Marilyn Monroe's Golden Globe sells for record $250,000 at auction

Marilyn Monroe's Golden Globe Award sold for a record-breaking $250,000 at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California, auction officials said late Saturday.

The 1961 award statue for World Film Favorite Female from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made history as the highest selling Golden Globe sold at auction.

 

 

 

 

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SOLD for $250,000! A Golden Globe award presented to Marilyn Monroe for World Film Favorite Female 1961! Sold in our two-day Icons & Idols: Hollywood And More auction event concluding today, live in Beverly Hills and online at www.JuliensLive.com! Icons & Idols: Hollywood Session III: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time Property From The Collection of Bob Mackie Session IV: 1.00 p.m. Pacific Time Property From The Estate of Sharon Tate Session V: 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time Learn more at www.JuliensAuctions.com and bid online at www.JuliensLive.com! #Auction #Memorabilia #JuliensAuctions #Hollywood #LiveAuction #MarilynMonroe #BobMackie #SharonTate #Fashion #PopCulture #Film #Movies #TV #Television

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Nov 17, 2018 at 12:59pm PST

Monroe's raven black two-seater, 1956 Ford Thunderbird, which was auctioned for the first time, fetched $490,000 at Icons & Idols: Hollywood, which took place Friday and Saturday.

Monroe, one of the most collectible celebrities, was pictured driving in the car with her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, shortly after their June 1956 wedding.

The movie star owned the vehicle for six years until shortly before her death in 1962.

Darren Julien, president of Julien's Auctions, said the car was "not only part of automotive history but comes with an aura of glamour, romance and tragedy of a true Hollywood legend."

 

 

 

 

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SOLD for $490,000! This 1956 Ford Thunderbird is the only car owned by America’s greatest female icon - Marilyn Monroe - to ever be located, documented, and brought to auction. Sold in our two-day Icons & Idols: Hollywood And More auction event concluding today, live in Beverly Hills and online at www.JuliensLive.com! Icons & Idols: Hollywood Session III: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time Property From The Collection of Bob Mackie Session IV: 1.00 p.m. Pacific Time Property From The Estate of Sharon Tate Session V: 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time Learn more at www.JuliensAuctions.com and bid online at www.JuliensLive.com! #Auction #Memorabilia #JuliensAuctions #Hollywood #LiveAuction #MarilynMonroe #BobMackie #SharonTate #Fashion #PopCulture #Film #Movies #TV #Television #Ford #Thunderbird

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Nov 17, 2018 at 1:01pm PST

Monroe gifted the Thunderbird to the son of her acting coach, Lee Strasberg, in 1962.

The current owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, tracked the vehicle down through registration and other documents. The car has undergone restoration but retains many original parts.

Monroe's copy of Playboy's first issue with her on the cover, signed by publisher Hugh Hefner, sold for $32,000 along with almost a dozen other items owned by the iconic actress.

The auction also included items from other celebrities including pop stars Tina Turner and Cher. — Reuters