Marilyn Monroe made her last significant public appearance, singing a sultry rendition
of "Happy Birthday" at a party for President President John F. Kennedy. The event was
a fund-raiser at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

At the age of 20, Nancy Kwan received the starring role of a beautiful and free- 
spirited Hong Kong prostitute who captivates artist Robert Lomax, played by  
William Holden in the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong. The next year Nancy
was in the Broadway musical film Flower Drum Song and soon became one of 
Hollywood’s most visible Eurasian actresses.