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Marilyn Monroe's 400-Book Collection Sold at Christie’s 1999

5/31/2026

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Monroe's library of 400 books sold at Christie's in 1999 after Anna Strasberg inherited it following Lee Strasberg's 1982 death.
Monroe took two UCLA literature classes in 1951 as her film career rose.
Monroe's collection featured The Great Gatsby, Roughing It, The Prophet, On the Road, Madame Bovary and Ulysses, growing through impulsive purchases after she liked a page at the Pickwick bookstore on Hollywood Boulevard.

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Monroe's library of 400 books sold at Christie's in 1999 after Anna Strasberg inherited it following Lee Strasberg's 1982 death.
Monroe took two UCLA literature classes in 1951 as her film career rose.
Monroe's collection featured The Great Gatsby, Roughing It, The Prophet, On the Road, Madame Bovary and Ulysses, growing through impulsive purchases after she liked a page at the Pickwick bookstore on Hollywood Boulevard.