A single sheet of paper; typed, dated "June 1, 1962" [the star's 36th and last birthday], reading in part "Dear Lee and Paula / ...The most important thing in my life is my work with you / ... Thank you Lee for being my friend and my teacher. Thank you Paula for being with me and really truly directing the good and right moments on film. /...When I think of home it is New York and the Actors Studio. That is where I can exist in the human race. / Love Marilyn" (unsigned) -- an especially poignant note knowing Monroe would pass away just two months later; matted and framed.

17 x 14 x 1 in; 43.18 x 35.56 x 2.54 cm

Framed; 17 x 14 inches; Letter Only; 10.5 x 7.5 inches

Provenance: From the Collection of Anna Strasberg

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