"I Wanna Be Loved by You ""I Wanna Be Loved by You"" is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical ""Good Boy"". It 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 farce ""Some Like It Hot."" The song was first performed in 1928 by Helen Kane, who became known as the 'Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl' because of"
"of the 1920s, and it's particularly interesting to hear Gordon and Pepper soloing on these ancient songs"". 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"
"However, ""Marilyn"" only focuses on the films that Monroe made with 20th Century Fox, which excludes ""Some Like It Hot"", as it was released by United Artists. Monroe's last film with Fox was the 1960 romantic-musical comedy ""Let's Make Love"", also starring Yves Montand. In 1962, she signed on with Fox to remake a 1940 film called ""My Favorite Wife"". The film was re-titled ""Something's Got to Give"" and cast Monroe in the lead alongside Dean Martin, Cyd Charisse, Wally Cox, and Phil Silvers. Monroe died before the film's completion. In 1963, Fox recast ""Something's Got to Give"", with Doris"
"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"
"Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comic ""blonde bombshell"" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962 (equivalent to $ billion in ). More than half a century later, she continues to be a major popular culture icon. Born and raised in Los"
"film to ""help you feed your pussycat."" Additionally, a lyrical snippet from Madonna's song ""Material Girl"" was worked into this adaptation of the song. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend ""Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"" is a jazz song introduced by Carol Channing in the original Broadway production of ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" (1949), which was written by Jule Styne and Leo Robin. It was based on a novel by Anita Loos. The song is perhaps most famously performed by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"". Monroe's character, Lorelei Lee, has been followed on a Transatlantic ocean"
"original film version. The public finally saw the CinemaScope version ten years later when it closed Fox's documentary tribute to Marilyn, however this has not been released on DVD or VHS. The song was listed as the 12th most important film song of all time by the American Film Institute. Monroe's rendition of the song has been considered an iconic performance and has since been copied by other entertainers ranging from Madonna and Kylie Minogue to Geri Halliwell and Anna Nicole Smith. Madonna's video ""Material Girl"" uses a similar set and costumes for the singer and her male dancers. The"
"Annette Hanshaw, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Rhonda Towns, Rose Murphy, Tina Louise, Verka Serduchka, Patricia Kaas, Sinéad O'Connor, Jinx Titanic, Shiina Ringo, Paul Manchin, Claire Johnston, Lorraine Allan (formerly Lorraine Gray), Eve's Plum, Barry Manilow (in a duet with the Marilyn Monroe recording) and many more. Actress Rue McClanahan performed a humorous rendition of the song while portraying Blanche Devereaux in the sitcom ""The Golden Girls"". Actor and actress Robert Reed and Florence Henderson sang ""I Wanna Be Loved By You"" in a 1973 episode ""Never Too Young"" of ""The Brady Bunch"". I Wanna Be Loved by You ""I Wanna"
"his problem speaking English, but said it was an honor to work alongside Marilyn Monroe. Let's Make Love Let's Make Love is a 1960 musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. It was directed by George Cukor and produced by Jerry Wald from a screenplay by Norman Krasna, Hal Kanter, and Arthur Miller. It starred Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, and Tony Randall. It would be Monroe's last musical film performance. The plot revolves around billionaire Jean-Marc Clement (Montand) who learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. After going to the"
"Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen, and re-titled the film to ""Move Over, Darling"". To date, ""Marilyn"" has not been released on either DVD or VHS. Marilyn (1963 film) Marilyn is a 1963 documentary film based on the life of the 1950s actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. The film, directed by Harold Medford, was released by 20th Century Fox, and was narrated by Rock Hudson. Marilyn Monroe rose to fame with the 1953 film noir ""Niagara"", released by 20th Century Fox. Monroe had signed with Fox ""originally"" in 1947, and played bit parts in a few films, starring actors"
"Marilyn (1963 film) Marilyn is a 1963 documentary film based on the life of the 1950s actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. The film, directed by Harold Medford, was released by 20th Century Fox, and was narrated by Rock Hudson. Marilyn Monroe rose to fame with the 1953 film noir ""Niagara"", released by 20th Century Fox. Monroe had signed with Fox ""originally"" in 1947, and played bit parts in a few films, starring actors like Betty Grable, June Haver, Cary Grant, Peggy Cummins, and Jeanne Crain. When released from Fox, Monroe found work as yet again a bit player in"
"a departure from Hilton's previous pop and dance-oriented releases. ""I Need You"" was praised by critics, partially for Hilton's decision to experiment with a different musical genre. It peaked at number 31 on the Dance Club Songs ""Billboard"" chart, Hilton's fifth appearance on it. A music video, directed by Zylka, was released on February 14, 2018, through Hilton's official YouTube account. Hilton said Marilyn Monroe's performance of ""I Wanna Be Loved by You"" from the 1959 film ""Some Like It Hot,"" and Jessica Rabbit inspired the video. In it, Hilton wears lingerie, poses in a bed covered with red rose"
"films like ""Love Happy"" (1949), starring The Marx Brothers. She re-signed with Fox in 1950 and began playing small but meaningful roles in big-budgeted films like ""All About Eve"", starring Bette Davis. After several films, Fox gave Marilyn her biggest break with ""Niagara"". The film starred Monroe, Joseph Cotten, and Jean Peters. Monroe went on to make millions for Fox, starring in movies like ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" (1953), ""How to Marry a Millionaire"" (1953), and ""River of No Return"" (1954). Monroe's first flop in two years was ""There's No Business Like Show Business"", a musical co-starring Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey,"
"Let's Make Love Let's Make Love is a 1960 musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox in DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope. It was directed by George Cukor and produced by Jerry Wald from a screenplay by Norman Krasna, Hal Kanter, and Arthur Miller. It starred Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, and Tony Randall. It would be Monroe's last musical film performance. The plot revolves around billionaire Jean-Marc Clement (Montand) who learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. After going to the theatre, he sees Amanda Dell (Monroe) rehearsing the Cole Porter song ""My Heart Belongs to"
"behavior was adversely affecting her career. For example, although she was author Truman Capote's preferred choice to play Holly Golightly in the film adaptation of ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"", Paramount Pictures declined to cast her due to fear that she would complicate the film's production. The two films Monroe completed in the 1960s, ""Let's Make Love"" (1960) and ""The Misfits"" (1961), were both critical and commercial failures. During the filming of the latter she had had to spend a week detoxing in a hospital. Her third marriage, to author Arthur Miller, also ended in divorce in January 1961. Instead of working,"
"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"
"Me To Want You)"" (1949), ""Sound Off"" (1951), and ""In the Middle of the House"" (1956). He also turned down the chance to record ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"". Monroe's orchestra had a number of excellent musicians including future jazz guitar great Bucky Pizzarelli. While their musical focus was largely romantic ballads, in person the band had a fiercely swinging side only occasionally captured on record. In ballrooms, Monroe often reserved the final set of the evening for unrestrained, swinging music. Movies also beckoned, although he did not pursue it with vigor. Monroe appeared in ""Meet the People"" (1944), ""Carnegie Hall"""
"""American National Biography"", considers the typecast ""an unfair stereotype that bothered her throughout her career"". Her major breakthrough came in 1953, when she starred in three pictures: the film noir ""Niagara"", and the comedies ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" and ""How to Marry a Millionaire"". Sarah Churchwell, Monroe's biographer, notes that ""unconscious, rather than conscious, sexuality would become the Marilyn hallmark after 1953"", and the actress became one of the most popular and recognizable people in America. In 1955 Monroe appeared in the Billy Wilder–directed comedy ""The Seven Year Itch"", in which she becomes the object of her married neighbor's sexual fantasies."
"""FAME AWARD"" for ""Best Acting"". The play utilizes 17 songs that are interwoven with the dialogue, which is constructed entirely of documented quotes from Marilyn Monroe and pivotal characters from her personal life and career. The songs are all songs sung by Monroe in her films and include: ""My Heart Belongs To Daddy,"" ""I Want Be Loved By You,"" ""Running Wild,"" ""That Old Black Magic"" and ""Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend."" Marilyn Forever Blonde Marilyn Forever Blonde is a play about Marilyn Monroe written by Greg Thompson. ""Marilyn Forever Blonde...The Marilyn Monroe Story In Her Own Words & Music"""
"including ""As Young as You Feel"" and ""Monkey Business"", and in the dramas ""Clash by Night"" and ""Don't Bother to Knock"". Monroe faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nude photos before she became a star, but the story did not tarnish her career and instead resulted in increased interest in her films. By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars; she had leading roles in the noir film ""Niagara"", which focused on her sex appeal, and the comedies ""Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"" and ""How to Marry a Millionaire"", which established her star"
"won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and ""Wild Is the Wind"" (1957) earned Oscar nominations for Anna Magnani and Anthony Quinn, but neither ""Heller in Pink Tights"" nor ""Let's Make Love"" (both 1960) were box office hits. Another project during this period was the ill-fated ""Something's Got to Give"", an updated remake of the comedy ""My Favorite Wife"" (1940). Cukor liked leading lady Marilyn Monroe but found it difficult to deal with her erratic work habits, frequent absences from the set, and the constant presence of her acting coach Paula Strasberg. After 32"
"photograph of a wood carving found years later in Africa which bears a striking resemblance to Holly. In addition, there are many other changes, including major omissions, to the plot and main character in the film from the novella. Capote originally envisioned Marilyn Monroe as Holly, and lobbied the studio for her, but the film was done at Paramount, and though Monroe did independent films, including for her own production company, she was still under contract with Twentieth Century Fox, and had just completed ""Let's Make Love"" with Yves Montand. A musical version of ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" (also known as"
"she lands a screen test, during which she selects the name Marilyn Monroe for herself, and this number sees the transformation from Norma Jeane into Marilyn (""20th Century Fox Mambo""). On Marilyn's first date with baseball player Joe DiMaggio, the two go to a drive-in movie, and other lovers back them up as they sing this romantic duet (""History Is Made At Night""). After Joe and Marilyn's date, Marilyn goes straight to the ball field for some due diligence, and sings with the New York Yankees (""The National Pastime""). Joe & Marilyn arrive back in America from their honeymoon. Joe"
"appeared in guest roles on numerous television series, including ""ER"", ""Cold Case"", ""Las Vegas"", ""NCIS"", ""Charmed"", ""Eli Stone"" and had recurring roles on ""Pacific Palisades"" and ""Silk Stalkings"". She played Marilyn Monroe in the HBO film ""The Rat Pack"" (1998) and has appeared in many films such as ""Hired to Kill"" (1990), ""Under Lock and Key"" (1995), ""Forest Warrior"" (1996), ""Foxfire"" (1996), ""Breast Men"" (1997), ""The Drone Virus"" (2004), ""Chasing Ghosts"" (2005), ""Redline"" (2007), ""Summer's Blood"" (2009), ""A Perfect Ending"" (2012) and ""Suburban Gothic"" (2014). She has also appeared in a number of Lifetime movies - ""Stranger in My Bed"""
"You Were Meant for Me (film) You Were Meant for Me is a 1948 musical film, released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dan Dailey and Jeanne Crain as a bandleader and his wife. Marilyn Monroe may have worked on the film as an uncredited extra. The film includes performances of ""You Were Meant for Me"", ""I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)"", and ""Ain't Misbehavin'"". Chuck Arnold (Dan Dailey) is a bandleader during the 1920s. He meets hometown girl Peggy Mayhew (Jeanne Crain), a flapper script girl, at one of the band's presentations, and"
"Govanni Mazzarino; Dave McKenna; Marilyn Monroe; John Pizzarelli; Arthur Prysock; Little Jimmy Scott; Ray Sherman; Dinah Shore; Maxine Sullivan; Russ Tomkins; Russ Tyrell; Steve Tyrell; Sarah Vaughan; Charlie Ventura; Roseanna Vitro; Per Henrik Walin; Ben Waltzer; George Wein; Joe Williams; and A Head In The Sky. Alfalfa from The Little Rascals. ""I'm Thru With Love"" was also used as a leitmotif in Woody Allen's 1996 musical comedy Everyone Says I Love You. It is performed by both Woody Allen and Goldie Hawn in the film. Marilyn Monroe sings the song in the 1959 film Some Like It Hot. Fud Livingston"
"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"
"Marilyn Monroe performances and awards Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1961. 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. In 1950, she made minor appearances in two critically acclaimed films, ""The Asphalt Jungle"" and ""All About Eve"". The parts in the two films were against many of the roles into which she was typecast, that of the dumb blonde. Margot A. Henriksen, her biographer with the"
"in the role. Marilyn Monroe performances and awards Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) was an American actress who appeared in 29 films between 1946 and 1961. 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. In 1950, she made minor appearances in two critically acclaimed films, ""The Asphalt Jungle"" and ""All About Eve"". The parts in the two films were against many of the roles into which she was typecast, that of the dumb blonde. Margot A. Henriksen, her"
"Marilyn Monroe Christopher Plummer – ""Beginners"" as Hal Fields Carey Mulligan – ""Shame"" as Sissy Sullivan Carnage Jessica Chastain – ""The Help"", ""Take Shelter"" and ""The Tree of Life"" as Celia Foote, Samantha LaForche, and Mrs. O’Brien ""Moneyball"" – Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Tabloid Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln Jennifer Lawrence – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" as Tiffany Maxwell Robert De Niro – ""Silver Linings Playbook"" as Patrizio ""Pat"" Solitano, Sr. ""'Anne Hathaway – ""Les Misérables"" as Fantine Lincoln Zoe Kazan – ""Ruby Sparks"" Silver Linings Playbook"" –"
"Land Is Your Land"". One of the most famous performances of ""Happy Birthday to You"" was Marilyn Monroe's rendition to U.S. President John F. Kennedy in May 1962. Another notable use was by comedy pianist Victor Borge, who played the song in styles of various composers, or would begin playing ""Moonlight Sonata"", smoothly transitioning into the song. The documentary film ""The Corporation"" states that Warner/Chappell charged up to 10,000 for the song to appear in a film. Because of the copyright issue, filmmakers rarely showed complete singalongs of ""Happy Birthday"" in films, either substituting the public-domain ""For He's a Jolly"
"increasingly difficult Marilyn Monroe, their resident blonde bombshell, who had just completed the very difficult ""Bus Stop"" at the time. Mansfield was still under contract to Broadway and continued playing ""Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"" on stage until September 15, 1956. She undertook her first starring film role as Jerri Jordan in Frank Tashlin's ""The Girl Can't Help It"" (1956). Originally titled ""Do-Re-Mi"", it featured a high-profile cast of contemporary Rock-n-Roll and R&B artists including Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino, The Platters, and Little Richard. Released in December 1956, ""The Girl Can't Help It"" became one of the year's"
"of the lyrics. Nevertheless, she imagined herself as an actress (namely Marilyn Monroe) playing the part of someone in sexual ecstasy. The studio lights were dimmed so that Summer was more or less in complete darkness as she lay on the floor. The final recording lasted over 16 minutes, and according to the BBC, contained 23 ""orgasms"". By that point, the song was renamed ""Love to Love You Baby"". It took up the entire first side of the album of the same name, and edited versions were also found on 7"" vinyl. Originally released in November 1975, the song became"