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<blockquote data-quote="Soaplover" data-source="post: 444453" data-attributes="member: 336">Just based on How to Marry a Millionaire, Betty had a unique presence that wasn&#039;t sexy nor wholesome.&nbsp; Her character in the movie was deep in her shallowness, but had a heart of gold.&nbsp; She was funny, warm, and really sold the romantic chemistry with her on screen love interest.&nbsp; It&#039;s funny that her career post mid 50s involved working in Vegas... I know in modern days that Vegas is a great money maker for famous people (I know Celine Dion, Shania Twain, and Cher did stints in Vegas).. but not sure if the case back in the 50s/60s.What&#039;s interesting is that she was the original choice for the Lorelei Lee part in Gentleman Prefer Blondes.. but her demand for more money and control over what she wanted to star in resulted in them going with Monroe.&nbsp;&nbsp; Odd that Fox never learned that performers (male and female) had their own minds and couldn&#039;t be controlled so easily.&nbsp; In fact, she and Monroe got along doing the Millionaire movie and was wanting to work with her again in the How to be very very Popular movie.&nbsp; In regards to Fox and their attempt at keeping Marilyn in line... even Sheree got in trouble with them because she refused one or two roles offered to her because she wanted to expand her range.&nbsp; The studio was trying to turn her into something she wasn&#039;t and I think the audience sensed that they weren&#039;t getting the real Sheree.&nbsp;&nbsp; I mostly remember her from guest spots on sitcoms in the 70s and 80s where she had this sarcastic and comedic presence.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe the studio should have pushed her into the types of roles that Jane Russell had.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Soaplover, post: 444453, member: 336"] Just based on How to Marry a Millionaire, Betty had a unique presence that wasn't sexy nor wholesome. Her character in the movie was deep in her shallowness, but had a heart of gold. She was funny, warm, and really sold the romantic chemistry with her on screen love interest. It's funny that her career post mid 50s involved working in Vegas... I know in modern days that Vegas is a great money maker for famous people (I know Celine Dion, Shania Twain, and Cher did stints in Vegas).. but not sure if the case back in the 50s/60s. What's interesting is that she was the original choice for the Lorelei Lee part in Gentleman Prefer Blondes.. but her demand for more money and control over what she wanted to star in resulted in them going with Monroe. Odd that Fox never learned that performers (male and female) had their own minds and couldn't be controlled so easily. In fact, she and Monroe got along doing the Millionaire movie and was wanting to work with her again in the How to be very very Popular movie. In regards to Fox and their attempt at keeping Marilyn in line... even Sheree got in trouble with them because she refused one or two roles offered to her because she wanted to expand her range. The studio was trying to turn her into something she wasn't and I think the audience sensed that they weren't getting the real Sheree. I mostly remember her from guest spots on sitcoms in the 70s and 80s where she had this sarcastic and comedic presence. Maybe the studio should have pushed her into the types of roles that Jane Russell had. [/QUOTE]

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