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The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...
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"I Wanna Be Loved by You" was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century in a survey by the RIAA to which 200 people responded (out of 1300 asked). One of Marilyn Monroe 's most famous musical performances is her singing the song in Billy Wilder 's classic 1959 farce Some Like It Hot .
She also performed the song in 1999, dressed as Marilyn Monroe for the opening of 20th Century Fox's Australian Studios. In 2007, she recorded another version for her film White Diamond. Anna Nicole Smith recorded the song in 1998. The single went on to reach the top 100 dance singles in France.
Marilyn Monroe (/ ˈ m æ r ə l ɪ n m ə n ˈ r oʊ / MARR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model.Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution.
The song was also memorably recorded by Marilyn Monroe in 1954 - with alternate lyrics. [5] It is available on the Marilyn Monroe compilation album titled Anthology. [6] Kathy Linden released a version of the song as a single in 1958 that reached No. 50 on the Billboard pop chart. [7]
Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1961. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After a brief career in modeling she signed short-term film contracts, first with 20th Century Fox , then Columbia Pictures , and appeared in minor roles for the first few years of her career.