LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — The image of actress Marilyn Monroe singing “Happy Birthday Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy in 1962 is historical and so is the skintight, sheer, flesh-colored dress she wore that night. The dress – known as “Happy Birthday Mr. President” – and more than a thousand other items connected to her will be auctioned off starting on Thursday (November 17) with a conservative price tag expected to be around […]
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Marilyn Monroe’s dress from JFK birthday performance up for auction
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” before then U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala will go on sale at an auction in November, the company behind the event said on Wednesday (September 07). Jean Louis designed the dress covered in sequins that Monroe, one of the 20th century’s most famous sex symbols, wore when she shed her fur coat […]
Largest collection of Monroe memorabilia set for sale
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – The world’s largest private collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia will go up for auction in November, with stage costumes from movies “Some Like it Hot” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business” expected to fetch up to $400,000. Julien’s Auctions said that the collection, owned by Briton David Gainsborough Roberts, is conservatively valued at around $3 million. As well as several costumes and personal wardrobe pieces owned by […]





