>> billy wilder director in some like it hot, which is, arguably, her greatest role. she is incredible what she does with that. >> on paper, the role of sugarcane is very much an archetype of a dumb blonde. >> i come from this musical family, my mother is a piano teacher, my father is a conductor. >> what did he conduct? >> the baltimore, ohio. >> this woman is so dumb that she doesn't even realize that her two best friends are men in drag. >> i'm not very bright, i guess. >> marilyn transforms this very two dimensional character to a three-dimensional woman. >> they are borrowing money, and betting on horses. >> marilyn munro was able to make her character so relatable even though they were sort of vapid. you could identify with them.