National Enquirer TV - 1999-12-20
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[0:00] [Music]
[0:07] It's National Inquirer TV news to make
[0:10] you gossip.
[0:12] >> Hello everyone. Welcome to National
[0:13] Inquirer TV. I'm Mike Walker
[0:15] >> and I'm Susan Compost. Marilyn Monroe
[0:18] still has the power to line up the
[0:20] crowds and get them to buy into her
[0:22] magic.
[0:24] >> Hold on for you, sir.
[0:27] It was an auction that brought in over
[0:29] $11 million, highlighted by a dress
[0:32] Marilyn Monroe wore only once.
[0:35] >> Happy birthday
[0:38] to you.
[0:40] [Music]
[0:42] >> Marilyn's dress sold for $1,267,500,
[0:47] smashing the record for clothing held by
[0:49] Princess Dye by more than $1 million.
[0:53] >> We're bidding aggressively. Co- buyer
[0:55] Robert Shagrin from Got to Have It
[0:57] Collectibles said, "Because it wasn't $3
[1:00] million, which we thought it was worth,
[1:02] we stole it." And it wasn't just the
[1:05] dress that blew away estimates. The
[1:07] eternity band from baseball great Joe
[1:09] Deaggio. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000.
[1:14] Final price $772,500.
[1:19] The famous cardigan sweater estimate $30
[1:22] to $50,000.
[1:24] sold to Ripley's, believe it or not, for
[1:26] $167,500.
[1:31] [Music]
[1:32] It's been 37 years since her death, but
[1:34] Marilyn Mania is still alive and well.
[1:38] >> It's a great thrill, and I'm very
[1:40] appreciative to everyone who's made this
[1:42] possible.
[1:46] Tony Curtis, who co-starred with Marilyn
[1:48] in Some Like It Hot, said she would be
[1:50] moved and stunned that so many people
[1:53] still love her. Mike,
[1:56] >> some celebrities change their looks more
[1:57] than most people rotate their tires.
[2:00] These trend setting star chameleons keep
[2:02] us all on our toes, wondering what
[2:04] they'll do next.
[2:08] >> His fab abs turned heads in the 1991
[2:11] movie The