Pamela Blair which later opened at the Kennedy Center to critical acclaim. She also appeared in "Sugar", the stage musical version of the film "Some Like It Hot", in which she played "Sugar Kane", a role made famous by Marilyn Monroe. In 1974, Blair was invited by Michael Bennett to participate in the workshops from which "A Chorus Line" was developed. The character of "Valerie Clark" was in large part, based on her own life, although the surgical enhancement came from another dancer. "Val was based on Mitzi Hamilton, who actually underwent surgery to enhance her figure, and Pam Blair, whose mixture
Marilyn: The Untold Story have been brilliant as Marilyn. Even Schiller agreed to cast her, but Bonnie wouldn’t do it. Hicks auditioned three times for the role of Marilyn before given the role. In an April 2015 radio interview, she said ABC wanted Ann Jillian for the part, but Larry Schiller fought for her. Sheree North, who portrayed Marilyn mother Gladys in the movie, was under contact to 20th Century-Fox at the same time as Marilyn Monroe, and said she coached Catherine Hicks on playing Marilyn. Marilyn: The Untold Story Marilyn: The Untold Story is a 1980 television film, about the life of the