The Era Of Marilyn Monroe Copycats
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- Marilyn Monroe is a figure that is often imitated in fashion, looks, and persona, having a famously tragic story and sense of style that has stood the test of time and connected with generations far beyond her short lifetime. So during her lifetime it should come as no surprise that she spawned many direct imitators, with many different studios seeking out their own Marilyn Monroe…even her own studio.
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A lot of people who view her as an iconic figurehead forget that she was often a victim of misogyny when she was alive. She did very well in her acting with what she had. This is why Don't Bother To Knock, Some Like It Hot, and The Misfits are my favorites because while she was still putting on that dumb blonde sex pot caricature, she also showed her acting range. I think The Misfits might be the best film she has ever acted in
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You'll feel better once you have a Snickers bar 😘
Also, love that song, btw
@@rebeccassweetmusic4632 i think thats actually a bot lol, those are lyrics to Avril's Complicated
@@superbored4576 Yeah! I figured 😆. It's funny to see them get mad for no reason, lol
Y’all act like she was the only victim 🙄
@@madisonj5136 Well... YES! Obviously, she wasn't the only one. She was just one of the many victims under the weird Hollywood machine that is a common example of their mistreatment of women. Hollywood is weird with children, too...
“Marilyn was one of the most famous people to walk the earth”
She still is and the most iconic woman
And she's still the most talked about celebrity of her time other than Elvis Presley maybe.
@@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos I would say she’s more popular, but they are both legends
agreed i’d say audrey hepburn & maybe liz taylor are close, but never surpassed marilyn’s fame/legacy
I see people using the word "iconic" incorrectly all the time. But this time, it's right. She probably is the most iconic movie star ever, and one of the most iconic women ever.
the earth? just say the western world
I agree with everything except for “both did playboy”. Marylin didn’t “do” playboy her pictures were published without her consent by gross Hugh Hefner. I’m pretty sure Jayne consented.
Unfortunately he didn't needed, since she sold the rights and Hugh bought them...
@@Barbaravieirab she didn’t have much of a choice. She had no family and needed money. He could’ve at least paid her for it.
Consented? Jayne practically jumped in front of their camera lol
Y’all love to make Marilyn a victim, was she a victim when her azz was sleeping with women’s husband’s? Stfu somewhere. If you get naked and pose for pictures you know damn well the images will be used it published somewhere. 🙄
@@Kaboomboo She was referring to Marilyn, not Jayne.
No one can actually compare to the elegance the late legend showed but it’s great people show honor to her legacy
Girl PLEASE🙄 Monroe was nothing more than GLORIFIED Hellyweird prostitute
Exactly 💯 nobody can replace Marilyn Monroe or even successfully copy her what's missing from all of her copy cats is that vulnerability that fragility that made her relatable and made people connect with her
Madonna probably managed to come the closest tho!
@@majelalover8837 ? Not at all
@@Model_Roe 😂
Hollywood was gross to want replicas and carbon copies and replacements instead of encouraging originality in their talent. I’m sure each actress, Marilyn Monroe included, had something special and unique about them that distinguished one from the other and marketing them as the same archetype seems so unfair and parasitic.
I truly believe that Hollywood is still a gross place. Hollywood feels like a very uncanny cult for me. I wouldn't be surprised if Marilyn's death was planned along side other stars. Nowadays we have the Kim K archetypes and soon they will encounter the same faith like Marilyn
It’s still happening blonde actresses are already replacing the expired ones.
Mass production is a thing you know but I hear you
They do the same in the music industry like they tried to replace nicki and ever notice all the new rap girls all look the same today
Hollywood is gross for much worse reasons. Y’all just reach the surface. It’s predatory, to everyone that is in Hollywood, but especially children. It always has been, it still is, and if people keep being ignorant to it, it always will be.
Marilyn never actually posed for playboy. Hugh Hefner just bought her pics and put them in the first magazine.
🤢🤮
@sewer~rat yes exactly and to know he's buried by her.
I heard those pictures were released without her consent.
@@Angi3_6 yeah she only took them because she was low on money.
Agreed. I was so mad when he says she worked with playboy. Marilyn never did. She actually hated playboy for putting her pics out there.
Fun fact: Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Dandridge were really good friends and studied theatre arts together as young actresses in Hollywood during the 1940s. Marilyn was so influenced/inspired by Dorothy's grace, elegance, and mannerisms that she mirrored/copied Dorothy's persona on and off-screen.
Fun Fact: everything you typed is a lie except for the fact that they formed a short friendship during their time in Hollywood. Dorothy changed her style to be more commercial, and borrowed her looks from MM who was inspired from Jean Harlow.
MM did not get the character from DD.
@@PopCultureCarnivore1Fun Fact: Everything you said was a lie and you don’t know what your talking about
I'm glad her legacy continues to be honored, but I also wish that her wishes were respected instead of disrespected. Looking at you, Kim...
is not that deep.......kimberly more iconic anyways
@@jordynwoodss Costume conservators and fashion history fans would disagree...
@@jordynwoodss That dress was one-of-a-kind and only made for Marilyn Monroe to wear. Plus, it wasn't even on theme...
@@jordynwoodss Marilyn would not have supported Kim starving herself to fit in a dress. Plus the point was for the dress to be like skin, so only she could wear it. Kim looked good but it wasn’t her place to do something like that
kim could die rn and no one would remember her in 10-20 years
I’ve come to realize there were Marylin Monroe copycats worldwide. Not just USA. 😅
Jayne would look so pretty with red hair, she could have done her own thing honestly.
Marilyn had red hair too
@some people deserve to be humbled just a fancy way of saying red 😂
Jayne did her own thing, especially after her contract with Fox expired. She was very different from Marilyn in terms of personality, definitely NOT a copycat.
Yes ybh Jayne did not have the baby voice thing as much for one thing. @@mistersurrealist
I hate how this lady will NEVER be left to rest in peace ( pun not intended 😭). Hollweird keeps finding newer ways to "reinvent" her🙄, they didn't respect her then and even in death. She'll always be THEE BLUEPRINT!!!!
Like someone else commented "Imitation is often a sign of respect and tribute" to the person.. in a way they r immortalized through these impersonations and reinvention.
if they didnt make it yall would be complaining about her not getting her flowers and credit
@@amgm1996 constantly trying to cash on someone's death isn't a compliment you're weird asf...
They only love you when you're gone, sigh
Not hollyweird lmao
The pressures of Hollywood were real dark back then. Marilyn would have loved to see the inspiration icon she turned out to be for everyone. Despite all she had been put through, she was still a compassionate and gentle soul. Her story deserved a much better ending
No. No STILL. They’re predatory and always have been. The entertainment industry destroys the lives of men, women, and especially children. It did then, it still does now. Everyone has stayed the same: ignorant to it.
I don't think anybody can replace Marilyn she's an icon what made her special was her vulnerability her fragility that's what made people connect with her all around the world there was a relatable quality to her despite how glamorous she was I wouldn't put Jayne Mansfield or Diana Dors on her level despite how beautiful and accomplished they all were in their own right they were not the superstars that Marilyn Monroe was who was transcend
this shows how even back then studios really tried to make everyone be like someone else. people who knew both of them (like joan collins) have said they were completely different people and jayne actually would have went farther if she had her own style.
@@devanshepard9118 agree
I actually read Mamie's book she wrote in the 80s and it was so much tea in that book omg. I will say even though she never achieved the success that marilyn or Jayne had the fact she still alive and one of the last stars of that era is remarkable. Also there is a documentary on Anita here on youtube that was good 2
I see at lot of interviews with her and I don't really buy a lot of what she says. Some of her stories are contradictory and I think she plays up how close she was with MM and Jayne Mansfield. I don't think JM could stand her, but she did agree to take one of Mamie's gigs because she couldn't make it, which is what led her to that fateful crash. I don't think MM really knew who Mamie was or certainly wasn't friends with her. But hey, Mamie was more self aware about her status in Hollywood, and was content with it. That's why she is still alive today. Not chasing fame or prestige like it's a drug.
i don’t understand how the movie “Blonde” got a 14-minute standing ovation when they literally recreated marilyn monroe’s death in the same location she died… so disrespectful and unnecessary. she was left in her room for hours while the press took pictures and once again, her death is being exploited for profit.
Marilyn Monroe and Dorthy Dandridge will always be everything to me 🤌🏼❤️
There's also Dorothy Dandridge who was known as "the Black Marilyn Monroe" - although that title seems a little unfair considering that there are many who believe that Marilyn herself modeled some of her style on Dandridge's. The two had been friends starting in the late 1940's working together at the Actors Lab, and so its not impossible - I do see some similarity in Marilyn's look in - say - The Seven Year Itch or Bus Stop - and Dorothy's in Carmen Jones. And Dorothy's film career preceded Marilyn's by over seven years, with her first really big showcase being performing the Chattanooga Choo Choo number with the Nicholas Brothers in 1941's Sunset Valley Serenade (which was probably cut out of prints for southern audiences, but the number itself became a huge hit and Dorothy likely benefited from being able to share in that success). But Marilyn modeled her look and act on a lot of other women or actresses - among them Mae West, Jean Harlow, Marie Wilson, Betty Grable, and Lana Turner; just off the top of my head. But Dorothy was definitely marketed by Fox and later studios and press as some black version of Marilyn, even though she was very much her own thing - and of course they both died tragically
FUN FACT: Jayne Manfield daughter is Mariska Hargitay from the SVU (Special Victims Unit) series she plays Olivia Benson
Ok but Sophie face in 2:50 is gold
It's funny because I saw a video years ago about Mariska and it briefly mentioned that Jayne was her mother, a famous actress in the 50s. I remember thinking how much she resembled Marilyn but never knew there was competition and that she was actually pushed to look, talk and act like her. I just thought it was a coincidence.
Diana Dors looks just like Ana de Armas playing Marilyn Monroe. Uncanny.
Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield were both so beautiful! 💗
Stella Stevens was much more beautiful than Jayne Mansfield.
So was Diana Dors
Jayne Mansfield was a dazzling beauty, she was always herself.
Hey Honest I would like to see a video about Missy Elliott & her career & impact on hip hop/rap. I would also like to see a video of Brandy & her career & her impact on r&b music & her Full Moon / Afrodisiac Era & why Brandy is an important figure in r&b
It's videos like this that really push your channel beyond other pop culture commentary
Eve Arnold one of Marilyn's favorite photographers said that Marilyn was used and she used ppl too. Norma Jean was a victim of her own creation Marilyn Monroe. She wanted love, and also wanted to be taken seriously as an actress. She was also passed around between men of power.
She wasn’t a victim of her own creation she was a victim of the Hollywood executives who controlled what kind of movies she could make, that’s why she rebelled against them and formed her own production company. Her life fell apart in her last year because at 35 and recently divorced she felt like a failure. No husband, no children and still considered a “dumb sexpot”
RIP Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield 💔🙏🏾🪦🕊🥀
Jane 😂😂😂
So not R.I.P. to the rest of them ? 💀
Hollywood is wild
Creepy and full of p3d0s 🤢
Aleast Jane tried too make her own career and understood her at the end so good for her🤷🏾♀️
The world will unfortunately forever be obsessed with Marilyn Monroe.
Is actually crazy because Jayne Mansfield daughter is Mariska Hargitay who has a phenomenal career and consider one of the most recognized faces on television
Remember this..as a longtime fan of MM and many of these blondes.. The studios each worked for were encouraged to imitate her persona. Each of these ladies were not trying to be Marilyn’s personalities . It was an image not a lifestyle. Many of these talented women were not wanting to BE Her that’s stupid ! It’s all business in those days it was encouraged . Marilyn was older than all of them and she was quoted as thinking they were kids compared to her being adult. Marilyn created her persona and she too was accused of being Betty Grable. Diana Dors hated it and Diana was a fabulous actress. None of these actresses wanted what she had. Many were fans of Monroe. I know two of these ladies’ children and they recall instances that their mother’s triumph and struggle . Many of these ladies got out of the business too because they saw the treatment Marilyn went through . They all wanted to be actors not Marilyn the person. So to lump all together I’d like saying they wanted to all mob her or rob her of something . That’s bullshit ! Do your history reading more . Some of these ladies were not big losers in reality , to be told they suck because of a fan’s devotion to Marilyn . Read about these ladies before labeling , Diana Dors was bigger in the Uk and had an acting career that went beyond Marilyn’s resume . Jayne Mansfield was a terrific comedian and could act. She was hired by 20th Century Fox to imitate Marilyn’s created persona ..Sheree North too. Sheree North hated it and left Fox . It was an image on screen only not Marilyn’s lifestyle . I love Marilyn’s legacy and each of these ladies had just as equal talent and more so than Marilyn. It was never a boxing match . Marilyn was so damn good at what she portrayed and the Studio system was the sole , responsible reason why these actresses played a dumb blonde. Marilyn left Fox for New York to become more established as an actress . She was suspended ..that’s why Jayne and Sheree stepped in. Mamie loved Marilyn and never tried upstage anything . Mamie , Cleo Moore, Diana Dors… many saw the writing on the wall and said “ fuck it.” It was a business adventure ..Marilyn wanted out of it and proved she could do both. Jayne used what she had and was nothing like her character on screen but the public wanted her to be what she portrayed on screen. When Monroe died .. they all were stuck with an image and many broke free. Do your research before casting remarks. Many of these ladies featured in the video had successes off screen too that MM never achieved and forged their own path . They all wanted to become an actress.. many did. Again MM may not have liked the image being encouraged to rival her talents but, it was never the ladies totally responsible. None of these ladies wanted to steal anything . Read more about these women … anyone not aware of their history will understand . The public then and today cannot get enough of Marilyn’s legacy. Marilyn achieved some of the goals she set for herself and her acting abilities were wonderful and strong . It was all an image not their personal lives. If Marilyn would have settled for a dumb blonde role ..she would have gone nowhere. These ladies wanted to get away from the same. Many of these ladies were up against a male dominated system and were fighting to be seen , to show their own talents ….. Do your research before saying ignorant things . Nobody wanted to be Marilyn …they wanted to become actresses ..some didn’t make it, some left it and some were judged just because they wore blonde hair.
I love how this is becoming a series
Diana Dors had an awesome cameo in Adam Ant's Prince Charming video just before her death
I’ve been waiting for this video since the Britney copycat video! Thanks!!!!!!
Mamie Van Doren & Marilyn Monroe were actually close. Mamie saw her a few days before her death at a bar, she said herself!
I love Mamie & Marilyn, two icons 🌸
As someone who’s been subscribed since the beginning, this is one of your best videos. I thoroughly enjoyed it so much, I didn’t know about a lot of these women
So excited to see the you doing old Hollywood deep dives! I love it!!
Jayne Mansfield was the most famous copycat of Marilyn Monroe. The bombshell blonde just wasn’t popular anymore. I do enjoy watching her daughter on Law and Order SVU
Yes! Mariska is awesome! ❤️💯
i honestly wish jayne had her own style cause she actually was very funny in movies and tv shows
I remember being shook Mariska Hargitay was her daughter!!!!!! Because they look nothing alike
@@Model_Roe I know, I remember reading her Wikipedia article and I was like, wait a minute, she’s Jayne Mansfield’s daughter?!
@@devanshepard9118 yeah I feel like Jayne could have had her own tv show
So Jane Mansfield was the Kim k of her time lol
No
RIP Norma Jean, the world to this day still doesn’t deserve you
I’m loving these era of videos do more💕
You defiantly need to make this into a series with different celebrities
Definitely I meant
LOVE YOU!!!
Great video, really enjoyed it.
Wow it's so easy to copy Marilyn's face
Just red lips,that beauty spot and blonde hair
But none will truly ever be her
...JEAN HARLOW..Sex symbol of 30's..
I think this era never ended📽️
Jayne and Kim have a lot of similarities… I’m just gonna say that 😏
None had her beauty or charisma
Thanks for the video
2:49 the look on Sophia's face. Shaddddde
I was just searching this up yesterday
Did you know that the bar located on the back/bottom of the big trucks is named the Mansfield bar because of the tragic accident that caused Jayne Mansfield death? That's right! That bar is suppose to stops cars from getting under the trucks after a crash!
I love all the blonde bombshells tbh
I wonder if in 50-75 years this’ll be known as an era of talentless reality TV Kim K clones.. Us millennials don’t seem to have much to offer!
I just found out about all these people today, and yet their deaths have a bigger emotional impact on me than the death of Queen Elizabeth.
Jayne Mansfield is the mother of Mariska Hargitay, Detective Olivia Benson from Law and Order SVU
Good descriptions
Kim thinks she’s a Marilyn when I’m actuality she’s more of a Jayne
Please don't insult Jayne
Yes lol
I will give Jane one thing, she has like the cutest friggin nose ever
Mamie looks great for her age!!!!!
Wonderful video
My cousin Jayne was not a copycat, just because she was blonde doesn’t mean she’s copying.
She was so annoying
@@mewesquirrel6720 She was just as talented if not more than Marilyn, that's your opinion but it proves nothing about copying
@@coletraughber2048 No she admitted to copying, even Marilyn was annoyed by it. Marilyn was more than her looks, she is the moment and will always be. If I go to this big fancy mall more than likely I will see Marilyn makeup bags, Marilyn book bags, Marilyn tote bags. She's everywhere unlike that whore who I will not mention
Well that was rude. I don’t ever recall seeing or hearing her say she’s copying. Also just because someone has blonde hair doesn’t mean it’s copying
@@coletraughber2048 nope copied her clothes and poses and her voice
I immediately press the notification when I saw the title
I don't think people worldwide know who Jayne Mansfield or any of these girls are unless they look them up but they definitely know who Marilyn Monroe is!!!
You do such a great job on these videos. Sound so Hollywood to pit woman against each other.
I swear that Diana Dors kind of reminds me of Scarlett Johansson.
Diana Dors was gorgeous! I think she and Jayne were alot prettier than Marilyn. Both Jayne and Diana never had cosmetic surgery either
Thank you. They are all lovely. It's Marilyn who lifts your spirits and tugs at your heartstrings though.💔❤️⚘️
please PLEASE do a video on demi’s new album!!
Jane looks like she belonged in our era.
I was just going to say this but didn't have the words! Her face/dark eyebrows looked so modern, it's eerie.
Yeah and her personality too
Marilyn sempre la numero uno. Forever the Number One ♥️💋
Jean Harlow was the original blonde bombshell and was Marylin Monroe's idol.
it's sad how they use those women for sexualizing
Marilyn Monroe copycated Jean Harlow. It all started with Jean Harlow, not Marilyn Monroe.
No, it all started with Mae West.
MM dyed her hair blonde like her and was a fan. MM mannerisms and baby voice was all her creation.
I love her
Jayne Mansfield is Mariska Hargitay’s mom (from SVU), and she’s one of my favorite actresses. I love me some Olivia Benson.
Diana Dors had a newspaper article that read 'How much like Diana Dors, this new Marilyn Monroe Is'!!!!!!!
2:47 The look on the chick's face is like. "Bitch I see what you tryna do."
I think the only time Sophia Loren smiled at Jayne during that encounter was when Jayne was saying goodbye. Who could blame her for being jealous though; Jayne looked incredibly beautiful!
7:38 very beautiful
In recent times u have Anna Nicole Smith, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Lana del Rey and Christina Aguilera
OMG, Thanks for making this video. My friends and I always say how absolutely pathetic it is that these women have tried to copy Marilyn. Each and every soul is born with their own UCI. Marilyn can not be copied. There will never be another Marilyn Monroe!!
thanks to God))
@@mana4717 Ya, I completely understand why you would comment that. Marilyn did set the bar very high.
Can you do a video on the tragic life of Judy garland, Britney Spears had a very similar life to hers
Jayne Mansfield is Mariska Hargitay’s (Olivia from Law and Order; SVU) mother and was in the car crash that killed Jayne.
There is, and there always will be, only one Marilyn. From Madonna to Kim Kardashian to Paris Hilton, women have all tried to achieve her level of fame, and they all have failed. No one from the USA can match her iconic status and probably no one ever will. There is only one other actress in history just as iconic as her: Audrey Hepburn.
Marilyn was inspired by Jean Harlow the original platinum blonde. Marilyn said so herself.
Mariyn Monroe copied Jean Harlow!
I'm a huge fan of Marilyn and i have been for many years but Diana Dors first film was in 1947 ( Shop at Sly corner) and Marilyn's in the same year (Dangerous years) so i doubt Diana "copied " Marilyn.
Either way may they both rest in peace and both be known separately for their talent and beauty x
Also Arline Hunter looked very similar to Marilyn Monroe and used her style.
Im inspired by Marylin Monroe but I'd never copy her completely (not that I could anyways I have brown hair and my face is much different) but still she's gorgeous and no copy cat can ever compare to marylins bueaty
Hey girl hey
It’s the same way they tried to turn all the pop girls into BRITNEY!!!
PLEASE do joan Crawford & Bette Davis feud next! 🙏
Marilyn Monroe killed Jayne Mansfield 😢
these car accidents are crazy
Jane Mansfield’s daughter is Mariska Hargitay from law and order SVU
please do the video on the ariana’s. they’re crazy. they’re mainly fans but it makes ariana extremely uncomfortable
Marilyn Monroe copied Dorothy Dandridge. We need to start there .
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Hmm
No. This rumor needs to end.
can you one on Lady Gaga copycats as well
Mamie Van Doren is still alive as well!
8:27 she looks like Jane Russell on that picture
I think Sophia Lauren was tired of her too by the second picture lol
Sophia Loren said in an interview that she was looking at Jayne Mansfield like that in the second picture because she was scared the dress would fall open. They were both great friends, and Sophia Loren refused to sign autographs on any of the pictures like the ones shown. To honour Jayne, her friend.
Pills were a problem back then too cuz pills are a problem now worse than ever I've already had four friends passed this month of the drug overdoses