It would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 90th birthday today. 
Would she ever have made it if she hadn’t overdosed that fateful night? Who knows? The queen certainly did but then again the queen was never insecure about her role in life and certainly never took those beastly sleeping tablets.
Well, not that we know of. What on earth leads one to make any connection whatsoever between Marilyn and the queen you may ask? I must admit it is a little outrageous. 
But like the queen and like Diana , whom the queen did not like at all, Marilyn was a queen of hearts. Marilyn actually met the queen though when she made ‘The Prince And The Showgirl’ with Sir Laurence Olivier.
Apparently Olivier did not appreciate her talent at all until after he saw the film and then was enamoured by her inspired performance. After all He had his own ‘Queen Of Hearts’ in Vivien Leigh ( Scarlett O’Hara ) who also died tragically though not so young as Marilyn.
I guess it was really the difference between diamonds and pearls. Marilyn certainly knew which of these precious gems men most associated with her.
Marylin was every one’s darling but she would never become what she aspired to be. A jewell in the crown.
Joan Crawford wore red in the film ‘The Bride Wore Red’ and replaced Louise Rainer, a two time oscar winner, who should have worn the gown.
Audrey Hepburn wore red in ‘Sabrina’ for a modelling jaunt and Jean Harlow sizzled in red way before Marilyn Monroe.
A little difficult to see Joan Crawford as an innocent though. Yet she wore the stunning red gown for exactly the same reason. To snare the millionaire. Gene Tierney looked amazing in red with purple sash and Claudette Colbert in ‘Palm Beach Story simply rocked it. Even Lauren Bacall looked magnificent in red.
But I think the one who really carried it off to full effect was Cyd Charisse in a dance number from ‘Band Wagon’ In this case more costume than gown but with that figure and that face she could have got away with it anywhere.
Bourgeoise Bloomers 