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    Monroe's 'River of No Return' dress auctioned off

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The dress Marilyn Monroe wore in "River of No Return" has sold to a private buyer for $504,000.

    Darren Julien, president and CEO of Julien's Auctions, said Saturday that the dress was sold at an auction in China. Monroe wore the green velour dress while she sang "I'm Gonna File My Claim" in the 1954 Western in which she portrayed Kay Washington, a gambler's wife.

    Among other items that have been sold at the auction were the bustier that Madonna wore during her "Who's That Girl" tour in 1987. It has sold for $72,000.

    The famous white dress Monroe wore in "The Seven Year Itch" was sold for $4.6 million at an auction this summer.

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    Online:

    http://www.juliensauctions.com

     

    59 comments

    • bastage  •  7 mths ago
      Ahh yahoo...

      How about a pic of the dress or Monroe wearing the dress.
    • stward101  •  7 mths ago
      Madonna never had a thing on Marilyn.
      • yippeee!!! 7 mths ago
        madonna never had a thing on anyone - over rated hag
    • joyce  •  7 mths ago
      If you go to the IMDB website and look up River of No Return, the trailer shows Marilyn singing in the green dress. She was so beautiful.
    • ger 41  •  7 mths ago
      Those outfits went for that much. Someone has too much time and money on their hands. I remember the green dress. She was so pretty wearing it.
    • Syzygy  •  Beaverton, United States  •  7 mths ago
      When pieces of your clothing fetch from one half million to almost two million dollars then you are a legend. You young whippersnappers need some learning to do. Your elders are true to their legends. You don't don't have any money? That's what food stamps and welfare is for, you young people who no vision and gumption.
      • tiger lily 7 mths ago
        "You young people who no vision and gumption"? At least we have grammar. You should stop and think about who RAISED this generation before you go bashing us "young whippersnappers". Christ.
      • Charliesnoopy 7 mths ago
        she is only a legend to idol worshippers
    • rrs0116  •  Gainesville, United States  •  7 mths ago
      The singer was her co-star, Robert Mitchum, not Clint Eastwood. This movie came out in the mid-1950's, long before Clint Eastwood's stardom.
    • karmacorn  •  Livonia, United States  •  7 mths ago
      An article about a dress, but no pic of the dress. Awesome Yahoo!
    • Gallia  •  7 mths ago
      Nice to know that there are rich people who have the extra cash for these bits of cloth.
      It would be lot more interesting to read about their contributions to charities who help the homeless, hungry children, the sick and suffering, and abused and neglected animals. I see the auction was held in China. Are we to assume that the buyer was Chinese? Ah, Communism.......how it benefits the haves.
    • JON  •  Tampa, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Any comment that still talks about left, right, conservative, liberal, tea party, is by government shills. The people are fed up with the government period. Ron Paul=freedom
    • Left is Wrong  •  Washington, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Wow, liberals seem to have more money than brains!
    • L B.  •  7 mths ago
      I would think maybe 20,000 tops for that dress, but cmon, we live in a ridiculous age where millionaire/ billionaires have no idea what to do with their money
      • Charliesnoopy 7 mths ago
        yes, sadly with all the human suffering in this country and around the world these rich folks just don't know what to do with their money; but of course it is THEIR money so they can throw it down the toilet if they choose
      • Left is Wrong 7 mths ago
        Why is it that people that promote the Rich to GIVE their money to the poor seem to change their minds when they win the lottery :-)
    • the hub  •  Wausau, United States  •  7 mths ago
      ok so where is the photo for us to view? another brilliant piece of journalism by yahoo
    • Katmandoo  •  7 mths ago
      Love the picture of the dress Yahew! You guys are on top of it...as usual!
    • chitos  •  7 mths ago
      if only Bachmann could wear that dress? ( i'm sure she would win the nomination!)
      • 007 7 mths ago
        I do not think she could pull it off and she does not have that real sexy look as Monroe did, Bachmann is #$%$ backwords & besides I do not think it would go over to well in her church group...........LOL
      • Charliesnoopy 7 mths ago
        monroe was a total nutcase and nothing like her public personna - men are so gullible
      • chitos 7 mths ago
        Charlie=Oxymoron!
    • Charliesnoopy  •  7 mths ago
      that movie was so unrealistic - I mean women did not look like that back then with the bleached out hair and eyeliner out to here and red lipstick - total escapism, I guess, but totally not realistic just like MM herself -
    • yahoo user  •  Cleveland, United States  •  7 mths ago
      I not only feel disapointed tthat there is no picture....Again but I just want to say I do not like what you did to my yahoo mail. Again no choice and no way to complain other than this.
    • Charliesnoopy  •  7 mths ago
      what a foolish waste of money
    • Langusta  •  Wilmington, United States  •  7 mths ago
      The best part of any of these "auction stories" are the posts from the wealth-envy crowd who bemoan someone spending so much. It's THEIR money, nimrods! Let them spend it however they want to. If some guy is happy because he owns one of Monroe's dresses, why does that make you so angry?
    • MarcusG  •  7 mths ago
      Her panties went for 1.2 million. And the song wasn't "I'm gonna file my claim", it was "I'm gonna defile my clam".
    • Jason  •  Charlotte, United States  •  7 mths ago
      When this world gets worse and crap really hits the fan. I hope there is gold and silver on that dress and other items. At least it will keep you warm. In the bon fire!!
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