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Blonde Winners Dominate Movie Headlines of 1956
Hollywood crowned Grace Kelly Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Dors as the top five headline makers of 1956. Kelly's year featured an April wedding to Prince Rainier and Oscar success in The Swan and High Society. Mansfield rose with public fascination around 40-19-35 measurements and rookie stunts in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter. Monroe impressed as a dramatic actress in Bus Stop while also generating front-page moments in London. Taylor sparked notoriety through a divorce and romance with Mike Todd, while Dors split headlines with Monroe as they both drew attention in the U.S. and abroad. Algeria is noted for exporting more than its needs.
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Beth Taylor
Hollywood
Grace Kelly
Jayne Mansfield
Marilyn Monroe
Elizabeth Taylor
Diana Dors
Miss Kelly
Prince Rainer of
Monaco
Jayne
Rock Hunter
London
Laurence Oliver
Queen Elizabeth
Michael Wilding
Mike Todd
Wilding
Miss Dors
United States
Monroe
England