more than a thousand fans dressed in Mon - roe’s famous white pleated dress and posed next to a statue of the star in the same outfit. Julien’s Auctions said the collection includes countless never-before-seen photographs and slides, as well as per - sonal items from Monroe’s last residence in Los Angeles. The 1950s star rose to fame as a sex symbol and starred in classics such as Some Like It Hot and • Marilyn Monroe Niagara before her death at age 36 in 1962.