![]() The World War I military uniform worn by Gary Cooper in the 1941 movie "Sergeant York" was purchased for $67,650.Ī bidder paid $73,800 for the velvet brown racing silks and riding pants worn by a young Elizabeth Taylor in "National Velvet. ![]() One of Charlie Chaplin's signature bowler hats, worn in several films, sold for $135,300. The auction house predicted before the sale it would go for about $80,000. Other high-priced items included a blue cotton dress and a pair of ruby slippers made for Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz." Although both items were only test costumes never worn in camera, they brought a combined price of nearly $1.75 million.Ī matador outfit worn by Rudolph Valentino for the 1922 film "Blood and Sand" sold for $258,000. Taking care of the treasures became a financial burden on the 79-year-old entertainer, leading to her decision to sell, she said. Reynolds accumulated 3,500 movie costumes and thousands of props over the past 50 years with the hope of housing them in a museum. She only had $2,000 in her bank account at the time of her death, he said. Morgan, who is writing a book about Monroe's death, said the actress would have been shocked to know her dresses would sell for so much. The previous record price for a Monroe dress was $1.26 million paid in 1999 for the sheer white dress the actress wore in May 1962 when she sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Monroe's costumes from "There's No Business Like Show Business" and "River of No Return" brought another $1.2 million Saturday. Marilyn Monroe’s Seven Year Itch dress to go on show at V&A Created by costume designer William Travilla for the 1955 film, the dress is famously worn by Monroe and paired with a bright red lip as she stands on a subway grill and a gust of air blows it up making for one of the best-known film scenes in history. The red-sequined showgirl gown and a feathered hat Monroe wore in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" sold for $1.47 million. The buyer, who was relaying his bids over a telephone, was not immediately identified. It had been expected to sell for $2 million, the auction house, Profiles in History, said. With the auction company getting a $1 million commission, the buyer will pay $5.6 million. Reynolds was in tears when, after 20 minutes of drama, the gavel sounded an end to bidding with the price at $4.6 million.
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