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 (1963 film) films like "Love Happy" (1949), starring The Marx Brothers. She re-signed with Fox in 1950 and began playing small but meaningful roles in big-budgeted films like "All About Eve", starring Bette Davis. After several films, Fox gave Marilyn her biggest break with "Niagara". The film starred Monroe, Joseph Cotten, and Jean Peters. Monroe went on to make millions for Fox, starring in movies like "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953), and "River of No Return" (1954). Monroe's first flop in two years was "There's No Business Like Show Business", a musical co-starring Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey,