Marilyn (1963 film) However, "Marilyn" only focuses on the films that Monroe made with 20th Century Fox, which excludes "Some Like It Hot", as it was released by United Artists. Monroe's last film with Fox was the 1960 romantic-musical comedy "Let's Make Love", also starring Yves Montand. In 1962, she signed on with Fox to remake a 1940 film called "My Favorite Wife". The film was re-titled "Something's Got to Give" and cast Monroe in the lead alongside Dean Martin, Cyd Charisse, Wally Cox, and Phil Silvers. Monroe died before the film's completion. In 1963, Fox recast "Something's Got to Give", with Doris
Marilyn Monroe dress, which prompted veteran star Joan Crawford to describe her behavior as "unbecoming an actress and a lady" to the press. While "Niagara" made Monroe a sex symbol and established her "look", her second film of the year, the satirical musical comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", established her screen persona as a "dumb blonde". Based on Anita Loos' bestselling novel and its Broadway version, the film focuses on two "gold-digging" showgirls, Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw, played by Monroe and Jane Russell. The role of Lorelei was originally intended for Betty Grable, who had been 20th Century-Fox's most popular "blonde bombshell"