Sought-after Bank of America Laurel-Sunset Branch check, 6 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Monroe, "Marilyn Monroe," payable to Southern Cal. Edison Co. for $4.86, May 7, 1953. In fine condition.
A coveted example of a check filled out entirely in the hand of Marilyn Monroe during her rise to stardom. During this period, Monroe was living at the Doheny Drive apartment in Beverly Hills, where she resided for the majority of 1953 before marrying baseball legend Joe DiMaggio on January 14, 1954. The actress, who was already wildly popular at the time thanks to starring roles in both Niagara and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, lived in Unit #3 of the building, a one-bedroom, one-bathroom dwelling that measured a scant 648 square feet. In spite of its size, Monroe must have enjoyed the apartment, because in April 1961, after her divorce from playwright Arthur Miller was finalized, the actress left New York and once again leased the very same unit in the very same building. She stayed there until March of 1962, at which point she moved into the Brentwood-area home she had purchased a few months prior, the same home in which she would sadly pass away on the night of August 4, 1962.
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