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Lennon's 'Abbey Road' Suit Goes for $118G
A white suit belonging to John Lennon that he wore on the album cover of "Abbey Road" sold for $118,000 at an auction, while the Austin Princess he drove in the movie "Imagine" went for $150,000.
Anthony Pugliese of World Films in Del Ray, Fla., bought the suit, and the automobile was bought by a private Japanese investor, said Darren Julien, president of Julien's Auctions, the firm holding Saturday's auction in Las Vegas.
Pugliese also bought the jacket Lennon wore in "Imagine" for $32,000, Julien said.
Marilyn Monroe's 1961 appointment book was bought for $16,000 by goldenpalace.com and Elizabeth Taylor's headdress worn in the movie "Cleopatra" sold for $13,500, Julien said.
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