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- The Birmingham Post (England)
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- September 10, 1999
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On display are a frumpy sweater, spotted with spaghetti-like stains, and clunky, used platform shoes - part of a small touring collection of items that once belonged to Marilyn Monroe.
There is also a plain platinum band Joe DiMaggio put on her finger 45 years ago.
These are among 20 items in an exhibition of personal belongings that have been packed away for decades.
They are now on display in St Petersburg, Florida.
The tour promotes an auction of Monroe memorabilia at Christie's in New York next month.
The collection, ...