Marilyn Monroe Auction

Marilyn Monroe Yours for just $50,000: Marilyn Monroe's grave marker As one of the largest sales of Monroe memorabilia - including that dress – takes place in Los Angeles, a rival auction house is offering the star’s bronze crypt label Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Photograph: Bendigo Art Gallery and 20th Century Fox https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/15/marilyn-monroe-memorabilia-auctions-grave-marker#img-1 Marilyn Monroe Auction King James Bible O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? That beautiful sinner deserves a more respectful valedictory. Yet even her dust stirs memories of lust, and many will bid for a cape that won't flatter their shape. HzL, 11/15/16 There has long been an industry in morbid lots pertaining to Monroe; in 2009 the next-door crypt was auctioned off for $4.6m. “Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe,” ran the eBay auction description. (below) Catherine Shoard Tuesday 15 November 2016 03.46 ESTLast modified on Tuesday 15 November 2016 03.48 EST Share on LinkedInShare on Google+Share on WhatsAppShare on Messenger Shares 13 Comments 2 Save for later A much publicised sale of hundreds of items of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia is to be held to mark what would have been her 90th birthday on 17 November. The auction, at Julien’s in Los Angeles, includes innumerable dresses such as the one the star wore to sing “Happy Birthday, Mr President” to John F Kennedy (estimated at $3.3m) and a great deal of jewellery, such as a diamond cocktail watch ($100,000). There is also Monroe’s now famous recipe for stuffing, scrawled on a sheet of City Title Insurance Company notepaper. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/07/marilyn-monroes-happy-birthday-mr-president-dress-for-sale Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy Birthday, Mr President' dress for sale www.theguardian.com Flesh-coloured dress that film star wore when she sang to John F Kennedy expected to fetch up to $3m at auction Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy Birthday, Mr President' dress for sale Read more But on Monday a new lot became available at an auction house across town, at a rival sale scheduled for the same date: a grave marker from Monroe’s plot at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. The item, for which bidding begins at $50,000, is one of many that have been cast over the years, owing to oxidation of the bronze caused by it being touched by visiting fans. This particular one dates from the early 1990s and bears simply her name and dates. A note on the back reads: “Make Two Patterns for Marge’’, referring to the lettering supervisor. A similar item fetched $212,500 at Julien’s last year. There has long been an industry in morbid lots pertaining to Monroe; in 2009 the next-door crypt was auctioned off for $4.6m. “Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe,” ran the eBay auction description.