Lorelei Lee
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Lorelei Lee is the charming, gold-digging blonde showgirl at the center of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," best known for her wit, materialism, and iconic association with the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| adaptationOrigin | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953 film)
NERFINISHED
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"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archetype |
dumb blonde with hidden shrewdness
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gold digger ⓘ |
| associatedSong | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAuthor | Anita Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | comic heroine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Anita Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | icon of 20th-century blonde bombshell archetype ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1925 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend | Dorothy Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreContext | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | diary-style narration (in the novel) ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"
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gold-digging behavior ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "I just love finding new places to wear diamonds." ⓘ |
| notableScene | performance of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in the 1953 film ⓘ |
| occupation | showgirl ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Betty Grable
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Carol Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ Marilyn Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToDorothyShaw | best friend ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Gus Esmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
consumer culture of the Jazz Age
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intersection of romance and wealth ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
female agency in courtship
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materialism ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | 1920s ⓘ |
| trait |
charming
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materialistic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.