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In this June 2, 1955 file photo, actress Marilyn Monroe, right, dressed in a glamorous evening gown, arrives with Joe DiMaggio at the theater. (AP Photo, File) ** FILE **

Joe DiMaggio’s love letter to Marilyn Monroe auctioned for $78K

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this June 2, 1955 file photo, actress Marilyn Monroe, right, dressed in a glamorous evening gown, arrives with Joe DiMaggio at the theater. (Associated Press)

Marilyn Monroe’s lost love letters to be auctioned

By John Rogers - Associated Press

**FILE** Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of New York subway grating while in character for the filming of "The Seven Year Itch" in Manhattan on Sept. 9, 1954. (Associated Press)

California lawmaker wants to name post office after Marilyn Monroe

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

A visitor, right, looks at a 25-foot-tall Abe Lincoln explaining the Gettysburg Address to a suburban guy in a white cable-knit sweater. at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, N.J., Sunday, May 4, 2014. The sculpture, created by Seward Johnson went on display Sunday at the 24-acre park just outside the state capital of Trenton. The exhibit will remain open to the public through Sept. 21. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New exhibit features 17-ton Marilyn Monroe statue

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This undated handout image provided by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery shows a portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy by Andy Warhol, part of an exhibit at the museum in Washington: “Face Value: Portraiture in the Age of Abstraction.” The new exhibit explores how Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Elaine de Kooning and other artists pushed the boundaries of portraiture in the mid-20th century. (AP Photo/Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery)

Gallery eyes portraits in the age of abstract art

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

This image provided courtesy of Julien's Auctions shows a pair of rhinestone earrings worn by Marilyn Monroe to a 1955 Hollywood film premiere, “The Rose Tattoo.” The earrings have sold at auction for $185,000. The sale was part of a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia April 11, 2014, and April 12, at Julien’s Beverly Hills gallery in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Julien's Auctions)

Marilyn Monroe earrings auctioned for $185,000

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Workers prepare to lift parts of a 26-foot-tall, 34,000-pound statue named &quot;Forever Marilyn&quot; in Hamilton, N.J., Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The sculpture depicting Marilyn Monroe in her memorable billowing skirt pose from the &quot;The Seven Year Itch&quot; is part of an exhibit honoring its designer, Seward Johnson. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Giant Marilyn Monroe arrives at temporary new home

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FILE - This Jan. 23, 2013 file photo shows the &quot;Forever Marilyn&quot; sculpture getting a shower from the Palm Springs Fire Department in Palm Springs, Calif. Palm Springs is singing “Goodbye, Norma Jean.” The city is throwing a send-off party Thursday March 27, 2014, for this massive statue of Marilyn Monroe that has become beloved by both tourists and locals in the two years it was on loan from The Sculpture Foundation.(AP Photo/The Desert Sun, Jay Calderon,File) RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE OUT; NO SALES; NO FOREIGN

Palm Springs give big send-off to giant Marilyn

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File-This Jan. 23, 2013 file photo shows the &quot;Forever Marilyn&quot; sculpture getting a shower from the Palm Springs Fire Department in Palm Springs, Calif. The massive statue of Marilyn Monroe that has turned heads for two years in Palm Springs is headed east. The 26-foot-tall, 34,000-pound statue will be transported next month to Hamilton, N.J., where it will be part of an exhibit honoring its designer, Seward Johnson. (AP Photo/The Desert Sun, Jay Calderon,File) RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE OUT; NO SALES; NO FOREIGN

Huge Marilyn Monroe statue to leave California

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** FILE ** Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe smiles after arriving tousled from an overnight plane flight from Los Angeles to New York in this undated photo. (AP Photo)

Marilyn Monroe’s medical records head to auction; plastic surgery proof?

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Mayer’s `Rigoletto,’ set in Vegas, opens at Met

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Megan Fox no longer emulates Marilyn Monroe

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Marilyn Monroe subway grate photo on view in NYC

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

A year for enduring pop culture icons to shine

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

Marilyn Monroe photos on auction in Poland

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press

Marilyn Monroe photos on auction in Poland

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press

Court: Monroe’s estate can’t block photo sales

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

Holograms present celebs with new afterlife issues

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - Associated Press

A video image of the Tupac Shakur hologram is displayed on a computer monitor at the Subtractive Studio in Santa Monica, Calif. When rapper Shakur rose from the stage in the California desert earlier this year, his image displayed the possibilities for a new form of “live” entertainment. Stars wield extensive control over how their names, voices and images are used after they die through likeness, trademark and copyright protections. But now hologram technology presents new legal questions about marketing them. (Associated Press)

Holograms enable stars to shine again

By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press

Marilyn Monroe makes a comeback

By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press