Marilyn Monroe in the news again........

Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence pays tribute to Marilyn Monroe

Rare self portrait of a twelve year old Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean Baker) taken in a photo booth. Photo: The Gene London Collection. FLORENCE.- “The size of your feet, too, tells me about your character. I have divided the women who have come to me into three categories: the Cinderella, the Venus and the Aristocrat. [...] Venus is usually of great beauty, glamour, and sophistication, yet under her glittering exterior she is often essentially a home body loving the simple things of life. Because these two characteristics are mutually contradictory the Venus is often misunderstood. People accuse her of too much luxury-loving and frivolity.” This is how Salvatore Ferragamo described the women who wore a size 6 in his autobiography, but he could very well have been describing Marilyn Monroe, the most famous actress of all time, the most photographed woman in the world, a pop icon with a complex, much talked about personality, the loyal customer who made his 4-inch heel pumps famous, but whom he never met, because she bought her shoes at the Park Avenue ... More 1947 Academy Award and Marilyn's last signed check headline Heritage Auctions' July event A Marilyn Monroe Likely Final Signed Check, August 4, 1962. Estimate: $10,000 - up. BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- A 1947 Academy Special Award©®™, presented to film pioneer Thomas Armat (estimate: $60,000+), who patented the first American film projector, and the last check that Marilyn Monroe signed (estimate: $10,000+) – and possibly the last signature that she gave – are the top Entertainment-related lots in Heritage Auctions’ July 24 Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature® Auction, taking place at the company’s Beverly Hills location, 9478 West Olympic Boulevard. “While working with Thomas Edison, Armat refined how the film projector worked,” said Margaret Barrett, Director of Entertainment & Music auctions at Heritage, “paving the way for the then-new medium of ‘moving pictures’ to be seen by audiences worldwide. We obtained this amazing piece directly from Armat’s descendents, and we are proud to offer it as fewer and fewer Oscars©®™ are coming up on the ... More