Glamorous Technicolor photography, witty dialogue, memorable songs, and the sparkling performances of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy that has become one of the defining Hollywood films of the 1950s, remembered for its glamorous Technicolor photography, witty dialogue, memorable songs, and the sparkling performances of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. Released by 20th Century-Fox on July 16, 1953, the film was directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay by Charles Lederer. The screenplay was based on the successful
A bout of childhood polio prompted doctors to recommend dance as a strengthening therapy.
Cyd Charisse was born Tula Ellice Finklea on March 8, 1922, in Amarillo, Texas, where a bout of childhood polio prompted doctors to recommend dance as a strengthening therapy, setting her on a path that became both vocation and identity. She trained first in ballet, studying with local teachers before advancing to lessons in Los Angeles, where her family had moved for her father’s business.
