe in the nude illusion gown using his 1960s era style of rendering. Mackie’s first job in Hollywood was with Jean Louis. At the time he drew the original sketch, he did not know who it the gown was for. The 22 year-old Mackie, under Jean Louis’ direction, spent his days drawing sketches of Marilyn Monroe for her role as Ellen Arden in the unfinished film Something’s Got To Give (20th Century). Mackie recalled that Louis’ French accent was so thick it was difficult to understand his directions.
17 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
  

Lot 81: BOB MACKIE MARILYN MONROE JFK GOWN SKETCH
 A Bob Mackie signed mixed media on paper contemporary sketch of Marilyn Monroe in her 1962 Jean Louis designed gown. Mackie has drawn Monroe in the nude illusion gown using his current style of sketching. Mackie’s first job in Hollywood was with Jean Louis. At the time he drew the original sketch, he did not know who the gown was for. The 22 year-old Mackie, under Jean Louis’ direction, spent his days drawing sketches of Marilyn Monroe for her role as Ellen Arden in the unfinished film Something’s Got To Give (20th Century). Mackie recalled that Louis’ French accent was so thick it was difficult to understand his directions.
17 by 11 inches
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
 

Lot 82: MARILYN MONROE LEROY NEIMAN (AMERICAN, 1921-2012)
 "Happy Birthday Mr. President," serigraph on paper, signed in pencil lower right and numbered 500/600 lower left.
38 by 34 inches, sight; 56 by 52 inches, overall
 Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
  

Lot 536: MARILYN MONROE FAN ITEMS
 A vintage pencil on paper fan portrait of Monroe signed and dated Myrna Phaire, 1954. Together with Volume one, Number one of the Marilyn Monroe Memorial Fan Club Yearbook Summer 1964 - Summer 1965 edited by James Spada.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $300 - $500
 

Lot 613: MARILYN MONROE PORTRAITS
 A pair of chalk on paper portraits of Marilyn Monroe signed "Charles Presto," one dated 1958.
20 by 15 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
 Estimate: $400 - $600
   

Lot 914: MARILYN MONROE THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL PAINTING BY FLINT
 A Francis Russell Flint (British, 1915-1977) painting of Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier in their roles as The Regent and Elsie in The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). The painting, on canvas, is reported to have been made on set during the filming of what was then called "The Sleeping Prince." Signed by Flint at lower right. A wood stretcher on the back of the painting is marked “Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier ‘The Sleeping Prince.’”
20 by 30 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
 

Lot 978: MARILYN MONROE NUDE PORTRAIT BY JON HUL
 A graphite on paper study of Marilyn Monroe posing nude next to a swimming pool. Based on images taken during the making of Monroe's last film, Something's Got To Give (20th Century, 1962). Signed and dated to the center right by artist Jon Hul.
30 by 24 inches, framed
 Estimate: $800 - $1,200
   

Lot 980: BOB MACKIE ORIGINAL MARILYN MONROE COSTUME SKETCH AND BOOK
An original Bob Mackie costume design sketch for Marilyn Monroe in her role as Ellen Arden in the unfinished film Something’s Got To Give. The mixed media on board sketch shows Monroe wearing the complete costume suit consisting of a fur-trimmed coat and shift dress. At right, a smaller sketch shows the costume without the jacket, and at left is a small sketch of the back neckline. A fabric swatch is affixed to the upper right corner. The sketch is initialed “T.S.M.” in the upper right corner and dated “5/14/62” on verso. Mackie created this sketch as a 22-year-old in his first Hollywood job working as a sketch artist for Jean Louis. Monroe liked the Jean Louis designed costume so much she wore the ensemble to her last public appearance, a charity event for muscular dystrophy held at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 1962. Accompanied by the book Marilyn in Fashion: The Enduring Influence of Marilyn Monroe by Christopher Nickens and George Zeno (Philadelphia: Running Press, 2012) featuring an image of Monroe on set wearing this costume.
20 by 15 inches
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Bob Mackie
 Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
 

Lot 981: BOB MACKIE ORIGINAL MARILYN MONROE COSTUME SKETCH
 An original Bob Mackie costume design sketch for Marilyn Monroe in her role as Ellen Arden in the unfinished film Something’s Got To Give (20th Century, 1962). The mixed media on board sketch shows Monroe in a red skirt suit with a swing jacket trimmed in leopard print and a leopard hat. Two fabric swatches are affixed to the board at upper right corner. A small piece of paper is affixed to the upper left corner with typed information that reads “Outfit Worn On Day Off/ Also In Courtroom Sequence” with handwritten notations in an unknown hand. Additional sketches appear to the right of the primary image, and three sketches of different aspects of the costume are drawn on verso. Notations on verso in upper left corner and dated “2-23-62.” The sketch was created by Mackie as a 22-year-old in his first Hollywood position as a sketch artist for costume designer Jean Louis.
20 by 15 inches
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Bob Mackie
 Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
  

Lot 1007: MARILYN MONROE BERT STERN AVANT GARDE IMAGE
 A silkscreen image of Marilyn Monroe created by Bert Stern from a photograph he took of Monroe during “The Last Sitting” in 1962. This image, and others, were published in a 1968 issue of Avant Garde magazine. The image, applied to canvas, is signed at lower right “Bert Stern/ 1962 Avant Garde/ Collector’s Proof.” The image was previously part of an Edward Weston Estate Auction held in 1997.
10 by 10 inches
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 
 

Lot 1008: MARILYN MONROE AFTER ANDY WARHOL SUNDAY B. MORNING "MARILYN" PORTFOLIO
 A portfolio of 10 Marilyn Monroe Sunday B. Morning silkscreen prints on museum board circa 2012, from an open edition. Stamped in blue on verso "published by Sunday B. Morning" and "fill in your own signature."
Each, 36 by 36 inches
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
 
  

Lot 1013: MARILYN MONROE PORTRAIT BY GENNADIY KOUFAY
 An acrylic on canvas portrait of Marilyn Monroe created by Gennadiy Koufay, hand-embellished with simulated diamonds and rubies and signed to the lower right. Includes a certificate of authenticity from the artist.
31 3/4 by 25 1/2 inches, framed
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
 

Lot 1014: MARILYN MONROE GICLÉE BY SIDNEY MAURER
 An enhanced giclée portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Sidney Maurer.
The giclée on canvas image is hand numbered “3” and signed by the artist on verso. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity stating the artwork was made in an edition of 200.
20 by 30 inches, framed
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
 

Lot 1015: BOB MACKIE SERIGRAPH OF MARILYN MONROE
 A limited edition Bob Mackie serigraph of Marilyn Monroe circa 1977.
Titled simply “Marilyn,” numbered 65/275, and signed by Mackie in the lower right corner.
43 1/2 by 30 inches
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Bob Mackie
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
   

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Marilyn in Art

Lot 69: MARILYN MONROE ANDY WARHOL POSTER
 An original offset lithograph poster for the 1972 Tate Gallery exhibition of Andy Warhol, featuring Warhol’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe.
Framed, 36½ by 26½ inches
PROVENANCE: Lot 101, "Interiors-20th Century Edition including Modern Design, Art, Fashion & Prints," Christie's, South Kensington, Sale number 5340, September 16, 2008
 Estimate: $200 - $400
 

Lot 80: BOB MACKIE MARILYN MONROE JFK GOWN SKETCH
 A Bob Mackie signed mixed media on paper contemporary sketch of Marilyn Monroe in her 1962 Jean Louis designed gown. Mackie has drawn Monroe in the nude illusion gown using his 1960s era style of rendering. Mackie’s first job in Hollywood was with Jean Louis. At the time he drew the original sketch, he did not know who it the gown was for. The 22 year-old Mackie, under Jean Louis’ direction, spent his days drawing sketches of Marilyn Monroe for her role as Ellen Arden in the unfinished film Something’s Got To Give (20th Century). Mackie recalled that Louis’ French accent was so thick it was difficult to understand his directions.
17 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
  

Lot 81: BOB MACKIE MARILYN MONROE JFK GOWN SKETCH
 A Bob Mackie signed mixed media on paper contemporary sketch of Marilyn Monroe in her 1962 Jean Louis designed gown. Mackie has drawn Monroe in the nude illusion gown using his current style of sketching. Mackie’s first job in Hollywood was with Jean Louis. At the time he drew the original sketch, he did not know who the gown was for. The 22 year-old Mackie, under Jean Louis’ direction, spent his days drawing sketches of Marilyn Monroe for her role as Ellen Arden in the unfinished film Something’s Got To Give (20th Century). Mackie recalled that Louis’ French accent was so thick it was difficult to understand his directions.
17 by 11 inches
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
 

Lot 82: MARILYN MONROE LEROY NEIMAN (AMERICAN, 1921-2012)
 "Happy Birthday Mr. President," serigraph on paper, signed in pencil lower right and numbered 500/600 lower left.
38 by 34 inches, sight; 56 by 52 inches, overall
 Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
  

Lot 536: MARILYN MONROE FAN ITEMS
 A vintage pencil on paper fan portrait of Monroe signed and dated Myrna Phaire, 1954. Together with Volume one, Number one of the Marilyn Monroe Memorial Fan Club Yearbook Summer 1964 - Summer 1965 edited by James Spada.
8 1/2 by 11 inches
 Estimate: $300 - $500
 

Lot 613: MARILYN MONROE PORTRAITS
 A pair of chalk on paper portraits of Marilyn Monroe signed "Charles Presto," one dated 1958.
20 by 15 1/2 inches
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Frieda Hull
 Estimate: $400 - $600
   

Lot 914: MARILYN MONROE THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL PAINTING BY FLINT
 A Francis Russell Flint (British, 1915-1977) painting of Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier in their roles as The Regent and Elsie in The Prince and the Showgirl (Warner Bros., 1957). The painting, on canvas, is reported to have been made on set during the filming of what was then called "The Sleeping Prince." Signed by Flint at lower right. A wood stretcher on the back of the painting is marked “Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier ‘The Sleeping Prince.’”
20 by 30 inches
 Estimate: $400 - $600
 

Lot 978: MARILYN MONROE NUDE PORTRAIT BY JON HUL
 A graphite on paper study of Marilyn Monroe posing nude next to a swimming pool. Based on images taken during the making of Monroe's last film, Something's Got To Give (20th Century, 1962). Signed and dated to the center right by artist Jon Hul.
30 by 24 inches, framed
 Estimate: $800 - $1,200
   

Lot 980: BOB MACKIE ORIGINAL MARILYN MONROE COSTUME SKETCH AND BOOK
An original Bob Mackie costume design sketch for Marilyn Monroe in her role as Ellen Arden in the unfinished film Something’s Got To Give. The mixed media on board sketch shows Monroe wearing the complete costume suit consisting of a fur-trimmed coat and shift dress. At right, a smaller sketch shows the costume without the jacket, and at left is a small sketch of the back neckline. A fabric swatch is affixed to the upper right corner. The sketch is initialed “T.S.M.” in the upper right corner and dated “5/14/62” on verso. Mackie created this sketch as a 22-year-old in his first Hollywood job working as a sketch artist for Jean Louis. Monroe liked the Jean Louis designed costume so much she wore the ensemble to her last public appearance, a charity event for muscular dystrophy held at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 1962. Accompanied by the book Marilyn in Fashion: The Enduring Influence of Marilyn Monroe by Christopher Nickens and George Zeno (Philadelphia: Running Press, 2012) featuring an image of Monroe on set wearing this costume.
20 by 15 inches
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Bob Mackie
 Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
 

Lot 981: BOB MACKIE ORIGINAL MARILYN MONROE COSTUME SKETCH
 An original Bob Mackie costume design sketch for Marilyn Monroe in her role as Ellen Arden in the unfinished film Something’s Got To Give (20th Century, 1962). The mixed media on board sketch shows Monroe in a red skirt suit with a swing jacket trimmed in leopard print and a leopard hat. Two fabric swatches are affixed to the board at upper right corner. A small piece of paper is affixed to the upper left corner with typed information that reads “Outfit Worn On Day Off/ Also In Courtroom Sequence” with handwritten notations in an unknown hand. Additional sketches appear to the right of the primary image, and three sketches of different aspects of the costume are drawn on verso. Notations on verso in upper left corner and dated “2-23-62.” The sketch was created by Mackie as a 22-year-old in his first Hollywood position as a sketch artist for costume designer Jean Louis.
20 by 15 inches
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Bob Mackie
 Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
  

Lot 1007: MARILYN MONROE BERT STERN AVANT GARDE IMAGE
 A silkscreen image of Marilyn Monroe created by Bert Stern from a photograph he took of Monroe during “The Last Sitting” in 1962. This image, and others, were published in a 1968 issue of Avant Garde magazine. The image, applied to canvas, is signed at lower right “Bert Stern/ 1962 Avant Garde/ Collector’s Proof.” The image was previously part of an Edward Weston Estate Auction held in 1997.
10 by 10 inches
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 
 

Lot 1008: MARILYN MONROE AFTER ANDY WARHOL SUNDAY B. MORNING "MARILYN" PORTFOLIO
 A portfolio of 10 Marilyn Monroe Sunday B. Morning silkscreen prints on museum board circa 2012, from an open edition. Stamped in blue on verso "published by Sunday B. Morning" and "fill in your own signature."
Each, 36 by 36 inches
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
 
  

Lot 1013: MARILYN MONROE PORTRAIT BY GENNADIY KOUFAY
 An acrylic on canvas portrait of Marilyn Monroe created by Gennadiy Koufay, hand-embellished with simulated diamonds and rubies and signed to the lower right. Includes a certificate of authenticity from the artist.
31 3/4 by 25 1/2 inches, framed
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
 

Lot 1014: MARILYN MONROE GICLÉE BY SIDNEY MAURER
 An enhanced giclée portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Sidney Maurer.
The giclée on canvas image is hand numbered “3” and signed by the artist on verso. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity stating the artwork was made in an edition of 200.
20 by 30 inches, framed
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
 

Lot 1015: BOB MACKIE SERIGRAPH OF MARILYN MONROE
 A limited edition Bob Mackie serigraph of Marilyn Monroe circa 1977.
Titled simply “Marilyn,” numbered 65/275, and signed by Mackie in the lower right corner.
43 1/2 by 30 inches
PROVENANCE From the Collection of Bob Mackie
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
   

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Vente aux enchères 'Icons & Idols Hollywood' par Juliens Auction du 24 septembre 2016 à Los Angeles.
Auction 'Icons and Idols Hollywood' by Julien's Auction on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles.
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Le catalogue (photo ci-contre) est en consultation libre sur le site de Julien's Auction.
The catalog (photo opposite) is available for free consultation on the Julien's Auction website.

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La vente aux enchères contient 3 lots consacrés à Marilyn Monroe: en consultation sur julienslive.
The auction contains 3 lots dedicated to Marilyn Monroe: available for consultation on julienslive.
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24/09/2016, JULIEN'S "Icons & Idols Hollywood" : Lots

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   Vente aux enchères 'Icons & Idols Hollywood'
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- 3 lots avec Marilyn Monroe -
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24/09/2016, JULIEN'S "Icons & Idols Hollywood" : Vente et Catalogue
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Lot 723: GIANNI VERSACE COUTURE MARILYN MONROE PRINT GOWN
A figure-hugging Gianni Versace Couture embellished silk gown from the Spring/Summer 1991 collection. The gown has a Warhol style silkscreen print of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean with an artistic bodice that is embellished with patches of bold colored silk, sequin and beadwork, and gem colored faceted glass in metal casing. The gown has a scarlet silk lining and high slit to the back. The same style dress was worn by Naomi Campbell during the runway show and by Linda Evangelista in Versace's advertising campaign for this season. An identical dress is in the costume collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ESTIMATION $15,000 - $20,000 -  Winning bid:$12,800

Lot 724: MARILYN MONROE LOCK OF HAIR
 A lock of Marilyn Monroe's blonde hair given to "Monroe Six" member Frieda Hull by one of Monroe's hairdressers. The "Monroe Six" was a group of young fans based in New York City that frequently found out where Monroe would be through the press or by staking out her residence. The group became well known to Monroe who frequently posed for and with them in photographs.
Diamter, 1 1/2 inches
ESTIMATION: $10,000 - $12,000 - Winning bid: $37,500
  

Lot 725: MARILYN MONROE HAIR
A section of Marilyn Monroe's trimmed platinum blonde hair given to "Monroe Six" member Frieda Hull by one of Monroe's hairdressers. the The "Monroe Six" was a group of young fans based in New York City that frequently found out where Monroe would be through the press or by staking out her residence. The group became well known to Monroe who frequently posed for and with them in photographs.
ESTIMATION: $6,000 - $8,000 - Winning bid:$35,200 
 

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  Rétro
n°10
pays: France
paru le 27 octobre 2016
prix: 1,95 Euros.
Contient un article sur Marilyn Monroe

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Décès du photographe Georges Barris, à l'âge de 94 ans, le 30 septembre 2016.

Sur le blog: Tag George Barris

 George Barris, Who Took the Last Photos of Marilyn Monroe, Dies at 94
Article published on 10/02/2016
online hollywoodreporter

  He photographed the actress on a beach in Santa Monica in July 1962, just weeks before her death.

George Barris, the photojournalist who took the last professional shots of Marilyn Monroe, died Friday at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif., his daughter Caroline told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 94.

Barris photographed the actress on a windswept beach in Santa Monica on July 13, 1962, about three weeks before she was found dead of a drug overdose at age 36. He moved to France after her death and remained there for two decades.

In 1995, Barris published a book, Marilyn: Her Life in Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs, that featured his iconic photos. He said that they had been working on the book together.

Eight of his prints, several of which showed Monroe in a bikini or wrapped in a towel, were sold at auction in May 2015.

Barris and Monroe became friends after they met on the set of The Seven-Year Itch (1955).

"When I first saw her, I thought she was the most beautiful, fantastic person I'd ever met," Barris told the Los Angeles Daily News in 2012. "She completely knocked me off my feet."

He said that he never believed that her death was a suicide.

While on assignment for Cosmopolitan, Barris photographed Elizabeth Taylor while she filmed Cleopatra (1963) in Rome, and during his career he also shot such stars as Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, Charlie Chaplin, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren and Walt Disney. His daughter also said that he photographed Chubby Checker for the singer's "The Twist" record cover.

A native of New York City, Barris enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the office of public relations during World War II. He was Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's personal photographer for the welcoming Victory Parade in New York on June 19, 1945.

Survivors also include his wife Carla, another daughter, Stephanie; and his mentee, Xavier Clemente.

> A lire aussi l'article hommage du The Telegraph : "George Barris, photojournalist who captured Marilyn Monroe's final weeks – obituary"

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   Télé STar
n°2087
pays magazine: France
paru le 26 septembre 2016
Programme tv du 1er au 07 octobre 2016
prix: 1,20 Euros.
article de 2 pages: "Une Star Un Destin... Marilyn Monroe" - diffusion de "Certains l'aiment chaud" le 03 octobre 2016 sur France 5

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  Clap !
n°11
pays magazine: France
paru le 13 août 2016
prix: 4,90 Euros.
article de 11 pages: "Dossier culte / L'autre Marilyn".
> site officiel clapmag.com 

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pays magazine: Etats-Unis (Californie)
paru le 3 août 2016
prix: ?
article de 7 pages: "Artichoke Queen To Screen Icon".
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Artichoke Queen to Screen Icon
Marilyn Monroe’s Monterey Connection
BY Michael Chatfield • PHOTOGRAPHY BY Getty Images
carmelmagazine.com

  Untold numbers of books, magazine and newspaper articles have been written about the all-too-short Greek tragedy of a life that was Marilyn Monroe’s. Her sad childhood, career struggles, failed high-profile relationships, alleged substance abuse and finally her still-mysterious death have all been chronicled, explored and analyzed by many who knew her, and more still who didn’t. In this age of the internet, just about every detail of the movie star’s life can be located: the addresses she lived, schools she attended, cars she drove, her astrological chart, the LA County Coroner’s autopsy report…you name it and it’s probably online. The veracity of that information is another story, however. We do know for sure that the woman born Norma Jeane Mortenson (later Baker, then Dougherty before becoming the Hollywood construct that was Marilyn Monroe) on June 1, 1926, died August 5, 1962, and even now—54 years later—her transcendent beauty, charisma and legend live on. Seems that people still can’t get enough Marilyn Monroe.

She was a Los Angeles native, perhaps the original California Golden Girl. Through determination, hard work and a little luck, she parlayed her natural assets into a spot at the highest reaches of the film acting business. Marilyn was a true star, one whose every move, every love affair, every setback and travesty was chronicled by the tabloid press of her day. Her face and figure were familiar all over the globe…and they still are today.

And Marilyn, like so many others then and now, succumbed several times to the tempting siren call of the Monterey Bay area. The Salinas Californian documented her first known visit of August 5, 1948: “…she came here to help promote a diamond sale at Carlyle’s Jewelers…the store had hired a starlet named Noreen Nash, but Nash had to cancel. So Monroe filled in. Patrons squeezed in. Marilyn flashed her brilliant smile. She chatted in an amiable way and autographed pictures of herself. That day the jewelry store sold lots of diamonds.”

No doubt. Diamonds, after all, are a girl’s best friend.

The starlet stayed around for about a week, staying at the Jeffrey Hotel on Main Street. While here, she evidently made appearances at several service club luncheons. It was at one of those meetings that representatives of Castroville, an agricultural town 15 miles from Salinas that— then and now—specializes in the growing of artichokes, had the bright idea to make the ambitious future movie star the “California Artichoke Queen. ”

There are many stories about this event, with many, many different versions and details of what occurred that day and why. In fact, if published photos of Marilyn wearing the Artichoke Queen sash didn’t exist, the whole seemingly implausible episode could easily be viewed as apocryphal, an urban myth.

One particularly far-fetched story claims that the California Artichoke & Vegetable Growers Corporation enlisted Monroe to “put some shine on an industry for decades controlled by New York mobster Ciro “the Artichoke” Terranova,” according to a 2011 Bloomberg article. Another says that Marilyn enjoyed her fresh artichoke hearts covered in sugar.

A few years later, Marilyn returned to Monterey County, this time to do what she had set her sights on doing: act in a Hollywood movie. Some scenes for the 1952 potboiler “Clash by Night” were filmed on Cannery Row, then a still-bustling sardine-processing district. She was by no means the international superstar she was to become: Marilyn’s salary for this film was $500 per week.

Still, that was an improvement. Three years earlier when she appeared in the Marx Brothers’ “Love Happy,” she was paid a paltry $100 per week. Incidentally, Groucho Marx told the story of how the movie’s producers asked three actresses vying for a part in that film to walk past the comic icon. The one Groucho decided was the best walker would be awarded the role. The third girl was Marilyn. He said about her : “How could you possibly choose anyone but that last one?”

Already established as a big box-office draw, actress Barbara Stanwyck is the star of “Clash by Night,” and Marilyn plays the role of Peggy, the girlfriend of Stanwyck’s character’s brother. We first see Peggy as she awakes for her shift in a cannery—she is luminously beautiful, in the way Hollywood depicts women in the morning— fully made up, every hair in place. The next scene has her sorting fish, then meeting her boyfriend after work, strolling down what was then Ocean View Boulevard, munching a candy bar. She’s dressed in work clothes, jeans and a man’s shirt, but somehow she manages to exude simmering sex appeal—even in that drab costume. Marilyn was never what one would call a virtuoso actress, but here, she is still very green. In commenting on Stanwyck’s patience and professionalism, the movie’s director Fritz Lang said: “When Marilyn missed her lines—which she did constantly—Barbara never said a word.”

In 2010, Vanity Fair published excerpts from the book “Fragments,” a compilation of Marilyn’s own writings. The book contains reams of letters, diaries and poetry jotted down during the course of her 36 years. This diary entry (grammatical errors are hers) is thought to date from the time of the filming of “Clash by Night.” It’s also around this time that the actress began dating one of the most famous baseball players of his time, recently retired New York Yankee (and Italian-American) Joe DiMaggio:

“caught a Greyhound Bus from Monterey to Salinas. On the Bus I was the person woman with about sixty Italian fishermen and I’ve never met sixty such charming gentlemen—they were wonderful. Some company was sending them downstate where their boats and (they hoped) fish were waiting for them. Some could hardly speak english not only do I love Greeks [illegible] I love Italians. they’re warm, lusty and friendly as hell—I’d love to go to Italy someday.”

Two years later—when Marilyn was a big star—she put in an appearance a little bit south of Monterey County. She and the Yankee Clipper tied the knot in a San Francisco civil ceremony on January 14, 1954, and proceeded south toward Los Angeles by automobile. The newlyweds spend their first night as man and wife at the Motel Inn in San Luis Obispo.

The next day, a reporter from the local newspaper spotted the celebrities having lunch at that establishment and phoned his newsroom to summon a photographer. San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune snapper Paul Nelson arrived on the scene and immediately spotted them. According to a November 13, 2013 story published by that paper (now the Tribune), Nelson said to DiMaggio, “I’m with the press. I would like to shoot your picture but I know you’re on your honeymoon. You name it.”

“My wife doesn’t have any make-up,” Joltin’ Joe replied. “I’d really rather not.” And that was that. Respecting their privacy, Nelson retreated. What a contrast that story illustrates. In today’s tabloid press, the couple would probably have a name like “Marjoe,” or “Monaggio” and be relentlessly hounded by paparazzi.

Had she lived, Marilyn Monroe would have celebrated her 90th birthday on June 1, 2016. As with many much-too-early celebrity deaths, it’s interesting to speculate on what kind of work she would have produced, if she had been able to tame her inner turmoil and sustain a stable, healthy life. We’ll never know.

But chances are, as do so many of the rich and famous, she most certainly would have come back to the Monterey Peninsula to relax and enjoy all the pleasures it has to offer.