From the personal wardrobe of Marilyn
Monroe: An ivory cotton overcoat, with labels reading "Styled
by Lawrence of London," and "Bergdorf Goodman on the Plaza, New
York."
Marilyn wore this overcoat as she
exited Polyclinic Hospital on July 11, 1961, following gallbladder
surgery.
On June 28, 1961, Marilyn Monroe
checked in to Polyclinic Hospital in New York City to have her
gallbladder removed. This was the fifth time she had been in
the hospital in just ten months. Joe DiMaggio kept her company
throughout. When Marilyn was discharged on July 11 she was
practically mobbed by well-wishers and photographers as she left
(see video below). She later said, "It was scary. I felt
for a few minutes as if they were just going to take pieces out of
me. Actually it made me feel a little sick. I mean I
appreciated the concern and their affection and all that, but - I
don't know - it was a little like a nightmare. I wasn't sure I
was going to get into the car safely and get away!"
