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Looking for advice on a Marilyn Monroe signed photo

Hey everyone,

I am brand new here. I was offered this Marilyn Monroe photo by a friend and I thought we should probably ask around to see whether it is authentic.

What do you all think?

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There are things that don't match up to the usual looking MM signature, but the hand seems close.

The photo was taken in 1957. I am not sure when it was printed.

Thanks for any wisdom you have to share. :)

Tags: Marilyn, Monroe

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Permalink Reply by Pauline Berry on December 13, 2019 at 7:24pm

Yes, it's not a bad forgery. Some are laughable. I first thought yours resembled a Secretarial at first glance - some forgers actually copy those accidentally.

It is a little like Style C on my Marilyn Monroe Secretarial examples blog:

Secretarial Examples here: http://marilynmonroesecretarials.blogspot.com/

But no, just a hint of style c.

I think this style is easier to forge than the one near continuous crazy fast typical signings of hers. You can do this signature in pieces. I do see a middling or slowish pace of signing too, certainly not fast.

Thank you Eric, for your input. Bela Lugosi was a vampire though wasn't he? able to sign after death :-) at least for www.autographstar.com

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 13, 2019 at 7:28pm

No problem, Pauline. Oddly, in reality, Lugosi was terrified of death!

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 13, 2019 at 7:04pm

Google is wonderful.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 13, 2019 at 7:15pm

"They have a dedicated in house signing team I guess. " - Pauline

Yes, but dedicated to what? ;)

Permalink Reply by Olivia Toews on December 13, 2019 at 7:36pm

Thanks Pauline and Eric.

Eric, I wrote to the COA company before your response to ask for some background on this signing.I will be certain to post their response...if there is one. :)

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on December 13, 2019 at 7:47pm

Add a note asking how they managed to get Lugosi to sign a Silver Age August 1964 comic book after dying (permanently) in 1956 :)

I'd steer clear of this operation. And you are welcome :) I enjoy finding these stupid mistakes. The comic artwork is a dead giveaway.