Gentlemen Prefer Blondes gets an outdoor screening for its 70th anniversary next Saturday, June 17th, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Santa Monica Boulevard. Gates open at 7:15 pm, and the movie starts at 9 pm, with tickets from $20-$30.
Among the Tinseltown notables buried there are Marilyn’s first agent, Helen Ainsworth; Fox talent Ben Lyon, who suggested her stage name; John Huston, Louis Calhern, and Harold Rosson (her director, co-star, and cinematographer for The Asphalt Jungle); and Harry Cohn, the Columbia studio head whose advances she famously spurned.
“The stars align for a bejewelled LA Pride night of queer camp gold and silver screen goddesses! Glamour and l’amour bring special sparkle to Hollywood Forever Cemetery for the 70th Anniversary of the frothy romp with blonde ambition and brunette bawdiness. Show your love for queer icons Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell and the razzle dazzle that leaves the fellas frazzled.
They’re just two little girls from Little Rock with their minds on some money and new honeys on their minds. Marilyn Monroe is smarter than your average gold digger in a satire on how to get away with marriage. Can she use her ‘blondage’ to temper the bondage of singledom? Meanwhile BFF Jane Russell is along for the joyride with an eye for passion over pocketbooks. When love goes wrong, Paris sounds right. Ain’t there anyone here for love?
BYO Tiara (Lady Beekman insists) and picnic with beer and wine, or let our bar help you vamp. Ramp up the raucousness with candy sweets and grilled treats from our concessions and food stands. Giggle and wiggle on the dance floor with lux DJ sets to make our Pride Celebration shine. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend in our free Photobooth, so bring the glamour.”
The Marilyn Report 