Rare pics from Marilyn Monroe's final shoot to be auctioned in LondonMay 27, 2015 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A series of never-before-seen pictures from legendary actress and singer Marilyn Monroe's final shoot are going to be auctioned in London. The eight snaps were taken just three weeks before she passed away at the age of 36 in her Los Angeles home, AceShowbiz reports. The images were snapped by Monroe's photographer friend George Barris on Santa Monica beach on July 13, 1962. Barris, who met Monroe as she worked on her hit film "The Seven Year Itch", originally planned to use the pictures for a book about the renowned actress he was working on, titled "Her Life In Her Own Words: Marilyn Monroe's Revealing Last Words and Photographs". The book was finally published in 2001. Barris initially refused to allow the images to be released years after her passing, but finally he agreed to publish them in limited edition prints in 1987. The snaps include two pictures of Monroe wrapping her body with a towel and another of her wearing bikini while lying on her stomach on the beach. There are also photos of the actress in her Brentwood home in California. According to Metro.co.uk, the eight pictures are set to be sold at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions in London on June 4. They are expected to sell for more than $12,000. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |