DIMAGGIO JOE: (1914-1999) American baseball player, the second husband of Marilyn Monroe for just 274 days from January - October 1954. An unusual T.L.S., Maggio, one page, slim 4to, Beverly Hills, California, 9^th April 1954, to John, on the printed stationery of Frank Sinatra. The letter is completely typed in lower case and states, in full, 'my paisan mr Sinatra is still on cloud nine and the bum refuses to come down…he's so thrilled he's ridiculous - - i wish i had as many nice friends and relatives as he has - - thanks for making him happy - - '. A letter with unusual associations signed by DiMaggio during his brief marriage to Marilyn Monroe. A couple of very light, minor stains to the lower right edge, otherwise VG

Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) American singer and actor, Academy Award winner.

On 5^th November 1954 Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra, two American icons of Italian descent and with friends in the mob, were involved in what has become known as the 'Wrong Door Raid' when they accompanied several other men, including private detectives, to a three unit apartment building in West Hollywood. DiMaggio, although by now divorced from Monroe, believed that his ex-wife was having an affair and wanted to catch her in the arms of her paramour. DiMaggio, Sinatra and the others entered the two-storey building and broke down the door of one of the three apartments and rushed into the bedroom with a cameraman expecting to find Monroe in bed. Instead, the lights from the camera's flash revealed the terrified occupant to be Florence Kotz Ross, a 37-year-old secretary. The men quickly fled from the building and the police were called although Kotz Ross was unable to identify the intruders and the LAPD closed the case. Monroe had been in the building that evening, although in a different apartment visiting her friend Sheila Stewart. It was not until September 1955 that the entire incident was revealed in an issue of Confidential, and immediately became a legendary story of Hollywood gossip to the embarrassment of DiMaggio and Sinatra. Kotz Ross sued the two men for $200,000 and they settled out of court.