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Maurice Leakey
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posted November 18, 2016 09:01 AM

The dress worn by Marilyn Monroe when she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" has sold for $4.8 million.
http://abc13.com/fashion/monroe-dress-for-kennedy-birthday-song-sold/1613712/

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Mike Newell
Jedi Master Film Handler

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posted November 18, 2016 09:17 AM

Rather have Marilyn than the dress for that price [Smile]

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted November 18, 2016 09:30 AM

Yes Maurice, it was one of the headlines today on the internet news.

I think iconic and historic valuable items such as this belong in film museums and the likes, and really should not be allowed to be offered up for sale so they may allow themselves to be purchased privately.

Not now you wouldn't Mike btw!

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Maurice Leakey
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posted November 18, 2016 09:39 AM

Debbie Reynolds had a museum in her Las Vegas hotel, and look what happened to it, and her.
I was very fortunate to visit whilst it was all operational.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted November 18, 2016 09:43 AM

That must have been fabulous for you Maurice! [Wink]

I hope you took plenty of photographs and maybe even some moving footage?

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Maurice Leakey
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posted November 18, 2016 10:01 AM

No photography, sorry.
Only memories. Particularly regarding another of Marilyn's dresses. The famous white dress in the subway scene from "The Seven Year Itch."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dress_of_Marilyn_Monroe

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted November 18, 2016 10:14 AM

Superb Maurice, simply superb. [Smile]

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Osi Osgood
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posted November 18, 2016 12:03 PM

Hey, there have been more, shall we say, "naughty" Marilyn Monroe stuff sold at auction, the kind of stuff that really makes you shake you're head and say, " Really? Why would anyone really want that?! "

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Steven J Kirk
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From: Southern England
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posted November 21, 2016 12:31 AM

The dress, there's nothing of it, you could store it in an A4 envelope! You don't get much for your money...

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