Marilyn Monroe Fashion Biography
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Monroe next replaced Betty Grable in the musical film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) co-starring Jane Russell and directed by Howard Hawks. Her role as Lorelei Lee, a gold-digging showgirl, required her to act, sing, and dance. The two stars became friends, with Russell describing Monroe as "very shy and very sweet and far more intelligent than people gave her credit for". She later recalled that Monroe showed her dedication by rehearsing her dance routines each evening after most of the crew had left, but she arrived habitually late on set for filming. Realizing that Monroe remained in her dressing room due to stage fright, and that Hawks was growing impatient with her tardiness, Russell started escorting her to the set
At the Los Angeles premiere of the film, Monroe and Russell pressed their hand- and footprints in the cement in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Monroe received positive reviews and the film grossed more than double its production costs Her rendition of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" became associated with her. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes also marked one of the earliest films in which William Travilla dressed Monroe. Travilla dressed Monroe in eight of her films including Bus Stop, Don't Bother to Knock, How to Marry a Millionaire, River of No Return, There's No Business Like Show Business, Monkey Business, and The Seven Year Itch. How to Marry a Millionaire was a comedy about three models scheming to attract wealthy husbands. The film teamed Monroe with Betty Grable (whom she replaced in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and Lauren Bacall, and was directed by Jean Negulesco The producer and scriptwriter, Nunnally Johnson, said that it was the first film in which audiences "liked Marilyn for herself [and that] she diagnosed the reason very shrewdly. She said that it was the only picture she'd been in, in which she had a measure of modesty... about her own attractiveness.
Monroe's films of this period established her "dumb blonde" persona and contributed to her popularity. In 1953 and 1954, she was listed in the annual "Quigley Poll of the Top Ten Money Making Stars", which was compiled from the votes of movie exhibitors throughout the United States for the stars that had generated the most revenue in their theaters over the previous year. "I want to grow and develop and play serious dramatic parts. My dramatic coach, Natasha Lytess, tells everybody that I have a great soul, but so far nobody's interested in it." Monroe told the New York Times She saw a possibility in 20th Century Fox's upcoming film, The Egyptian, but was rebuffed by Darryl F. Zanuck who refused to screen test her
Instead, she was assigned to the western River of No Return, opposite Robert Mitchum. Director Otto Preminger resented Monroe's reliance on Natasha Lytess, who coached Monroe and announced her verdict at the end of each scene. Eventually Monroe refused to speak to Preminger, and Mitchum had to mediate Of the finished product, she commented, "I think I deserve a better deal than a grade Z cowboy movie in which the acting finished second to the scenery and the
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
Marilyn Monroe Fashion Form Long Hair Names Medium Length For Round Faces Short Layers Updos Over 50 2013
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