Let's Make Love

David Burns built a formidable reputation as one of the most reliable and beloved supporting actors on the stage, appearing in such plays as Pal Joey opposite Gene Kelly, Hello, Dolly!, The Price, and his two Tony-winning performances, each in The Music Man and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Burns' other movie appearances include The Great Ziegfeld, It's Always Fair Weather, and Let's Make Love, the latter opposite Marilyn Monroe.

On March 12th, 1971, while performing on stage at the Forest Theatre in Philadelphia during out-of-town tryouts for the musical 70, Girls, 70, originally titled Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen during early development, David Burns collapsed from a fatal heart attack at the age of 68.

Burns posthumously received a Tony nomination for his performance in 70, Girls, 70, and was posthumously awarded a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in the Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of the aforementioned The Price.

I think, is it Jean Peters who plays the girl married to Casey Adams, who later changed his name? I think to his original name, but that is a very sexy movie.

It's funny you should mention Marilyn because this past week I watched one of her films I'd never seen before, 1960s Let's Make Love with Yves Montand, which actually I thought was a really fun role for her and showed how underrated an actor she was.

But I get the impression and then and you guys have to fill me in because you guys are a little older than me, but I think that Marilyn Monroe was, to me, the first actress who really got me thinking about sex.

How far back would you guys go in terms of your actresses who really exuded that sexiness quality? Well, before I get