Turner On A Trip

They're coming to get you, Lana!

Skirts Ahoy

Ann Miller, c. 1940

Rita Hayworth in My Gal Sal (20th Century Fox, 1942)
Costume designer: Gwen Wakeling

Ginger Rogers in Lady In The Dark (Paramount, 1944)
Costume designer: Edith Head

Linda Darnell in Hangover Square (20th Century Fox, 1945)
Costume designer: René Hubert

Jane Russell in The French Line (RKO, 1954)
Costume designer: Michael Woulfe

Marilyn Monroe in River Of No Return (20th Century Fox, 1954)
Costume designer: Travilla

Betty Grable in Three For The Show (Columbia, 1955)
Costume designer: Jean Louis

Seeing Double

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th Century Fox, 1953)

Abbey Lincoln in The Girl Can't Help It (20th Century Fox, 1956)

Sheree North in a publicity portrait, c. 1956

Travillas so nice, they used them twice.

Meeting In The Ladies' Room

Have a hair-raisingly Good Friday, darlings.

I Could Go On Planting My Own Tree

"Do you think Barbara Parkins can make me sing??? Do you think YOU can...Do you think Ted Casablanca can make me sing??? You can build a crappy mobile, SURE, but can you make me SING under it???"

Popularity Contest

Sheree North in How to Be Very, Very Popular (20th Century Fox, 1955)

"Sheree North, going great guns, is signed, sealed, and will be delivered for the starring role in Garson Kanin's Do Re Mi, a rock and roll racketeering story with racketeers trying to muscle into the music business. Frank Tashlin will produce and direct for 20th Century..." -- Hedda Hopper's column, July 12, 1956

"When you get some good comedy situations in a picture, you're glad you're in it. I don't have the comedy in my latest...but I do in the next, Do Re Mi...when I read the story, I never dreamed I'd get to do it!" -- Sheree North in Aline Mosby's column, August 20, 1956



Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can't Help It [originally announced as Do Re Mi] (20th Century Fox, 1956)

"[Sheree North] is a very competent little actress. We don't compete for the same parts." -- Jayne Mansfield to columnist Aline Mosby, September 20, 1956

Jayne Mansfield in It Happened in Athens (20th Century Fox, 1962)

Jayne Mansfield publicity photo for Hell on Frisco Bay (Warner Bros., 1955)

"Oh, I couldn't be happier! [20th Century Fox] is so nice...Frank Tashlin said he had to have me for Do Re Mi...so [Fox] bought the play [Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?] and got me out of [my Broadway contract], and here I am!" -- Jayne Mansfield to columnist Bob Thomas, September 26, 1956

Sheree North in How to Be Very, Very Popular (20th Century Fox, 1955)

Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can't Help It (20th Century Fox, 1956)

Cold As Ice

"When they invited me to the premiere, I sent off a 200 word telegram telling why I wouldn't attend -- and I sent it collect!" -- Carol Channing on losing the film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) to Marilyn Monroe

Tuesday's Travilla Twirl

Courtesy of Miss Lana Turner.

Put The Blame On Lamé

The original version of a soon-to-be iconic dress. Ginger Rogers in Dreamboat (Fox, 1952)

Betty Grable performing on an episode of Shower Of Stars (CBS, 1954)

Marilyn Mawell performing onstage in Las Vegas, 1954

Jeanne Crain and Paul Brinkman at the premiere of Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (UA, 1955)

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay at the premiere of The Spirit Of St. Louis (Warner Bros., 1957)

The legendary version. Publicity for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Fox, 1953)

A Tale of Two Toms

Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch (20th Century Fox, 1955)

Tom Ewell and Sheree North in The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (20th Century Fox, 1956)

Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can't Help It (20th Century Fox, 1956)

TOM EWELL

April 29, 1909 - September 12, 1994

Tommy Noonan and Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th Century Fox, 1953)

Tommy Noonan and Sheree North (with Orson Bean) in How to Be Very, Very Popular (20th Century Fox, 1955)

Tommy Noonan and Jayne Mansfield in Promises! Promises! (NTD, 1963)

Tommy Noonan and Mamie Van Doren in Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt (Harlequin, 1964)

TOMMY NOONAN
April 29, 1921 - April 24, 1968

Blondes, apparently, preferred them.

Wiglet Wednesday

Pieces of dreams.

The Good Sister

Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950, 20th Century Fox)

The Story of Molly X (1949, Universal)

Brewster's Millions (1945, United Artists)

Intrigue (1947, United Artists)

Hi Diddle Diddle (1943, United Artists)

Pucker Up

MARILYN MONROE
June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962

PAT BOONE
June 1, 1934

Birthday kisses all around!

Classy Brass

"I thought Alice Faye had more class to her looks." - Marilyn Monroe on Betty Grable

Bye Bye Baby

MISS JANE RUSSELL
1921 - 2011

(Darlings, we apologize for our extended absence -- it's just been a mad whirl! We'll be back shortly.)