by Tony Curtis
Ladd, Alan
Lancaster, Burt
Lang, Charles, Jr.
Academy Award nomination
career of
lighting of Monroe by
Late Show
LaVigne, Emile
Lawford, Peter
Lawrence Tiller Girls
Leigh, Janet
children of
discovered by Shearer
divorce from Curtis
marriage to Curtis
on set of Some Like It Hot
views on Monroe
Lemmon, Jack
Academy Award nomination
casting of
compensation
costumes for Some Like It Hot
Curtis’s views on
as Daphne character
final scenes filmed with
as Jerry character
maraca scene and
reviews of
views on Monroe
Wilder and
Lewis, Judy
Lewis, Tom
Life
Little, Monsignor Thomas F.
Little Bonaparte (character)
Loew’s Lexington Theatre
Loew’s Spooner
Loew’s State Theatre
Logan, Michael
Lonelyhearts
Los Angeles Times
Love in the Afternoon
Lubitsch, Ernst
Lytess, Natasha
Malneck, Matty
Mamoulian, Rouben
Mankiewicz, Joe
Manpower
Mayer, Louis B.
Mazurki, Mike
McCarty, Floyd
McClure, Jack
Method acting . See also Strasberg, Lee; Strasberg, Paula
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGM
Miller, Arthur
collaboration plans with Monroe
confrontation with Curtis
finances of
HUAC and
at preview of Some Like It Hot
Reis and
on set of Some Like It Hot
Wilder and
Miller, Dick
Mirisch, Harold
Mirisch, Walter
budget of Some Like It Hot and
title of Some Like It Hot and
Mirisch Company
Misfits, The (Miller)
Mister Roberts
Monroe, Marilyn
acting by
acting by, and Method
acting by, and retakes
actresses’ reactions to
biographical information
budget overruns and
casting of
compensation of
confrontation between Curtis and Miller
Curtis and, personal relationship
Curtis and, scenes filmed together
final scenes filmed with
finances of
health issues, drinking and drugs
health issues, during filming
health issues, miscarriages
on her acting
on her weight
letter to Rosten
power of
at previews
publicity during filming
reputation for being late
reviews of
type casting of
Wilder and
See also Miller, Arthur; Some Like It Hot
Moscow International Film Festival (1963)
Music Corporation of America
National Catholic Legion of Decency
Nelson, Sam
New School of Social Research
New York Herald Tribune
New York Post
New York Times
O’Brien, Pat
Odet, Clifford
Olivier, Laurence
Operation Petticoat
Orry-Kelly, George
Osgood (character). See Brown, Joe E.
Paramount Pictures
Parsons, Louella
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Peck, Gregory
Perkins, Tony
Persoff, Nehemiah
Pickford, Mary
Piscator, Erwin
Poitier, Sidney
Porgy and Bess
President Theatre
Prince and the Showgirl, The
Production Code Administration
Raft, George
casting of
as dancer
in opening scenes
Ray, Harry
Reis, May
as Monroe’s secretary
on set of Some Like It Hot
Robinson, Edward G.
Robinson, Edward G., Jr.
Rogers and Cowan
Rosten, Norman
“Runnin’ Wild” (Some Like It Hot)
Samuel Goldwyn studio
Scarface
Schenck, Joseph
Scheuer, Philip K.
Schmidt, Arthur
Schwartz, Bernard. See also Curtis, Tony
Schwartz, Emmanuel “Manuel”
Schwartz, Helen (née Stein)
Schwartz, Julius
Schwartz, Robert
Schwartz Dry Cleaning and Pressing
Selznick, David O.
Seven Year Itch, The
Sharaff, Irene
Shawlee, Joan
Shearer, Lloyd
Shearer, Norma
Shell Oil Jr., Mr. (character). See Curtis, Tony
Sherman, Gene
Shurlock, Geoffrey
Sinatra, Frank
Singer, Gene
Skolsky, Sidney
Smith, Jack
Snyder, Allan “Whitey”
Some Like It Hot
“backward boat” scene
beach scenes
as black and white film
box office success and awards
budget of
cake scene
casting of
coin flipping scene
credits
hair and makeup for
musical score
previews of
publicity of (See also Monroe, Marilyn)
Pullman car scene
ratings controversy and
recognition of
reviews
story rights to
tango scene
title of
train station scenes
veranda scene
wardrobe for
writing of
See also Wilder, Billy; individual names of actors
Son of Ali Baba
Stapleton, Maureen
Stein, Helen. See Schwartz, Helen (née Stein)
Stein, Jules
Stone, George E.
Strasberg, Lee
Strasberg, Paula
drama coaching by
interviews of
Monroe’s reliance on
on set of Some Like It Hot
Wilder and
Strasberg, Susan
Stunde, Die (Vienna)
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Sunset Boulevard
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Sue and Her Society Syncopators
Sycamore House
Thalberg, Irving G.
This Week
Thoeren, Robert
“trolley hitching”
Twentieth Century-Fox
United Artists (UA)
budget of Some Like It Hot and
casting of Some Like It Hot and
Mirisch Company and
publicity and
ratings and
Universal-International Pictures
Universal Studios
U.S. Navy
Variety
Vuolo, Tito
Walsh, Raoul
Warner, Jack
Warner, Sandy
Warner Bros.
Wasserman, Lew
as agent to Curtis
Monroe and
Some Like It Hot title and
> Weiler, A. H.
Whitcomb, Jon
Whiteman, Paul
Whitney, Grace Lee
Wilder, Audrey
on husband’s health
Monroe and
Wilder, Billy
Academy Award nomination
casting by
compensation of
Curtis and
direction by
film previews and
film rating and
on film wardrobe and makeup
health issues during filming
Lemmon and
Miller and
Monroe and
reviews of
Selznick and
story rights to Some Like It Hot and
views on Monroe’s acting
Writers Guild award
writing by
See also Some Like It Hot
Wilson, Earl
Wilson, Harry
Winchell, Walter
Wood, Tom
Writers Guild
Young, Loretta
Zanuck, Darryl
Zeno, George
Photo Insert
Filming Some Like It Hot on the beach at the Hotel del Coronado with Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe was fun, but it was more than that. It was a major career breakthrough. I was working in a Billy Wilder movie.
Emile LaVigne was one of the makeup artists who transformedme from the he-man movie star into a very different character.
This photo reminds me of how awkward I first felt in drag. I didn’t want to come out of the makeup department at the Samuel Goldwyn studio, but Jack Lemmon (without his wig in this photo) had no fear.
Here you see me and Jack Lemmon walking from the makeup department to the stage where tests would be made of us. Billy wanted to shoot Some Like It Hot in black and white, and used color tests to prove his point.
This photo of me and Jack was taken during our first week of shooting. You can see us getting into character: two buddies who are always arguing.
This scene has Jack Lemmon hosting an impromptu party in his Pullman car berth. We should all be so lucky! Billy Wilder chided me that day for something I did to one of the girls who was at my eye level.
This was the scene that Billy cut after the first preview of Some Like It Hot. It was amusing, but it just didn’t fit the train sequence.
Marilyn was in top form when we shot the Pullman car scenes. She did long scenes in one take and was a wonderful presence on the set.
Billy Wilder said that this scene between me and Jack Lemmon had the longest sustained laugh of any scene he ever shot.
Here I am waiting for a cue from Billy. This is the shot where I remember that I’m wearing the earrings from my other identity. I pull them off before Marilyn can see them.
The September weather in Coronado never got hotter than 80 degrees but was later described as 104 by parties who wanted to blame Billy Wilder for Marilyn’s miscarriage.
Marilyn was very friendly during our first week in Coronado. One day I was surprised when she quietly asked me to visit her hotel room.
This photo says a lot about my relationship with Marilyn. Billy called her a puzzle without any solution. I thought she was abstract. Making love with her—on the screen or in real life—was a unique, unforgettable experience.
