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MONROE AND TRAVILLA
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MONROE AND TRAVILLA

 

Marilyn and Travilla

Legendary costume designer William Travlla worked with Marilyn on 8 of her movies made at FOX Studios. Which designs are some of your favourite??

“Don’t Bother To Knock”
“Monkey Business”
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
“How To Marry A Millionaire”
“River Of No Return”
“There’s No Business Like Show Business”
“The Seven Year Itch”
“Bus Stop”


“Givenchy gave Audrey Hepburn a little black dress, Jean Louis made Rita Hayworth sizzle in “Gilda,” Adrian helped make Greta Garbo a goddess, and Marilyn had Travilla to flatter her natural assets. Travilla was a FOX contract designer who workd under wardrobe director Charles Le Maire. He personally crafted the clothes worn by Marilyn for both industry functions and in the majority of her FOX films after she was elevated to star status. They had a friendly personal relationship, and unlike Garbo, who later told Adrian that she never liked the clothes he designed for her, Marilyn was delighted to be dressed by Travilla.”
~‘Marilyn Monroe: Platinum FOX’ by Cindy De La Hoz.

MARILYN AT JULIEN’S AUCTION
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MARILYN AT JULIEN’S AUCTION

Photo from Julien’s Facebook page

Marilyn Monroe once again came to the auction block on November 1st 2019 which saw a various array of screen worn costumes, personal items, autographs and poetry up for sale.

Here are just some of the highlights from the day.
For a full list of every item and what they sold for, simply head here to Julien’s website:  https://www.juliensauctions.com/auction-results?id=301

SOLD for $250,000! Marilyn Monroe’s gown and headdress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes! *The same buyer purchased Jane’s copy of this dress, as well as the River Of No Return dress!

 

SOLD for $43,750! Jane Russell’s gown from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

 

SOLD for $280,000! Marilyn Monroe’s costume from There’s No Business Like Show Business.
SOLD for $21,875! A Marilyn Monroe-used umbrella! Monroe can be seen using this umbrella in many famous shots of her on the beach by Andre De Dienes.
SOLD for $21,875! A Marilyn Monroe event and portrait worn necklace.
SOLD for $100,000! A Marilyn Monroe cocktail dress.
SOLD for $175,000! Marilyn Monroe’s period gown from River of No Return.
SOLD for $25,000! Marilyn Monroe’s high heels from Let’s Make Love.
SOLD for $37,500! Marilyn Monroe’s bathing suit from Let’s Make It Legal.

 

SOLD for $81,250! Marilyn Monroe’s chair used in her final 1962 photo session.
SOLD for $11,250! Marilyn Monroe’s psychiatrist’s couch.

SOLD for $11,250! A Marilyn Monroe-labeled bathing suit!

 

SOLD for $46,875! A Marilyn Monroe Pucci skirt and top ensemble!

 

All photos and captions sourced from Julien’s Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/JuliensAuctions/

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM TRAVILLA

“She was the easiest person I ever worked with.” William Travilla on Marilyn Monroe.

William “Bill” Travilla, known professionally as “Travilla” was an American costume designer for theatre, film and television. Marilyn fans will know him best as being the head costume designer on eight of her films:

Monkey Business (1952)

Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)

River of No Return (1954)

Seven Year Itch (1955)

Bus Stop (1956)

“She was so childlike she could do anything, and you could forgive as you would forgive a seven year old. She was both a woman and a baby, and both men and women adored her.”

The admiration for Marilyn was clearly reciprocated, as Monroe once autographed a nude calendar for him with the words:

“Billy Dear, please dress me forever. I love you, Marilyn”

Travilla had a long and varied career spanning more than 4 decades, he created some of the most iconic looks in film and television and was nominated for an Academy Award four times, eventually winning in 1950 for his work on “The Adventures of Don Juan.”

Travilla passed away on November 2nd 1990 aged 70.


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HAPPY BIRTHDAY RORY CALHOUN

Remembering Actor Rory Colhoun who was born 8th April 1922.  Colhoun had a long and lengthy career in both movies and television spanning just over 5 decades.

Marilyn fans will recognise Colhoun as a frequent co-star, sharing the same billing in no less than 3 of Monroe’s pictures: “River Of No Return,” “How To Marry A Millionaire” and one of her earliest movies: “A Ticket To Tomahawk.”

Colhoun passed away April 26th 1999 aged 76.  For more information on him, head here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001983/

In “River Of No Return.”

In “How To Marry A Millionaire.”

In “A Ticket To Tomahawk.” Marilyn can be seen in yellow to the left of Calhoun.