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MARILYN MONROE ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED

A rare photo of Marilyn Monroe hitting the auction block
Rare photos (like above) of a young Marilyn Monroe, taken
by Andre de Dienes, have an estimated value of $4,000-
$6,000. (Julien’s Auctions / Fox News)

(Fox News) – A rare handwritten note from Charles Stanley Gifford,
who was recently proven to be
Marilyn Monroe’s father, is going
up for auction.

More than 175 items associated with the Hollywood icon will be headlining the upcoming "Julien’s Auctions and TCM Present:
Icons & Idols Hollywood," which will be held both in person and
online next month.

"This card is the only known material artifact that establishes
any connection or communication between Gifford and his
famous daughter," read a release. According to the auction
house, it is believed the card was hand-delivered by Gifford to
Monroe while she was hospitalized.

Scott Fortner, who owns the world’s largest private collection of Monroe’s possessions, said he discovered the card "purely by
chance." The historian and co-host of the "All Things Marilyn"
podcast is considered to be an authority on Monroe and assists
major auction companies in authenticating and verifying
memorabilia.

A greeting card Stanley Gifford delivered to his famous daughter Marilyn Monroe

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REMEMBER SHELLY LONG FROM ‘’CHEERS’’ ?

Thanks to her part on “Cheers,” Shelley Long became a household name, thanks to her vivacious looks and energetic acting. She made
the jump to movies in classic films such as “Night Shift”(1982) and
“The Money Pit”(1986).

Cheers intro logo.jpg
NBC
from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993.

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MUSICAL PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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Starring Mary Martin as Maria and Theodore Bikel as Captain
von Trapp, the original Broadway production of
The Sound
of Music
premiered at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November
16, 1959, where it won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical
and Best Leading Actress. It later moved to the Mark Hellinger,
where it would end its lauded run on June 15, 1963 after 1,443
performances.
    

   
    
    
    
   

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HE PLAYED THE ‘’THING’’ ON THE TV SERIES

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Original Release: September 18, 1964 – April 8, 1966 on ABC

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In the 1960s television series, “Thing”—strictly speaking, a disembodied forearm, since it occasionally emerged from
its box at near-elbow length—was usually played by
Ted
Cassidy
(below), who also played the lugubrious butler
Lurch.

He also narrated The Incredible Hulk TV series and voiced
The Hulk in the show’s first 2 seasons.

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Theodore Crawford Cassidy
(July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979)

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POPULAR TELEVISION DETECTIVE SERIES

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Mannix is a detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975
on
CBS
. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and
developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character,
Joe Mannix, is a
private investigator played by actor Mike Connors.

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Mike Connors (Krekor Ohanian)
(August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017) 

Connors died in Tarzana, California, at the
age of 91 on January 26, 2017, a week after
being diagnosed with
leukemia.

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Mannix and Peggy Fair (Gail Fisher)

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