James Dean

James Dean (1930's-1950's) is also a famous, regarded and influential pop culture and sex symbol in history, but also an iconic 1950's figure, like Marilyn Monroe.

As one of the first teen idols, James Dean is also a rebel helping to shape youth culture.

The iconic James Dean trademarks include his light brown hair greased black, his impulsive emotional acting style and his squinty, sleepy blue eyes.

Like Marilyn Monroe, James Dean exudes sex, rebellion and the post-WWII American experience.

In addition, James Dean uses qualities in common with Marilyn Monroe, among which are charisma, charm, sex appeal, grace, class and eternal youth.

Having been cool, James Dean is also hot, sexy, sultry and gorgeous.

Generally a positive figure in pop culture, James Dean is also a role model for boys/men.

Rebel Without a Cause is James Dean's best film.

Moss Mabry creates a costume for James Dean white T-shirts, blue jeans and red leather jackets, which modern teenagers use.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) is one of the most famous, regarded and influential pop culture and sex symbols in history, but also an iconic figure in beauty and fashion.

As a pop culture and sex icon, Marilyn Monroe influences the world in many ways.

The iconic and world-famous signature trends of Marilyn Monroe include her platinum blonde hair in curls, her full red lips, her mole/beauty mark on her cheek and her curvaceous figure.

Plus, Marilyn Monroe's speaking and singing voice has a soft, smooth, breathy and velvety tone.

Charisma, charm, beauty, glamour, grace, class, courage, youth, wit and sex appeal, among others, are some enduring qualities that have made Marilyn Monroe an iconic sex symbol.

Furthermore, Marilyn Monroe also exudes sex, rebellion and the post-WWII American experience.

June 1, 1926 was when Marilyn Monroe was born, making her a Gemini.

Marilyn Monroe breaks taboos around sexuality, but is also sexually exploited by the industry.

In addition, Marilyn Monroe's life is also marked by tragedy, including mental health issues, substance abuse and marriage collapses.

Whereas her legacy is complex with both positive and negative aspects, Marilyn Monroe is still a role model for youth and girls/women.

Los Angeles and New York are two cities in which Marilyn Monroe lives and spends her life.

From her humble beginnings as a small-town girl, Marilyn Monroe has become a star.

Norma Jeane Mortenson and Norma Jeane Baker are the real names for Marilyn Monroe.

The Blonde Bombshell and MM are some of Marilyn Monroe's nicknames.

While at 20th Century-Fox, Alfred Newman worked with Marilyn Monroe on a few films.

Lionel Newman was the music director for all Marilyn Monroe films at 20th Century-Fox.

Randy Newman, whose parents are two of Marilyn Monroe's regular music collaborators, was born in Marilyn Monroe's native Los Angeles home and attended Uni like Marilyn Monroe.

David Newman, whose parents are two of Marilyn Monroe's music regulars, was also born in Marilyn Monroe's native Los Angeles home.

Thomas Newman, whose parents include Marilyn Monroe's two regular music collaborators, was also born in Marilyn Monroe's native Los Angeles home.

Marilyn Monroe's famous cooing voice is a tactic she used to overcome a childhood stutter; in fact, her voice is a gentle breeze.

Some of Marilyn Monroe's film directors include Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger and John Huston.

Plus, Marilyn Monroe had a romantic relationship with Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan and others.

Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire are three of Marilyn Monroe's breakout movies, all released in 1953.

The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot are Marilyn Monroe's films directed by Billy Wilder.

For the Seven Year Itch, Marilyn Monroe plays an unnamed commercial actress and former model.

George Axelrod, who wrote The Seven Year Itch's original 1950's play iteration, also co-wrote its film version with Billy Wilder, in which Marilyn Monroe plays an unnamed actress and former model.

Marilyn Monroe dons a white dress for the most well-known scene of The Seven Year Itch.

In the most well-known scene of The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn Monroe's white dress is blown up by a subway grate wind, revealing her legs and under garments.

Known as a pop culture moment, the flying dress scene being featured in The Seven Year Itch is often associated with Marilyn Monroe's image as well.

Since her death, pictures of Marilyn Monroe's white dress in The Seven Year Itch have been utilized in many of the imitations, representations and posthumous depictions of the actress.

For Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Marilyn Monroe performs Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.

Marilyn Monroe dons a pink dress for her iconic and world-famous Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend version being utilized in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Pictures of Marilyn Monroe's shocking pink dress in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes have also been used in many imitations, representations and posthumous depictions of the actress since her death.

William Travilla created two iconic and world-famous dresses used by Marilyn Monroe, both for The Seven Year Itch and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Directed by Henry Hathaway, Niagara is one of the dramatic films for Marilyn Monroe.

Rose Loomis is the character which Marilyn Monroe plays in Niagara.

For Some Like It Hot, Marilyn Monroe plays Sugar Kane Kowalczyk.

Marilyn Monroe sings four songs in Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot film: I Wanna Be Loved by You, Runnin' Wild, I'm Thru with Love and the title track.

Bus Stop, the 1950's film iteration of the William Inge play of the same name, which George Axelrod wrote for its film adaptation, stars Marilyn Monroe as Cherie.

The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) is the first film by Marilyn Monroe's own production company.

For The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), Marilyn Monroe plays American showgirl Elsie Marina.

Laurence Olivier, who produced and directed The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), also plays the future king's father, known as Prince Charles.

Richard Addinsell scored Marilyn Monroe's The Prince and the Showgirl (1957), with Muir Mathieson serving as its music director.

When married to Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe preferred to be known as Marilyn Monroe Miller, and used the initials Mmm, which means emotionally expressing deliciousness.

Candle in the Wind (1973) pays tribute to Marilyn Monroe; its 1997 iteration pays tribute to Princess Diana, who died in August 1997.

Rebel Without a Cause is James Dean's best film.

Moss Mabry creates a costume for James Dean, which consists of white T-shirts, blue jeans and red leather jackets, which modern teenagers use.

Like James Dean and Princess Diana, Marilyn Monroe is eternally youthful.

What makes Marilyn Monroe eternally youthful is her face free of wrinkles and her hair never turning grey.

Marilyn Monroe is also destined to meet her maker early like Jesus Christ; her overdose makes her an immortal figure, as Jesus Christ's cross did for him.

Playboy's first ever issue features Marilyn Monroe as the cover girl; this issue also includes a full-page nude photograph of her, as well as her other images.

Both Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Stratten are Playboy cover girls.

From the 1930's to the 1950's, Muir Mathieson worked with the London Symphony Orchestra.

In the late-1960's or before 1969, four-time Academy Award winner André Previn came to the London Symphony Orchestra as its principal conductor.

Both Muir Mathieson and André Previn put the London Symphony Orchestra on the film music map.

Suzie Kennedy (b. 1977) and Susan Griffiths (b. 1950's) are Marilyn Monroe impersonators.

NBC Saturday Night at the Movies was television's first anthology series to air relatively recent films coming from major Hollywood studios in colour.

During television's early stages, major Hollywood studios did not release their films on television.

Instead, films shown on television during its early stages were typically low-budget B movies or older monochrome academy ratio films that have already lost their value in theatres.

By the 1950's, movies were on local television stations or during non-primetime line-ups.

Famous Film Festival and Hollywood Film Theatre are film anthology series on ABC in the 1950's.

While Famous Film Festival presented British films made during and after WWII, Hollywood Film Theatre presented some pre-1948 films by RKO.

RKO sold some pre-1948 films to ABC, while others were syndicated to local television stations.

Together, Famous Film Festival and Hollywood Film Theatre, both on ABC in the 1950's, aired films lasting 90 minutes, which meant some have to be severely either edited or aired in 2 parts.

NBC Saturday Night at the Movies was the first network movie anthology series to run two hours (or occasionally longer), so that almost all films can be aired on one night.

The first three NBC Saturday Night at the Movies seasons begin with a Marilyn Monroe film.

How to Marry a Millionaire, the first film on NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, is also the first colour and CinemaScope film on primetime network television, a year before Marilyn Monroe's death.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is the film that made its television debut as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe, but also started the second NBC Saturday Night at the Movies season.

The Seven Year Itch, which features Marilyn Monroe's famous flying skirt scene, started the third NBC Saturday Night at the Movies season.

Stephen King's 1990's film version stars Morgan Freeman, born a year before Marilyn Monroe's 12th birthday, in which the latter is one of the poster girls.

Thomas Newman, born in Marilyn Monroe's hometown, and whose parents include Marilyn Monroe's music regulars, did the score for Stephen King's 1990's film version, featuring Marilyn Monroe.

Lucky Star is Madonna's first top five hit, and its accompanying music video features her fashion and style, which became the trend among the young generation of the time.

Material Girl, which Nile Rodgers produced, is Madonna's other worldwide hit.

The music video for Madonna's Matertial Girl pays tribute to Marilyn Monroe's Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend performance in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, earning heavy rotation on MTV.

Respect, which was originally performed by Otis Redding, was popularized by Aretha Franklin as her signature tune, doubling as a anthem for girls/women.

Bruce McBroom photographed Farrah Fawcett.

How Will I Know is Whitney Houston's second chart-topping hit, which is accompanied by a colourful music video being directed by Brian Grant and choreographed by Arlene Phillips.

The music video for How Will I Know was Whitney Houston's first to receive heavy rotation on MTV, which gave her exposure to teenagers and made her the first black woman to do so.

Vision of Love (1990) is Mariah Carey's first ever single, which was recorded for her self-titled debut album (1990).

Having been Mariah Carey's first ever single, Vision of Love (1990) is the blueprint for future female singers.

Anytime You Had a Friend has its music video, which features Mariah Carey in a straightened hairstyle for the first time.

Whitney Houston's soulful version of the Dolly Parton tune I Will Always Love You won international success, but it is also a cultural phenomenon.

Both Marilyn Monroe and Mariah Carey utilize moles/beauty marks under their cheekbones; they also have their given names begin with the letters M, A, R and I.

Plus, the surnames of both Marilyn Monroe and Mariah Carey use R as the third-last letter.

The music video for Mariah Carey's 1998 cover version of the 1980's tune I Still Believe, for whose original version she sings background vocals, is inspired by Marilyn Monroe's 1954 USO tour.

Years later, Mariah Carey made a surprise appearance in the musical iteration of the 1950's Marilyn Monroe film Some Like It Hot, which she joined in November 2022 as a co-producer.

Likewise, Mariah Carey has Marilyn Monroe's piano, but also has her daughter named after Marilyn Monroe.