Monroe’s turn as Sugar Kane is a heady mix of breathless sensuality, beguiling innocence and gold-digging charm (all classic Monroe traits) and costume designer Orry-Kelly played up to her ample physical attributes. Upon its release in March 1959, the feature was deemed so offensive that it was banned in Kansas – the furore caused as much by Marilyn Monroe’s revealing ‘nude’ dress as Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon’s exuberant cross-dressing. Directed by Billy Wilder, this increasing absurd and light-hearted comedy is filled with originality and genuine slapstick that has stood the test of time. One of Monroe’s best-loved and well-respected roles is in Some Like it Hot.
Monroe left a varied and endearing legacy, juxtaposing her extraordinary screen presence with well-documented personal problems.
Although Monroe’s scandals and foibles were played out against a very public backdrop she remains an intriguing enigma, a cultural beacon for 20th century living, and a warning that beauty and success do not equate to happiness. Her star has burnt brighter in death than it did in life, it’s luminescence aided by re-hashed conspiracy theories, Hollywood films and the 14 books written about Monroe (in the last year alone). August may mark the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s untimely death, but the myth of Marilyn endures.
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