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3 unusual facts about The seven-year itch


The seven-year itch

The phrase has become so popular that some couples use it as a indicator of the lifespan of their marriage, a famous example being a Bavarian politician Gabriele Pauli, who has been divorced twice.

The phrase was first used to describe an inclination to become unfaithful after seven years of marriage in the play The Seven Year Itch (play) by George Axelrod, and gained popularity following the 1955 film adaptation starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell.

In samples taken from the National Center for Health Statistics, there proves to be an average median duration of marriage across time.


Ally Burnett

Ally Burnett is an American pop and rock singer/songwriter best known for song placements on MTV shows such as 'Jersey Shore' and her theme song for 'The Seven'.

Judgment of Solomon

The scene has been the subject of television episodes of Dinosaurs, Recess, The Simpsons (where a pie was substituted for the baby), Seinfeld (see The Seven), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0

Both 46443 and 46521 appeared in a film version of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution.

Nora Kaye

The couple collaborated on several screen projects, including Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Last of Sheila (1973), Funny Lady and The Sunshine Boys (both 1975), and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976).

Philip D'Antoni

Philip D'Antoni (Born February 19, 1929 in New York, NY), is a film producer, known for the groundbreaking, memorable car chases in his dramatic police thrillers Bullitt (1968), The French Connection (1971), and The Seven-Ups (1973).

Six-year itch

In 1998, his party made small gains in the House of Representatives and the Senate was unchanged.

During this time, there is a midterm election and the party in power usually loses a significant number of seats in Congress.

The Monterays

Tommy Forrest remained active as well, fronting local act The Seven into the early 70s.


see also

Forever Marilyn

The 26-foot-tall (7.9 m) 34,000 pound (15.42 t) sculpture, manufactured of painted stainless steel and aluminum, is a super-sized sculptural tribute to Marilyn Monroe's iconic scene from Billy Wilder's 1955 infidelity comedy, The Seven-Year Itch, with the figure imitating the instant that a blast of air raises her white dress.