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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS: RARE TO AUCTION THREE-DIMENSIO NAL NEGATIVES OF MARILYN MONROE TO HIGHLIGHT DECEMBER HIGHLIGHT DECEMBER ENTERTAINMENT SALE AT BONHAMS

Bonhams is pleased to announce the December 14 auction of Entertainment Memorabilia in Los Angeles where a number of items related to Marilyn Monroe will be offered.



Highlights connected to Monroe include a collection of 10 color three-dimensional negatives of the star, taken by Lani Carlson in 1952 at a party hosted by bandleader Ray Anthony, celebrating the release of the song "Marilyn," written by Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl (est. $70,000-90,000). Rare to auction, the negatives will be offered with the photographer's copyright.



Also on offer is a group of 15 limited edition prints of Monroe by Carlson from the same 1952 party (est. $5,000-7,000). One of the images within the group depicts the star in a bright pink dress against a background of over size lyrics from the "Marilyn" song.



Additional items related to the iconic star include a collection of candid snapshots of Monroe taken by a former Private in the US Army in South Korea while visiting soldiers, 1954 (est. $600-900); an apologetic telegram from the actress to director George Cukor in 1962, two months before her passing, regarding the her famous dismissal from the film "Something's Got To Give" (est. $300-500); a group of five snapshots taken of Monroe on two different occasions while sitting in the rear of a car, identified as outside the St. Regis and the 21 Club in New York City, 1954 (est. $300-500) and several lots of photographs by Sam Shaw including candid images of the star at home, 1950s (est. $2,500-3,500); photographs of Monroe wearing a fur coat and greeting fans, 1950s (est. $2,500-3,500) and a group of images of the actress taken during the filming of "The Seven Year Itch," 1954 (est. $2,500-3,500).



The illustrated auction catalog is online for review and purchase in the weeks preceding the sale at www.bonhams.com/us.

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