July 1, 1953 –
The Howard Hawk musical comedy, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe opened in Atlantic City on this date.
This was Jane Russell’s only film with Marilyn Monroe. They got along well. According to Russell’s 1985 autobiography, she called Monroe “Blondie” and was often the only person on the set who could coax Monroe out of her trailer to begin the day’s filming.
The Haus of Dcaligari 