Marilyn Monroe’s love letters, featuring correspondence with ex-husbands Joe Dimaggio and Arthur Miller, have fetched over $120,000 at auction.
- Love letters written by Marilyn Monroe to her ex-husbands, baseball star Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur Miller,sold for a combined total of over $120,000 at auction.
- The most expensive letter was from DiMaggio, pleading with Monroe to stay in their marriage, which sold for $78,125.
- A letter Monroe wrote to Miller sold for $43,750.
- The auction, held in Beverly Hills, California, also included other personal items from Monroe’s life.
A handwritten note sent to the late actress by baseball legend DiMaggio after she announced she was divorcing him sold for $78,125 on Saturday December 6th at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California, while a missive from Monroe to her third husband, playwright Miller, earned $43,750.
The letters were part of a vast collection of the tragic movie icon’s belongings, including clothes, make-up, hair pins and lingerie, that hit the auction block over the weekend.
To recap — In a recent auction, love letters from Marilyn Monroe to ex-husbands Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller fetched over $120,000 combined. A heartfelt note from DiMaggio begging Monroe to stay married sold for $78,125, while a letter she wrote to Miller went for $43,750.00
Monroe passed away in 1962.