The star of stage and screen has amassed an unparalled collection of iconic cinema costumes and artefacts which will go under the hammer on June 18 in Los Angeles. The auction contains 3,500 costumes, 20,000 photographs and several thousand original posters. Here are our pick of some of the remarkable highlights from a lifetime of collecting.
Who: Marilyn Monroe
Movie: Seven Year Itch
Monroe wore this ivory pleated "Subway" dress by Travilla, for her role as 'The Girl' in Seven Year Itch in 1955. After she stood on a subway grate and uttered the famous line "Oooh isn't it delicious?", the scene, and the dress, went down in Hollywood history.
It was acquired by Debbie Reynolds directly from Twentieth Century-Fox during the 'pre-sale' when she bought all of the Marilyn Monroe wardrobe from the studio prior to the auction in 1971.
Estimate: $1,000,000 - $2,000,000
Who: Marilyn Monroe
Movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
This iconic costume was worn by Marilyn Monroe as 'Lorelei Lee' in the number 'Two Little Girls from Little Rock' with Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953. The slightly risqué bust area once again fooled the censors by including a shear body-toned fabric from the neck right down to the waist giving the impression of nudity without showing a thing.
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000
Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Wizard of Oz
The iconic blue dress worn by Garland as 'Dorothy Gale' in the Wizard of Oz, 1939. Made by Adrian, the cotton pinafore with polka dot trim bears a handwritten label "Judy Garland 3955."
Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000
Who: Judy Garland
Movie: Wizard of Oz
Debbie Reynolds told how she nearly lost this pair of ruby slippers when her daughter Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars trilogy wanted to give them to her director George Lucas as a thank you gift.
Estimate: $120,000-$150,000
Who: Julie Andrews
Movie: Sound of Music
Red-brown nubby dress with ivory raw linen blouse was worn by Julie Andrews as Maria when she sang 'Do-Re-Mi' in Sound of Music.
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
Who: Elizabeth Taylor
Movie: Cleopatra
The signature royal ceremonial headdress from the 1963 film 'Cleopatra'. Worn by Taylor when she enters Rome with Caesar's son by her side.
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Who: Rita Hayworth
Movie: Salomé
Rita Hayworth's 'Princess Salome' wore this flesh chiffon dress with halter by Jean Louis for the 'Dance of the Seven Veils' sequence in Salomé, 1953.
Estimate: $12,000 - $15,000
Who: Madonna
Movie: Evita
Elegant black evening gown by Penny Rose worn by Madonna's character 'Eva Peron' in Evita, 1996.
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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