Marilyn Monroe Signed Note from the Beverly Hills Hotel

This rare signed note, penned by Marilyn Monroe in the late 1950s, represents an intimate and authentic example of her personal correspondence during the height of her fame.

Written in blue ballpoint ink on a small piece of pink scratch pad paper from The Beverly Hills Hotel, the note reads in full:

“To Ronald, Thank you – so much! Marilyn Monroe”

The paper bears horizontal and vertical fold lines, evidence that it was carefully preserved,likely carried, saved, and revisited by its recipient. The note was housed inside a heavily aged and stained envelope bearing a handwritten notation in red ink reading simply “M Monroe,” suggesting the importance placed upon its contents.

Also preserved in the same envelope is an additional autograph from another of Hollywood’s most famous blondes. Written on a separate small piece of paper, heavily creased from repeated handling, is a note that reads:

“To Ron! Love Jayne Mansfield”

The presence of both autographs together offers a remarkable convergence of two defining figures of mid-century Hollywood glamour.

Jayne Mansfield and the Hollywood Publicity Machine

Jayne Mansfield emerged during a period when Twentieth Century-Fox actively sought to replicate Marilyn Monroe’s unprecedented success. Following Monroe’s departure from her Fox contract in 1955, Mansfield was heavily promoted by the studio as a larger-than-life successor, even described in publicity materials as “Marilyn Monroe King-Size.”

A former beauty queen, Mansfield carefully followed a trajectory similar to Monroe’s, from modeling and publicity photography to Broadway success in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? and subsequent film stardom. By 1957, she had become a major box office attraction in films such as The Girl Can’t Help It and the film adaptation of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

Despite persistent media comparisons, the two women occupied distinct places within Hollywood history. They met publicly on at least one documented occasion at the December 2, 1955 premiere celebration of The Rose Tattoo in New York. Photographs from the event capture a rare moment of intersection between two of the most recognizable and heavily publicized stars of their era.