50+ Music4d ago
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a jazz song written for the stage musical #GentlemenPreferBlondes (1949), with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #LeoRobin. #CarolChanning introduced the song in the original #Broadway production, and #MarilynMonroe followed in #theFilmVersion, performing it in a #strapless, “now-iconic satin pink gown” in a rendition ranked by the #AmericanFilmInstitute the #12thBestFilmSongOfThe20thCentury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H69qXOHVS04
Marilyn Monroe Sings Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

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Culture | The Guardian USFeb 25
Sondra Lee, Broadway star of Hello, Dolly! and Peter Pan, dies aged 97 https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/feb/25/sondra-lee-broadway-actress-dies-peter-pan-hello-dolly #Stage #Broadway #Theatre #Culture #MarlonBrando #CarolChanning #Film #JaneFonda #UsNews #UsTheater
Sondra Lee, Broadway star of Hello, Dolly! and Peter Pan, dies aged 97

The Broadway actor’s nine-decade career included beloved screen roles and coaching Marlon Brando and Jane Fonda

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50+ MusicFeb 16
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a jazz song written for the stage musical #GentlemenPreferBlondes (1949), with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #LeoRobin. #CarolChanning introduced the song in the original #Broadway production, and #MarilynMonroe followed in #theFilmVersion, performing it in a #strapless, “now-iconic satin pink gown” in a rendition ranked by the #AmericanFilmInstitute the #12thBestFilmSongOfThe20thCentury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQWqoWzc9cU
Marilyn Monroe - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - Original Version - HD AUDIO

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50+ MusicJan 31
105 years ago today, #CarolChanning, American actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hello Dolly), singer and comedian, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2019).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💐🥺😭
50+ MusicJan 15
On Jan 15, 2019: #CarolChanning, American comic actress, and singer (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hello Dolly), died at 97.
#RIP 💔🕊️
50+ MusicOct 7
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a jazz song written for the stage musical #GentlemenPreferBlondes (1949), with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #LeoRobin. #CarolChanning introduced the song in the original #Broadway production, and #MarilynMonroe followed in #theFilmVersion, performing it in a #strapless, “now-iconic satin pink gown” in a rendition ranked by the #AmericanFilmInstitute the #12thBestFilmSongOfThe20thCentury.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H69qXOHVS04
Marilyn Monroe Sings Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

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Realweegiemidget ReviewsJan 31, 2025

Remembering today's birthday girl #CarolChanning starred in The Love Boat, who was your favourite all-star passenger???

https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/remembrances/remembrances-2021/gavin-macleod/

TV… Spinning Some Love Boat Yarns with Gavin MacLeod’s Captain Stubing

Going overboard with memories of one man and his baby (and his boat)… Some of the greatest Gavin MacLeod’s Captain Stubing storylines in The Love Boat.

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Andy AldridgeSep 3, 2024
I just watched The First Traveling Saleslady (Arthur Lubin, 1956) and rated it 2/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Traveling_Saleslady?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #TheFirstTravelingSaleslady #ArthurLubin #GingerRogers #CarolChanning #BarryNelson #ClintEastwood
The First Traveling Saleslady - Wikipedia

Paul BrennerAug 14, 2024
MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Bye-bye, little Millie. Promise me you’ll find your way back to the sea of booze and jazz.”
Carol Channing in Thoroughly Modern Millie
#ThoroughlyModernMillie #GeorgeRoyHill #CarolChanning
#moviequotes
#MovieQuoteOfTheDay
Tom MacInnesApr 24, 2024

In today's post, we are looking at the wonderful Broadway musical Hello, Dolly! If matchmaking in the pre-Tinder days is something that interests you then check today's post out. Have a great day regardless.

The Stars of Stage and Screen…Song #61/250: Hello, Dolly! from the Original Cast Recording of the Broadway Musical Hello, Dolly! https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/04/24/the-stars-of-stage-and-screensong-61-250-hello-dolly-from-the-original-cast-recording-of-the-broadway-musical-hello-dolly/ #Broadway, #CarolChanning, #HelloDolly, #StarsOfStageAndScreen

The Stars of Stage and Screen…Song #61/250: Hello, Dolly! from the Original Cast Recording of the Broadway Musical Hello, Dolly!

In last week’s post about the movie WALL-E (which you can read here) I made mention of the fact that one of the key musical moments from that film was a short clip of a song called “It Only Takes a…

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