MARILYN MONROE
GOLDEN DREAMS
1952
#1 - FIRST VERSION
VINTAGE PINUP
ORIGINAL GELATIN-SILVER
CHAMPION CALENDAR FILE PHOTO
PROMO SAMPLE
PHOTOGRAPHER
TOM KELLY
VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT
VINTAGE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL
ONE-OF-A-KIND!!! (OOAK)
YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS FOR SALE AGAIN!!!
AUTHENTIC: THIS IS THE 1952 OOAK CHAMPION CALENDAR FILE PHOTO OF THE GOLDEN DREAMS IMAGE. THIS GELATIN SILVER 8x10 PHOTO ORIGINATES FROM THE COMPANY FILES OF CHAMPION CALENDAR.
This version has an overlay near the bottom of the photo with Marilyn Monroe's name after they found out that Marilyn Monroe posed for this image. NOTE: "POSED BY MARILYN MONROE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS NOT PRESENT! - (1953/54 Salesman Sample lithos do have the text: "Posed by MARILYN MONROE on the right hand side of the litho.)
THIS IS NOT A LITHO HOWEVER, IT IS AN ORIGINAL GELATIN SILVER PHOTO FROM CHAMPION CALENDAR'S FILES. - ONE-OF-A-KIND (OOAK) YOU WILL NEVER EVER SEE ANOTHER. COA IS INCLUDED. See front and back photos. Not an unauthorized cheap photo copy or worthless digital reprint. Originals continue to skyrocket in value while copies remain undesirable for investment purposes.
PINUP: Marilyn Monroe
PHOTOGRAPHER: Tom Kelly
PROMO: Pinup
PUBLISHER: Champion Calendar Co
DATE: 1952
TYPE: Gelatin-Silver Photograph
APPROX. SIZE: 8x10
CONDITION: Very Good to Excellent
* PLEASE SEE: Cool Collectibles Condition Chart below for complete details...
* INCLUDES COA: Certificate of Authenticity issued by Cool Collectibles™ provided to winner.
SECURE PROTECTED SHIPPING: In a Polypropylene sleeve with over sized backing boards.
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* CELEBRITY INFORMATION: MARILYN MONROE - BORN NORMA JEANE MORTENSON - June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962 was an American actress and model. Famous for playing comedic characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was representative of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962. Marilyn continues to be considered a major pop culture idol and is ranked #1 as the world's most famous celebrity icon.
* PHOTOGRAPHER INFORMATION: TOM KELLEY - December 12, 1914 - January 8, 1984 was an American Hollywood photographer. David O. Selznick & Samuel Goldwyn retained Tom to take promotional photos of their stars & starlets for magazine covers & advertising. Famous celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Bob Hope, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Roosevelt & Churchill. Kelley is best known for his iconic 1949 nude photos of Marilyn Monroe, one of which was distributed widely as calendar art & was featured in the inaugural issue of Playboy magazine in 1953.
PHOTO CONDITION CHART
* MINT - MT: Like new, vivid colors and no markings.
* NEAR MINT - NM: Like new, vivid colors, no markings and may have minor crease, bend or dent.
* EXCELLENT - EX: Appears like new, vivid colors, may have marking(s), may have minor creases, bends or dents, edge wear, rubs and toning.
* VERY GOOD - VG: May have marking(s) with general creases, bends or dents, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading and soiling.
* GOOD - G: May have marking(s) with major creases, bends, dents, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading and soiling.
* FAIR: Major everything, marking(s) with major creases, bends, dents, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading, soiling and repairs.
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