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Wednesday, 4 October 2006, 13:43 GMT 14:43 UK

In Pictures: Movie memorabilia

James Dean's jeans from Giant on display

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A pair of jeans James Dean wore in Giant and his white T-shirt from Rebel Without a Cause are estimated to fetch $15,000 (£8,000) in an online auction later this week.

Fragment of James Deans' car a photos of the crash

Fragment of James Deans' car a photos of the crash

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Dean died aged just 24 when his Porsche Spyder collided with another vehicle on a California road. A fragment of the car is part of the auction organised by Heritage Auction Galleries.

Brando's Godfather map and script

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A hat worn by Marlon Brando during the filming of the Godfather is accompanied by his annotated script of the iconic gangster movie.

A matchbook case given to Marilyn Monroe by Joe DiMaggio

A matchbook case given to Marilyn Monroe by Joe DiMaggio

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More than 1,800 unashamedly trivial items are up for sale, from Fred Astaire's top hat to Charlie Chaplin's cane and Marilyn's matchbook case.

A guitar used by Elvis is shown by Doug Norwine, Director of Music and Entertainment Memorabilia

A guitar used by Elvis is shown by Doug Norwine, Director of Music and Entertainment Memorabilia

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Music is well represented, from one of Elvis's first guitars to items belonging to Kurt Cobain and a reel to reel recording of Bob Dylan singing with a school friend.

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The last such auction made over $1.6m (£848,000) but organisers believe this one "trumps them all". It also features a mannequin of Elaine from Seinfeld.

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