Rare Marilyn Monroe film sold at auction

 

Published: September 30, 2008

MELBOURNE , Australia — Rare footage of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the 1959 hit "Some Like It Hot” has sold at auction for $14,624.

The 2½-minute 8 mm film, which features Monroe goofing around with co-stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon , was shot by a U.S. naval officer who was invited to the set. The sailor's daughter, who moved to Australia, discovered the film among her late father's possessions...


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