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Wonderful mid-1950s vintage glossy 2.5 x 3.5 deckle-edge photo of Marilyn Monroe smiling from the driver’s side of an automobile, her right hand on the steering wheel and her left elbow hanging out of the open window, signed in black ink. The reverse is stamped “247T.” In fine condition, with some minor crazing to the emulsion. The consignor notes that the autograph was obtained by Frieda Hull, one of the ‘Monroe Six,’ a group of legendary fans with whom Monroe became friendly. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.
From the estate of Frieda Hull.
Provenance: Julien’s Auctions, Property from the Estate of Lee Strasberg, November 2016.
Lee Strasberg was an Austrian-born actor, director, and theater practitioner who cofounded the Group Theatre in 1931 and, twenty years later, became the director of the prestigious Actor’s Studio in New York City. While living in Manhattan, Monroe became Strasberg’s most popular student, bringing great attention to the acting studio while esteeming Strasberg as a sort of father figure.
