Hepburn, Monroe movie costumes up for auction

LOS ANGELES - Iconic movie costumes worn by Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe will go up for sale in June from a collection belonging to fellow actress Debbie Reynolds, California auction house Profiles in History said on Thursday.

Monroe's subway dress from The Seven Year Itch, Judy Garland's blue cotton dress and ruby red slippers from The Wizard of Oz and Charlie Chaplin's Tramp bowler hat are among the 3,500 items up for auction in Beverly Hills on June 18.

Barbra Streisand's sleeveless gold velvet, jeweled gown from Hello, Dolly - said to be the most expensive dress ever made for a film - will also be up for sale as will Audrey Hepburn's Ascot dress from My Fair Lady and Julie Andrews' costumes from The Sound of Music.