Posts Tagged with There’s No Business Like Show Business
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHNNY RAY
Remembering Johnny Ray, who was born on this day in 1927 and who co-starred with Marilyn in “There’s No Business Like Show Business.”
REMEMBERING MERLE OBERON
Remembering Merle Oberon, who passed away on this date in 1979.
Marilyn was photographed with Merle when she visited her old friend Marlon Brando on the set of Desiree.
Merle played Cathy opposite Laurence Olivier in one of the most well known and loved adaptations of Wuthering Heights.
MONROE AND TRAVILLA
Marilyn and Travilla
Legendary costume designer William Travlla worked with Marilyn on 8 of her movies made at FOX Studios. Which designs are some of your favourite??
“Don’t Bother To Knock”
“Monkey Business”
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
“How To Marry A Millionaire”
“River Of No Return”
“There’s No Business Like Show Business”
“The Seven Year Itch”
“Bus Stop”
“Givenchy gave Audrey Hepburn a little black dress, Jean Louis made Rita Hayworth sizzle in “Gilda,” Adrian helped make Greta Garbo a goddess, and Marilyn had Travilla to flatter her natural assets. Travilla was a FOX contract designer who workd under wardrobe director Charles Le Maire. He personally crafted the clothes worn by Marilyn for both industry functions and in the majority of her FOX films after she was elevated to star status. They had a friendly personal relationship, and unlike Garbo, who later told Adrian that she never liked the clothes he designed for her, Marilyn was delighted to be dressed by Travilla.”
~‘Marilyn Monroe: Platinum FOX’ by Cindy De La Hoz.