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A grave marker from Marilyn Monroe's crypt that had to be removed because too many people touched it has sold for a staggering £200,000.
The bronze plaque was placed on the Hollywood siren's tomb at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles following her tragic death in 1962 aged 36.
The sale was described as a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to own a special piece of Monroe memorabilia and gave the plaque a pre-sale estimate of £2,500.
Experts were stunned however when the the 15 inches by 4.5 inches marker sold for $212,500 - around £135,000 - to a private collector at Julien's Auctions in LA.
The floral dress that Monroe wore in 1962's Something's Gotta Give, her last ever film role, sold for $348,000 or £221,000.
A grave marker from Marilyn Monroe's crypt that had to be removed because too many people touched it has sold for a staggering £200,000.
The bronze plaque was placed on the Hollywood siren's tomb at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles following her tragic death in 1962 aged 36.
The sale was described as a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to own a special piece of Monroe memorabilia and gave the plaque a pre-sale estimate of £2,500.
Experts were stunned however when the the 15 inches by 4.5 inches marker sold for $212,500 - around £135,000 - to a private collector at Julien's Auctions in LA.
The floral dress that Monroe wore in 1962's Something's Gotta Give, her last ever film role, sold for $348,000 or £221,000.
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