Carol Channing her get the lead in her next play, the Jule Styne and Anita Loos musical, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". From that role, as Lorelei Lee, she gained recognition, with her signature song from the production, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," among the most widely known. In January 1950, "Time" magazine ran a cover story about her becoming a new star on Broadway, followed by cover stories in "Life" magazine in 1955 and 1964. In 1956, Channing married her manager and publicist Charles Lowe. During the 1950s, he produced the Burns and Allen comedy show, which starred George Burns and Gracie
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (novel) one. Mr. Eisman arrives in Paris, and after many shopping trips with Lorelei, he moves on to Vienna to look at a button factory he may want to buy. He puts Lorelei and Dorothy on the Orient Express, telling them to meet him in Vienna. Lorelei meets Henry Spoffard, who comes from one of the most famous and affluent families in Philadelphia. He is a staunch Presbyterian, prohibitionist, and moralist. He censors movies. Lorelei too is a reformist; she is trying to reform Dorothy. They arrive in Munich, but are not impressed by the art museums, theatre, or eating habits