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| A painting of a
red rose by actress Marilyn Monroe, left, meant to be a
birthday gift for President John F. Kennedy and dated June 1,
1962, and a program from Kennedy's birthday celebration that
took place on May 19, 1962, where Monroe sang her famous
rendition of 'Happy Birthday,' are displayed at Barclay Butera
Tuesday, May 31, 2005.(AP)
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Personal items belonging to screen legend Marilyn Monroe, including her
personal address book and a pair of stockings, were sold for more than one
million dollars.
More than 200 items, including a picture of a rose that the late
actress painted for US president John F. Kennedy, went under the hammer for nearly 1.04
million dollars, more than three times the expected haul.
"It was the chance of a lifetime," said Darren Julien of Los Angeles
auction house, Julien's Auctions, which organised the sale of items of the
Hollywood star who committed suicide nearly 43 years ago.
"There will never be another auction of this sort. This sale was a
great success. Marilyn is as successful as she was 43 years ago," Julien
told reporters following the sale in Los Angeles.
Monroe's personal address book was sold for a staggering 90,000 dollars, while a
watercolor painting of a rose by Monroe inscribed to Kennedy sold for
78,000 dollars.
The canvass of the painting carried the inscription: "President
Kennedy, Happy Birthday and again I say Happy Birthday. Always, Marilyn
Monroe, June 1, 1962."
Monroe, who died of a drug overdose on August 5, 1962 at the age of 36,
was said to have had an affair with both John F. Kennedy and his brother
Bobby.
A pair of fishnet stockings that belonged to the blond bombshell who
would have turned 79 last week sold online for 2,750 dollars, while a
cashmere cardigan sold for 2,000 dollars.
Other items on sale included Monroe's divorce papers from baseball
legend Joe DiMaggio, whom she married in 1954 in a union that lasted only
nine months.
The auction was arranged by Monroe's estate which decided to sell 298
pieces of clothing, luggage, personal papers and even bra pads used by
Monroe.
The iconic image of the tragic superstar has only grown since she died,
assuring her a place as in Forbes Magazine's annual list of the 10
top-earning dead celebrities.
(Agencies) |
銀幕性感女神瑪麗蓮·夢露的私人物品，包括她的私人電話簿和一雙絲襪，拍賣的總價值超過了100萬美元。
參加此次拍賣的200多件物品包括夢露生前為美國前總統肯尼迪繪制的一幅玫瑰水彩畫。這些物品的拍賣價接近104萬美元，是預期的三倍多。
洛杉磯朱利安斯拍賣公司的戴倫·朱利安稱“這是一個千載難逢的機會”。該公司承攬了瑪麗蓮·夢露物品的拍賣項目。這位著名的好萊塢明星于43年前自殺身亡。
朱利安在拍賣結束后向記者表示，“這次拍賣真是空前絕后，而且非常成功。瑪麗蓮的魅力和43年前一樣經久不衰。”
夢露的私人電話簿以9萬美元的高價拍出，她送給肯尼迪總統的親筆畫的拍賣價則高達7.8萬美元。
水彩畫上寫著“肯尼迪總統，祝您生日快樂，永遠的瑪麗蓮·夢露，1962年6月1日。”
1962年8月5日，夢露因服用過多安眠藥而香銷玉隕，年僅36歲。據說她與肯尼迪兄弟二人都交往甚密。
如果仍舊在世的話，這位金發碧眼的性感美女上周剛滿79歲。她穿過的一雙網眼絲襪現場拍賣價格達到2,750美元，另外一件羊絨開衫價格為2,000美元。
其他被拍賣的物品還包括夢露與美國棒球明星喬·迪馬季奧的離婚協議書。他們二人于1954年結婚，但這場婚姻僅維持了九個月。
此次拍賣是由夢露的遺產管理機構安排的，計劃拍賣的物品總共有298件，其中包括衣服、皮箱、私人文件，甚至還有夢露用過的乳墊。
這位不幸的超級明星的性感形象在其死后才開始樹立起來，并確保她在《福布斯》雜志的年度“過世明星收入排行榜”中擁有一席之地。
（中國日報網站譯） |
Updated: 2005-06-09 10:33