Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) Theatre, a spectacle that got a lot of publicity for both actresses and for the film. Loos wrote a sequel to her novel entitled "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes", with further adventures of Lorelei and Dorothy. The 1955 "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" musical film used only the book's name and starred Russell and Jeanne Crain playing completely new characters. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name. It was directed by Howard Hawks and stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid,
Emmaline Henry in her teens. She went to Hollywood in the early 1950s and found her way into the choruses of several musicals. Producers began noticing, however, that her comic skills were superior to her singing. She toured in musicals like "Top Banana," and later appeared in the film version of the show. She succeeded Carol Channing in the play "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Henry made her television debut in a 1955 episode of the ZIV production, "I Led Three Lives". This was followed by appearances in another ZIV TV show, "Highway Patrol". She appeared on "The Red Skelton Show" in 1961 and,