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FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2011 file photo, actress Michelle Williams, who portrays Marilyn Monroe, attends the New York Premiere of The Weinstein Company's "My Week With Marilyn," at the Paris Theater in New York. Williams was nominated Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 for a Golden Globe award for...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Colour slides of Marilyn Monroe are laid out from the vast collection of historic photographs stored in the Hulton Archive on May 13, 2011 in London, England. The comprehensive archive contains pictures created at the birth of photography in the early 1800s...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Black and white contact sheets from behind the scenes of Marilyn Monroe's film 'The Misfits' are laid out from the vast collection of historic photographs stored in the Hulton Archive on May 13, 2011 in London, England. The comprehensive archive contains...

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A black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Joseph Jasgur in 1946 is shown in this undated, watermarked publicity photograph released to Reuters November 8, 2011. Several photographs of Monroe will be up for sale during a four-day auction event hosted by Julien's Auctions...

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Actress Michelle Williams, who portrays Marilyn Monroe in the film "My Week With Marilyn", poses at a screening of the movie during AFI Fest 2011 in Hollywood November 6, 2011.

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In this Oct. 23, 2011 photo, actress Michelle Williams poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Williams stars as Marilyn Monroe in the film "My Week with Marilyn" which will be released in theaters Nov. 23.

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A green velour dress worn by actress Marilyn Monroe in her 1954 film "River of No Return" is displayed at Julien's Auctions in Macau October 22, 2011. The dress, which is estimated to fetch $200,000- $300,000, will be put up for auction on Saturday with other pop memorabilia.

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A picture signed by Marilyn Monroe is on display in Beverly Hills, California on April 26, 2011. Dresses of Lady Diana and items of others legendary actors will be on sale at Julien's Auctions next May 7 and 8, 2011.

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A Marilyn Monroe ensemble is on display in Beverly Hills, California on April 26, 2011. Dresses of Lady Diana and others legendary ladies will be on sale at Julien's Auctions next May 7 and 8, 2011.

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The strapless pale green pleated silk Empire gown with rhinestone trim worn by actress Marilyn Monroe in the film "Let's Make Love" is seen in this undated handout photo, released to Reuters on October 4, 2011. A selection of Monroe's costumes from films such as "Let's Make Love" and...

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The green- and black-sequined brief showgirl leotard worn by Marilyn Monroe as the character "Cherie" in the film "Bus Stop" is seen in this undated handout picture, released to Reuters on October 4, 2011. A selection of Monroe's costumes from films such as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"...

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In this Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 photo, a Day of the Dead skeleton figurine designed around a Marilyn Monroe theme stands on a shelf at the store Masks y Mas in Albuquerque, N.M. The shop sells Day of the Dead art and clothing year-round.

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A bank check signed by Marilyn Monroe is seen at Bonhams and Butterfields on April 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, during a preview before an auction on April 20.

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A letter from Marilyn Monroe is seen at Bonhams and Butterfields on April 14, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, during a preview before the upcoming April 20th auction. The letter, addressed to Grace Goddard, dated September 14, 1942, and signed 'Norma' (Norma Jeane), describing the...

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In this 1946 image taken by photographer Joseph Jasgur and released by Julien's Auctions, a photo of Norma Jean Dougherty, who eventually changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, is shown. A bankruptcy judge in Florida ruled earlier this week that photos taken of Monroe will be sold at...

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In this image released by Julien's Auctions, a model release signed by Norma Jean Dougherty, who eventually changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, is shown for a 1946 photo shoot by photographer Joseph Jasgur. A bankruptcy judge in Florida ruled earlier this week that photos taken of...

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A Marilyn Monroe handwritten note to Marlon Brando and his return telegram are on display at Bonhams & Butterfields auction house in Los Angeles, California,14 December 2006 during the preview of their upcoming Entertainment Memorabilia Auction. The note from Marilyn reads, 'Dear Marlon...

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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 31: A man named 'Joe' poses for a photograph with a Marilyn Monroe cut-out prior to the start of the game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium on March 31, 2011 in New York City.

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A tourist poses for a picture with a likeness of Marilyn Monroe in Hollywood September 7, 2011.

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FILE- This 1953 photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures shows actress Rita Hayworth. In the Hollywood landscape of new, new, new, what really stands out on the red carpet is that today's starlets still emulate the looks of classic screen beauties, including Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn...

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A man paints a mural which includes an image of US actress Marilyn Monroe ahead of the opening of the 'Transitarte Festival' organized by the Costa Rican capital's municipality in San Jose, on March 4, 2011.

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Spain's memorabilia collector Mikel Barsa holds up pictures of, according to himself, are images of a film showing Marilyn Monroe having sex when she was still an underage actress known as Norma Jean Baker during the auction of the film in Buenos Aires, Argentina Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. ...

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The flags of the U.S. and the European Union are pictured upon a roller coaster, behind a figure depicting Marilyn Monroe, at a German-American folk festival in Berlin August 1, 2011. The festival runs until August 14 in the German capital.

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FILE - A Nov.4, 1999 photo from files of photographer Eve Arnold. A world-traveling photojournalist whose subjects ranged from the poor and dispossessed to Marilyn Monroe, Eve Arnold has died, the Magnum photo agency said Thursday. She was 99. Magnum spokeswoman Fiona Rogers said Arnold...

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EDS NOTE NUDITY - Pictures allegedly taken from a newly discovered 8-mm version of a film, purportedly showing Marilyn Monroe having sex when she was still an underage actress known as Norma Jean Baker are shown by Spain's memorabilia collector Mikel Barsa in Buenos Aires, Argentina,...