Julien’s Hollywood Legends 2014 auction, set for April 11, features many Marilyn-related items (she is pictured with Marlon Brando on the back cover.) Highlights include rare behind-the-scenes photos from Niagara; original photos by Manfred Linus Kreiner; the rhinestone clip-on earrings worn to the Rose Tattoo premiere; a black ruched Ceil Chapman cocktail dress, worn on several occasions in 1953; a Mexican painting and tapestry from Marilyn’s Brentwood home; personal correspondence to Inez Melson, and letters from Jean Negulesco and William Inge.
Thanks to Eric at MM Fan Club Belgium
UPDATE: A selection of final bids…
A Cecil Beaton photo inscribed by Marilyn, ‘Oh George! You’re a genius’, sold for $9,600
Marilyn’s 1952 Photoplay Award, sold for $100,000
Marilyn’s rhinestone earrings sold for $187,500
Black wool pencil skirt from Jax sold for $4,375
Ceil Chapman cocktail dress sold for $37,500
Oil painting, signed ‘Olga’, sold for $15,000
Marilyn’s copy of Joseph A. Kennedy’s Relax and Live (1953), sold for $1,250