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We've got a thread going on Marilyn Monroe and her movies, so let's dive into those women cloned in her likeness. There were a host of them back in the 1950s, the more popular probably being Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren, who, along with Monroe, were called The Three M's in the press.
Every major studio seemed to follow the trend: Columbia had Cleo Moore and Kim Novak, Paramount had Anita Ekberg, Warner Brothers had Carroll Baker, and MGM tried with Barbara Lang. There were other actresses occasionally thrown into the mold, like Barbara Nichols and Joi Lansing. Diana Dors was touted as the English apparent to Monroe, while Brigitte Bardot was the French brand.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren, and Diana Dors
Every major studio seemed to follow the trend: Columbia had Cleo Moore and Kim Novak, Paramount had Anita Ekberg, Warner Brothers had Carroll Baker, and MGM tried with Barbara Lang. There were other actresses occasionally thrown into the mold, like Barbara Nichols and Joi Lansing. Diana Dors was touted as the English apparent to Monroe, while Brigitte Bardot was the French brand.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren, and Diana Dors