Lee, played by Marilyn Monroe, then launches into a musical number where she croons "diamonds are a girl's best friend" -- a scene widely imitated in the decades since, from Madonna's "Material Girl" video to Margot Robbie in "Birds of Prey." In the four-part CNN docuseries "Reframed: Marilyn Monroe," Monroe says she was assured by Kelley that nobody would recognize her. (A reprint of) Marilyn Monroe's nude calendar hits the market." As author Aubrey Solomon wrote in his history of 20th Century Fox, "In 1953, Fox's two greatest assets were CinemaScope and Marilyn Monroe, in that order." In "Reframed: Marilyn Monroe," Churchwell points to an unscripted line that Monroe came up with for her character, Lorelei Lee, and insisted on using: "I can be smart when it's important, but most men don't like it."

Source: CNN January 16, 2022 13:20 UTC