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How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) dir. Jean Negulesco

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How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
dir. Jean Negulesco

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Marilyn Monroe as Pola Debevoise in How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953

missnormajeanes:

Rare wardrobe photo from the set of How To Marry a Millionaire, 1953

Marilyn Monroe filming a scene of “How To Marry a Millionaire” (1953).

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Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe at the premiere of How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Marilyn Monroe in a scene from How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe in a costume test for How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Betty Grable in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Marilyn Monroe / production still from Jean Negulesco’s How to Marry a Millionaire(1953)

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#Marilynettes ~ Ya think this frisky fella is trying to give Marilyn Monroe a hickey? ;)

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Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953.

Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). Her character Pola Debevoise is a gold-digging model who, after chasing rich men, finds true love from an an unexpected man whilst on an airplane. A man who prefers her with glasses on as opposed to not, which she is pleasantly surprised at considering she says, “Men arren’t attentive to girls who wear glasses.”

This film followed NiagaraandGentlemen Prefer Blondes (released in July) of that year. All three were huge successes. In March 1954, she won the Photoplay magazine award for “Best Actress” for her performance as Pola, as well as Lorelei in Blondes.

Interestingly, in 1957, the film was adapted into a TV show with the same title and starred Lori Nelson, Barbara Eden, and Merry Anders; it ran for two seasons, Lisa Gaye in the second season. 50 years later in 2007, Blossom Films productions, founded by Nicole Kidman, supposedly bought the rights to it.