"Some Like It Hot (album) Some Like It Hot (subtitled Modern Jazz Performances of Songs featured in the Motion Picture starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon Produced and Directed by Billy Wilder) is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel performing adaptations music from Billy Wilder's 1959 film ""Some Like It Hot"", recorded in 1959 and released on the Contemporary label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: ""Such tunes as 'I Wanna Be Loved by You,' 'Runnin' Wild,' 'Down Among the Sheltering Palms,' and 'By the Beautiful Sea' are given fairly modern arrangements but still retain the flavor"
"Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, and Johnnie Ray. This film's lavish production didn't overshadow the dragged plot line. However, Monroe re-gained her success with ""The Seven Year Itch"" in 1955, co-starring Tom Ewell and Evelyn Keyes. ""Seven Year Itch"" showcased the famous scene of Monroe's white dress being skyrocketed in the air by a subway grating. This film was a major success, as was Marilyn's next feature, ""Bus Stop"" (1956), which was her last film with Fox until 1960. However, Monroe's biggest success in a film was in 1959's ""Some Like It Hot"", a comedy co-starring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon."
"known for small parts in Jack Lemmon and Billy Wilder films. She is probably best remembered for her role as ""Sweet Sue"" in ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis, as well as Lemmon. She appeared as ""Sylvia"" in ""The Apartment"" (1960), and as ""Amazon Annie"" in ""Irma la Douce"", both of which starred Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. She also appeared in Billy Wilder's final film ""Buddy Buddy"" (1981) starring Lemmon and Walter Matthau. She had a recurring role on TV in ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"" as ""Pickles Sorrell"", She played the lead in ""The"
"list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, she was ranked as the sixth greatest film star; three of the films in which she appeared—""Some Like It Hot"", ""All About Eve"", and ""The Asphalt Jungle""—have been added to the Library of Congress's National Film Registry, and the former earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress. She continues to be considered a major icon in American popular culture. Monroe completed 29 films in her career. In 1962, she was filming her thirtieth film, ""Something's Got to Give"", when she was fired by the studio; she died before it was completed with others"
"Some Like It Hot (1939 film) Some Like It Hot, reissued for television as Rhythm Romance, is a 1939 comedy film starring Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, and Gene Krupa. Directed by George Archainbaud, its screenplay was written by Wilkie C. Mahoney and Lewis R. Foster, based on the play ""The Great Magoo"" by Ben Hecht and Gene Fowler, which performed briefly on Broadway in 1932. The film was released the year before ""Road to Singapore"" converted theatre and radio star Hope into a huge movie box office draw. Legendary cinematographer Karl Struss filmed the movie. The title of the film"
"herself. Another tragedy took place on the beach at the hotel in 1904 when actress Isadore Rush drowned. The hotel was first featured in a film when it was used as a backdrop for ""The Flying Fleet"" (1927). Since then, it has been featured in at least 12 other films, including: ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959), starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis, where it represented the ""Seminole Ritz"" in southern Florida; ""Wicked, Wicked"" (1973), which was completely filmed on location there; ""The Stunt Man"" (1980), starring Peter O'Toole; and ""My Blue Heaven"" (1990), starring Steve Martin and Rick"
"gives the film an approval rating of 79% based on 14 reviews and an average score of 7.3/10. Bus Stop (1956 film) Bus Stop is a 1956 American romantic comedy film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray and Hope Lange. Unlike most of Monroe's movies, ""Bus Stop"" is neither a full-fledged comedy nor a musical, but rather a dramatic piece; it was the first film she appeared in after studying at the Actors Studio in New York. Monroe does however sing one song: ""That Old"
"appears to be a deliberate tribute to the musical from which the film is derived. The film was nominated for two other Academy awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Shirley MacLaine), and Best Cinematography, Color. ""Irma la Douce"" was conceived as a Marilyn Monroe vehicle in 1962. The project would have reunited her with director Billy Wilder and actor Jack Lemmon, both of whom had worked with her on ""Some Like It Hot"" in 1959. After Monroe's death, the movie was recast with Shirley MacLaine, who had worked with Wilder and Lemmon in 1960 on ""The Apartment"". MacLaine was"
"she founded a film production company in late 1954; she named it Marilyn Monroe Productions (MMP). She dedicated 1955 to building her company and began studying method acting at the Actors Studio. In late 1955, Fox awarded her a new contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included a critically acclaimed performance in ""Bus Stop"" (1956) and the first independent production of MMP, ""The Prince and the Showgirl"" (1957). Monroe won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her work in ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed"
"sex appeal and timing that just can't be beat"". It has been voted one of the best films ever made in polls by the BBC, the American Film Institute, and ""Sight & Sound"". After ""Some Like It Hot"", Monroe took another hiatus until late 1959, when she returned to Hollywood and starred in the musical comedy ""Let's Make Love"", about an actress and a millionaire who fall in love when performing in a satirical play. She chose George Cukor to direct and Miller re-wrote portions of the script, which she considered weak; she accepted the part solely because she was"
"Fox, requiring her to star in four films within the next seven years. By 1959, she had completed only one: ""Bus Stop"", which had been released in 1956. While Monroe shot ""Some Like It Hot"" in 1958 (for United Artists) her husband, Arthur Miller, completed the screenplay for ""The Misfits"" (1961), which they had intended on being Monroe's next film. ""Some Like It Hot"" was released in March 1959 and became an enormous success. Critics praised the film and Marilyn's performance. Hoping to capitalize on this, 20th Century Fox required Marilyn to fulfill her contract. ""The Misfits"" was put on"
"Gabrielle Blunt Gabrielle Hilda Blunt (8 January 1919 – 10 June 2014) was a British actress. Blunt's first significant role was as Catriona Macroon in the film ""Whisky Galore!"" and she played the same role in the 1958 follow-up ""Rockets Galore"". Blunt also appeared as Mrs. Bulstrode in the ""Wilt"", a 1989 adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel. She became best known for her roles in British sitcoms, appearing over the years in ""Happy Ever After"", ""Shine on Harvey Moon"", ""Roll Over Beethoven"", ""One Foot in the Grave"", ""Drop the Dead Donkey"" ""The Fast Show"", ""Pat & Margaret"", ""Harry Enfield's Television"
"Programme"" and """" and ""The Thin Blue Line"". Gabrielle Blunt Gabrielle Hilda Blunt (8 January 1919 – 10 June 2014) was a British actress. Blunt's first significant role was as Catriona Macroon in the film ""Whisky Galore!"" and she played the same role in the 1958 follow-up ""Rockets Galore"". Blunt also appeared as Mrs. Bulstrode in the ""Wilt"", a 1989 adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel. She became best known for her roles in British sitcoms, appearing over the years in ""Happy Ever After"", ""Shine on Harvey Moon"", ""Roll Over Beethoven"", ""One Foot in the Grave"", ""Drop the Dead Donkey"" ""The"
"County city of San Marcos a week after her 86th birthday. Jacqueline Gadsden Jacqueline Gadsden (August 3, 1900 – August 10, 1986) was an American film actress during the silent era. A native of Southern California, she was born in Lompoc to Gerald F and Jessie H (Salter) Gadsden and is probably best known to modern audiences as the wealthy, haughty other woman in the 1927 Clara Bow vehicle ""It"". She married William Harry Dale (1900–1975) about 1924. In a number of films she was billed as Jacqueline Gadsdon and made two films under the name Jane Daly in 1929,"
"on November 15, 1996 at age 86. Lila Finn Lila Finn (born Lila Shanley; November 28, 1909 - November 15, 1996) was an American actress and stunt woman who performed in films for almost six decades and was known for such films as ""Gone with the Wind"", ""It's a Wonderful Life"", ""Blazing Saddles"", ""The Goonies"", ""Drum"", ""The Towering Inferno"", ""Suburban Commando"", """" and ""The Poseidon Adventure"". Finn was also an athlete who competed on the U.S. women's volleyball team from 1955 to 1960. At the age 50 Finn was awarded a silver medal in the 1959 Pan American Games in"
"hospital in Hampstead, London, after a fall at her home, in 1957 at the age of 88. She was cremated at Golders Green, and she and her husband are both buried at Hampstead Cemetery in London. Julia Neilson Julia Emilie Neilson (12 June 1868 – 27 May 1957) was an English actress best known for her numerous performances as Lady Blakeney in ""The Scarlet Pimpernel"", for her roles in many tragedies and historical romances, and for her portrayal of Rosalind in a long-running production of ""As You Like It"". After establishing her reputation in a series of plays by W."
"Dickinson Janet Munro Stella Stevens Tuesday Weld"" Edward R. Murrow The Nun's Story Andrew Marton - Ben-Hur ""(For directing the chariot race)"" Francis X. Bushman ""(For a famous silent film star)"" Ramon Novarro ""(For a famous silent film star)"" Hedda Hopper Louella Parsons Doris Day Rock Hudson Room at the Top Bing Crosby 17th Golden Globe Awards The 17th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1959 films, were held on March 10, 1960. ""' Anthony Franciosa - ""Career"" ""' Jack Lemmon - ""Some Like It Hot"" ""' Elizabeth Taylor - ""Suddenly, Last Summer"" ""' Marilyn Monroe -"
"Bus Stop (1956 film) Bus Stop is a 1956 American romantic comedy film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray and Hope Lange. Unlike most of Monroe's movies, ""Bus Stop"" is neither a full-fledged comedy nor a musical, but rather a dramatic piece; it was the first film she appeared in after studying at the Actors Studio in New York. Monroe does however sing one song: ""That Old Black Magic"" by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. ""Bus Stop"" was based on the play of the same"
"2001, ten minutes before she died, Norah Holland spoke to her gently about Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques and their time on the ""Carry On"" films. Sims died from liver failure and diverticulitis, with diabetes and COPD cited as contributory factors. She was cremated at Putney Vale Crematorium, and her ashes scattered in the grounds there. Joan Sims Irene Joan Marion Sims (9 May 1930 – 27 June 2001) was an English actress remembered for her roles in the ""Carry On"" films, including ""Carry On Nurse"" (1959), ""Carry On Cleo"" (1964) and ""Carry On Camping"" (1969). She played Mrs. Wembley, the"
"Jacqueline Gadsden Jacqueline Gadsden (August 3, 1900 – August 10, 1986) was an American film actress during the silent era. A native of Southern California, she was born in Lompoc to Gerald F and Jessie H (Salter) Gadsden and is probably best known to modern audiences as the wealthy, haughty other woman in the 1927 Clara Bow vehicle ""It"". She married William Harry Dale (1900–1975) about 1924. In a number of films she was billed as Jacqueline Gadsdon and made two films under the name Jane Daly in 1929, her final year in film. She died in the San Diego"
"the performers were Max Rosenbloom, Buddy Hackett, Polly Bergen, Alan King, Billy Barty, Don Rickles and Jackie Gleason. Gray acted on the Abbott and Costello radio show in 1942-43. He played a girl named Matilda, whose catchphrase was ""I'm only three-and-a-half years old."" He also appeared on stage with Abbott and Costello in their appearances at military bases during World War Two. Gray appeared in two feature films: he played the Yiddish-speaking agent of Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in Billy Wilder's famous comedy ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959) and appeared in ""Two for the Seesaw"" (1962) with Robert Mitchum,"
"taking over the role from Bea Arthur, who had played the part in New York off-Broadway. Whitney was cast as a member of the all-female band in Billy Wilder's comedy ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959). She shared several scenes with Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe, including the famed ""upper berth"" sequence. She had uncredited roles in ""House of Wax"" (1953), ""Top Banana"" (1954), ""The Naked and the Dead"" (1958), and ""Pocketful of Miracles"" (1961). Whitney was credited as Tracey Phillips in the drama ""A Public Affair"" (1962), and as Texas Rose in the western ""The Man from Galveston"""
"Greta Thyssen Greta Thyssen (born Grethe Karen Thygesen; 30 March 1927 – 6 January 2018) was a Danish film actress and former model, long-resident in the United States. Born in Hareskovby, Denmark, she appeared in films and television series between 1956 and 1967. Thyssen arrived in the United States after winning the Miss Denmark crown in 1952. She attempted to follow in the footsteps of the reigning blonde sex symbols Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield by forging a movie career. She was Monroe's double in ""Bus Stop"", and appeared in ""Accused of Murder"", ""Terror Is a Man"", ""Three Blondes in"
"musical play based on the screenplay of the film, entitled ""Sugar"", opened on Broadway, and starred Elaine Joyce, Robert Morse, Tony Roberts and Cyril Ritchard, with book by Peter Stone, lyrics by Bob Merrill, and (all-new) music by Jule Styne. A 1991 stage production of this show in London featured Tommy Steele and retained the film's title. Tony Curtis, then in his late-70s, performed in a 2002 stage production of the film, this time cast as Osgood Fielding III, the character originally played by Joe E. Brown. Some Like It Hot Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American black"
"Kim Stanley Kim Stanley (born Patricia Reid, February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was an American actress, primarily in television and theatre, but with occasional film performances. She began her acting career in theatre, and subsequently attended the Actors Studio in New York City, New York. She received the 1952 Theatre World Award for her role in ""The Chase"" (1952), and starred in the Broadway productions of ""Picnic"" (1953) and ""Bus Stop"" (1955). Stanley was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her roles in ""A Touch of the Poet"" (1959) and ""A Far"
"Susannah York Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011), known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including ""Tom Jones"" (1963) and ""They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"" (1969), formed the basis of her international reputation. An obituary in ""The Telegraph"" characterised her as ""the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging sixties"", who later ""proved that she was a real actor of extraordinary emotional range"". York's early films included ""The Greengage Summer"" (1961) and a Golden Globe-nominated role"
"in some 30 films, including ""Harvey Middleman, Fireman"" (1965), ""Penelope"" (1966), ""The Busy Body"" (1967), ""Welcome to Hard Times"" (1967), ""Hang 'Em High"" (1968), ""The Elevator"" (1974), ""Airport '77"" (1977), ""The In-Laws"" (1979), ""Love At First Bite"" (1980), ""The Last Married Couple in America"" (1980), ""My Tutor"" (1983), ""The End of Innocence"" (1990) and ""A Family Affair"" (2001). Later in her career, she began teaching acting. Arlene Golonka Haenel currently resides in Palm Desert, California. Arlene Golonka Arlene Leanore Golonka (born January 23, 1936) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Millie Hutchins on the television"
"""Some Like It Hot"", adding that the film was ""one of the movies they will use as a document, years from now, when they begin to trace the steps by which Pfeiffer became a great star"". During the 1989–1990 awards season, Pfeiffer dominated the Best-actress category at every major awards ceremony, winning awards at the Golden Globes, the National Board of Review, the National Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the Chicago Film Critics Association. Pfeiffer's performance as Susie is considered to be the most"
"Some Like It Hot (song) ""Some Like It Hot"" is a song recorded by The Power Station. It was the first single released from the group's 1985 eponymous debut album. Released by Parlophone Records in 1985, the song features heavy drum beats from Tony Thompson and vocals from Robert Palmer. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number six on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart. The video featured the transgender model Caroline Cossey (also known as Tula). The song was featured in the 1985 film ""National Lampoon's European Vacation"". It was also featured in ""It's a Trap!"", the"
"with, among others, Alberto Sordi (""Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?"", 1966), Tinto Brass (""The Howl"", 1968 and ""Salon Kitty"", 1975), Sergio Martino (""Torso"", 1973), Mauro Bolognini (""Drama of the Rich"", 1974), Francesco Rosi (""Illustrious Corpses"", 1975), and Federico Fellini (""Fellini's Casanova"", 1976). She also played Lonetta, the Indian maiden, in ""Texas Across the River"" (1967), Luciana in ""Malicious"" (1973) and Valentina in ""A Matter of Time"" (1976) starring Liza Minnelli. She starred in ""Lifespan (film)"" (1975) with Klaus Kinski. In 2000, she retired from film work. In 2006 she suffered a pulmonary embolism and died in Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France,"
"his autobiography, """"My Father, My Son"""", written with William Dufty. Robinson was a close friend and sometime lover of Marilyn Monroe, and was the prototype for the character 'Eddie G.' in ""Blonde"" (2001), the TV mini-series about Monroe, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates. Robinson appeared in some films and numerous television series during the 1950s and early 1970s. He appeared briefly in ""Some Like It Hot"" (1959), as the murderer of George Raft's '""Spats"" Colombo' character. He was the last-billed of the sixteen credited cast members in the film. He also appeared in shows like ""Wagon Train"","
"1962 version of ""State Fair"". Faye, who was pregnant with her second child during filming of ""The Gang's All Here"", retired from the screen and only made one additional film, the 1945 drama ""Fallen Angel"" until 1962. ""The Gang's All Here"" marked the screen debuts of actresses June Haver (1926–2005), Jeanne Crain (1925–2003) and Jo-Carroll Dennison, who was Miss America of 1942. According to an article in ""Los Angeles Times"", the film was to include a take-off on Phil Baker's popular radio show ""Take It or Leave It"". The sequence was cut, and Baker instead made an entire film based"
"Hot Tin Roof"", although she lost the movie role to Judith Anderson. Her films include ""The Trouble with Harry"" (1955), ""Love Me Tender"" (1956), ""Baby Doll"" (1956), ""Peyton Place"" (1957), ""The Nun's Story"" (1959), ""Butterfield 8"" (1960), ""Something Wild"" (1961) and ""Sweet Bird of Youth"" (1962). She was the woman in the wheelchair pushed down a flight of stairs to her death by the psychotic villain Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark) in ""Kiss of Death"" (1947). She appeared frequently in guest roles on numerous TV series such as ""Alfred Hitchcock Presents"" and ""Ponds Theater"", and later in her career, several television"