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Marilyn Monroe's dress sells for $4.81 million www3.nhk.or.jp
A dress worn by movie star Marilyn Monroe has sold for a world-record price at an auction. Monroe wore the sparkling gown when she sang a birthday song to President John F. Kennedy.
Museum chain Ripley's Believe It Or Not! paid 4.81 million dollars for the skin-tight gown. It is the most ever paid for a dress, which was one of a number of the actress's possessions to be sold since Thursday at Los Angeles firm Julien's Auctions.
JFK's birthday celebrations took place in May 1962, less than 3 months before Monroe was found dead at age 36.
The head of Julien's says Monroe singing "Happy Birthday Mr. President" is one of the most famous impromptu performances in American history.
The auction house says Monroe had asked designer Jean Louis to make a dress only she could wear. It says the dress features 2,500 hand-stitched crystals and its flesh color matched her skin tone.
The dress was previously auctioned in 1999. It sold for about 1.26 million dollars.
Published Date:2016-11-19
