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SYDNEY (Reuters Life) - A short amateur film of Hollywood star Marilyn
Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot" was auctioned for 17,500
Australian dollars ($14,700) on Thursday, nearly 50 years after it was
shot. The rare, 2.5-minute-long footage, which shows Monroe and
co-star Tony Curtis on the set, was purchased by an anonymous
Australian buyer during the Melbourne sale, auctioneer Charles Leski
told Reuters." Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080925/lf_nm_life/us_monroe;_ylt=Arkvw_w9PS9le2BoLZcbCSys0NUE "Considering what Misfits reached in the U.S., we are happy, as this means we got A$7,000 per minute," Leski said. Margie -- ________________________________ Margaret Compton Film, Video, Audio Archivist UGA Libraries Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection 320 S. Jackson St., 7th Floor Athens, GA 30602 p. 706.542.1971 e. margie@xxxxxxx http://www.libs.uga.edu/media "Well, you've knocked around a lot...you know people who know people..." Joey, Pickup on South Street |