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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

December 2022

  • Marilyn Monroe, Paris Hilton, Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon, and Diana, Princess of Wales.

    Lightening in a bottle: why 2022 was the year we all went blond

    Blondness is back. Post pandemic, tweed blond, ice cube blond and rose gold blonds have been everywhere from celebrities and influencers to schoolkids and footballers. Why this colourful saturation?

January 2016

  • The screenwriter and novelist Anita Loos.

    Silent but deadly!
    Anita Loos – sharp, shameless humour of the 'world's most brilliant woman'

    The writer of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was an extraordinary, barbed genius of the silent era, Hollywood and Broadway

June 2015

  • Marilyn Monroe's role in John Huston's The Misfits is getting a rerelease this week.

    Five best moments
    Marilyn Monroe: five best moments

    As The Misfits gets a rerelease, we take a look back at the short but unforgettable career of the iconic star

August 2012

  • Bim Adewunmi

    'Best of' lists – what are they good for? Absolutely nothing

    Bim Adewunmi

    Bim Adewunmi: So, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo is apparently now the greatest film of all time. Rubbish. What about Gentlemen Prefer Blondes?

  • Jane Russell

    Jane Russell: 'An immense, impervious beauty'

    David Thomson
    David Thomson salutes the work of Jane Russell, star of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, who has died age 89
  • Jane Russell in a publicity shot for The Outlaw

    Jane Russell obituary

    Voluptuous star of The Outlaw and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    • Film blog
      Jane Russell: a life in clips

    • Jane Russell's career in pictures

    • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star Jane Russell dies at 89

February 2010