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Auction History Result 3j0083 MARILYN MONROE linen 12x17 calendar sample 1955 Golden Dreams image from Playboy centerfold Date Sold 2/18/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Calendar Sample (measures 12" x 16 1/2" [30 x 42 cm]) (Learn More) Marilyn Monroe is one of the greatest larger-than-life movie stars ever of the 1950s, and surely the greatest sex symbol of all time! She appeared in several memorable movies including: Some Like It Hot, The Prince & the Showgirl, All About Eve, The Asphalt Jungle, The Misfits, The Seven Year Itch, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Monkey Business, and Niagara. The last film that she worked on was Something's Got To Give in 1962. 20th Century Fox blamed Marilyn for the production being behind schedule, and fired her in June (the film was never completed). In August, she was found dead in her home from an apparent drug overdose, and her death was ruled a suicide (though there are theories that foul play was involved, and even in 2024, many people do not feel it was an "accidental" death). Important Added Info: Note that this calendar image was published by "U.I. Co." of New York. They would overprint the top area with the name of a specific company, and attach calendar pads to the bottom border with staples. Since this was clearly never used, we would think it is surely a calendar sample that was shown to companies to try to get them to order calendars. Also note that there are many calendars with the both classic Marilyn Monroe Golden Dreams nude image (from Playboy) and the "A New Wrinkle" similar image (both by Tom Kelley) on them. The "A New Wrinkle" calendars came out in 1952, and the "Golden Dreams" calendars may have come out at that time, but surely many came out in 1954, after it was used as the first Playboy centerfold. But there are lots and lots of calendars, and there are suspicions that many of them were created long after 1952 or 1954, when the originals were created. We feel certain that THIS calendar sample is indeed an original from the early 1950s (but we can't say exactly when)! Also note that this calendar sample contains an unclothed woman, so we have placed a white bar over those areas, for those who are bothered by such images. Of course, the actual item does not have those white bars. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The calendar had a thin line of scuffing in the middle right of the red background and a few other scuffs in the red background. There was a 2" diagonal tear in the bottom border with a crease next to it. Overall, the calendar was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The calendar was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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