MARILYN FINAL PHOTOSHOOT TO BE AUCTIONED

London: Rare photos of screen icon Marilyn Monroe, taken just weeks before her untimely death, are going to auction in London.

The stunning snapshots were taken by her friend, photographer George Barris, on Santa Monica beach on July 13, 1962, just three weeks before she was found dead at 36 in her Los Angeles bedroom.

The set also includes photos of Monroe in her Brentwood, California, home, reported the Daily Mirror. — PTI