Marilyn Monroe items go up for auction

Rare photos from the estate of Monroe’s personal makeup artist will be auctioned March 31 and April 1 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Other items including Monroe’s nosedrops and an x-ray of her chest have been auctioned by Julien’s Auctions in the past.

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This image, taken in 1960, shows Allan "Whitey" Snyder applying Marilyn Monroe's makeup on the set of "Let's Make Love." This item is part of Julien's Auction's Hollywood Legends being held on March 31 and April 1 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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This group of six original color transparency slides taken in 1957 by Marilyn Monroe's makeup artist Allan "Whitey" Snyder shows the actress on the set of "The Prince and the Showgirl."

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This image, taken in 1962, shows Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Something's Got to Give."

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This undated image, released by Julien's Auctions, shows a Western Union telegram from Marilyn Monroe to Allan "Whitey" Snyder upon her being fired from the film "Something's Got to Give."

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This undated image released by Julien's Auctions shows a Tiffany money clip, a gift to Allan "Whitey" Snyder from Marilyn Monroe.

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June 11, 2006

These items were up for auction by Julien's Auctions in June 2006. A vintage photograph of actress Marilyn Monroe taken in the late 1940s, Monroe's nose drops and a topical ointment sit on display at Planet Hollywood in New York.

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An X-ray of Marilyn Monroe's chest was part of the Julien's Auctions Hollywood Memorabilia auction in June 2010.

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October 11, 2005

A Marilyn Monroe snapshot and signed model release are displayed at a press preview for an auction of celebrity memorabilia in New York. Julien's Auctions offered more than 250 pieces of celebrity memorabilia from the likes of John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin and Harry Houdini.

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October 11, 2005

Marilyn Monroe's address book is displayed with Frank Sinatra's name written on a page at a media preview for an auction of celebrity memorabilia in New York.

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Marilyn Monroe's funeral program invitation was up for auction in June 2010.

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