Bing Theater
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
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In conjunction with the Hollywood Costume exhibition, we spotlight the legendary, eye-catching collaborations between costume designer Travilla and Hollywood's most famous blonde, Marilyn Monroe, in four examples of how clothes can shape a legend.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
TUESDAY, February 3 | 1:00 P.M.
Two beautiful showgirls travel to Paris and find love.
1953, 91 minutes, color, DCP| Directed by Howard Hawks; written by Charles Lederer, based on the musical, book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos, music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Leo Robin; with Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan.
How to Marry a Millionaire
TUESDAY, February 10 | 1:00 P.M.
Three young Manhattan models look for fortune but find romance.
1953, 96 minutes, color, 35mm | Directed by Jean Negulesco; written by Nunnally Johnson, based on the plays The Greeks Had a Word for It by Zoë Akins and Loco by Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert; with Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne, Rory Calhoun, Cameron Mitchell.
River of No Return
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 | 1:00 P.M.
A farmer, his young son and a sultry saloon singer make a dangerous escape on the river.
1954, 91 minutes, color, DCP| Directed by Otto Preminger; written by Frank Fenton, story by Louis Lantz; with Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun, Tommy Rettig, Murvyn Vye, Douglas Spencer.
The Seven Year Itch
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 | 1:00 P.M.
An amorous husband lusts after his upstairs neighbor while his wife is on vacation.
1955, 105 minutes, color, DCP | Directed by Billy Wilder; written by Wilder, George Axelrod, based on the play by Axelrod; with Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts, Robert Strauss, Oscar Homolka.