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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Charles Lederer. The film is based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name , which in turn is based on the 1925 novel of the same name by Anita Loos .
Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Patrick Noone; [1] April 29, 1921 – April 24, 1968) was a comedy genre film performer, screenwriter and producer. He acted in a number of high-profile films as well as B movies from the 1940s through the 1960s; he is best known for his supporting performances as Gus Esmond, wealthy fiancé of Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe), in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and as ...
Carol Channing recorded the song again in 1974 for the musical Lorelei, a revised version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Bertice Reading recorded the song in 1979. In 1980, an episode of the British comedy-drama series Minder has a play on words titled "Diamonds Are a Girl's Worst Enemy".
After its release in November, the movie did not perform as well as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The Los Angeles Times declared that the casting of Jeanne Crain and Jane Russell was a hopeful sign, but the movie itself was filled with "dull and listless dialogue." The critique did positively review the costumes of the movie and Jeanne Crain's ...
Referencing Monroe’s “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” performance in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Gosling, 43, donned a hot pink suit while surrounded by Kens in black tuxedos on the stairs.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a musical with a book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos, lyrics by Leo Robin, and music by Jule Styne, based on the best-selling 1925 novel of the same name by Loos. The story involves an American woman's voyage to Paris to perform in a nightclub.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a 1925 novel by Anita Loos Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a 1926 play based on the novel; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a 1928 silent film adaptation of the novel, presumed lost, starring Ruth Taylor; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the 1949 stage musical based on the novel, starring Carol Channing
Marilyn Monroe wore a shocking pink dress in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, directed by Howard Hawks. [1] The dress was created by costume designer William "Billy" Travilla and was used in one of the most famous scenes of the film, which subsequently became the subject of numerous imitations, significantly from Madonna in the music video for her 1985 song "Material Girl".