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Monroe chest X-ray auctioned for $45,000
LAS VEGAS, (UPI) -- A Las Vegas auction featuring Hollywood memorabilia included a 1954 Marilyn Monroe chest X-ray, which sold for $45,000.
Julien's Auctions, which conducted the sale on behalf of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, said the X-ray had only been expected to sell for $800 to $1,200, but it defied expectations by attracting a $45,000 high bid during Sunday's auction, the New York Daily News reported Monday.
"(The X-ray) was taken around the time she was believed to be pregnant, and rumor has it that she had a miscarriage," said Darren Julien, president and chief executive of Julien's Auctions.
The actress was 28 at the time the X-ray was taken.
A chair from Monroe's final photo shoot sold for $35,000 at the auction and a dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in 1957's "Funny Face" sold for $56,250.
LAS VEGAS, (UPI) -- A Las Vegas auction featuring Hollywood memorabilia included a 1954 Marilyn Monroe chest X-ray, which sold for $45,000.
Julien's Auctions, which conducted the sale on behalf of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, said the X-ray had only been expected to sell for $800 to $1,200, but it defied expectations by attracting a $45,000 high bid during Sunday's auction, the New York Daily News reported Monday.
"(The X-ray) was taken around the time she was believed to be pregnant, and rumor has it that she had a miscarriage," said Darren Julien, president and chief executive of Julien's Auctions.
The actress was 28 at the time the X-ray was taken.
A chair from Monroe's final photo shoot sold for $35,000 at the auction and a dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in 1957's "Funny Face" sold for $56,250.
