"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a jazz song written for the stage musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin. Carol Channing introduced the song in the o
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Movie Trailer Screenshot
This frontispiece to the original Gentlemen Prefer Blondes novel was accompanied by the quote "Kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond bracelet lasts forever"—a sentiment reflected in the start of the lyrics.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Charles Lederer. The film is based on the 1949 stage musical of the same name, which in turn is
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
…music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin. Carol Channing introduced the song in the original Broadway production, and Marilyn Monroe followed in the film version, performing it in a strapless, "now-iconic satin pink gown" in a rendition ranked by the American Film Institute the 12th best film song of the 20th…
Theatrical release poster
Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw
Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee performing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend". On the right is George Chakiris (uncredited).
Drive-in advertisement from 1953.