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Jayne Mansfield

Publicity still from the movie Kiss Them for Me
Born Vera Jayne Palmer
April 19, 1933(1933-04-19)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Died June 29, 1967 (aged 34)
U.S. Highway 90 near Slidell, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Occupation Film, stage and TV actor, singer, nightclub performer, Playboy Playmate
Spouse(s) Paul Mansfield (1950-1958)
Miklós Hargitay (1958-1964)
Matt Cimber (1964-1966)

Jayne Mansfield (April 19, 1933 — June 29, 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. Kiss Them for Me is a 1957 Screwball comedy Film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bryn Mawr ( brin-mar is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay ( January 6 1926 &ndash September 14 2006) was an actor and Mr Matt Cimber (b 1936 as Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) is an Italian-American Film producer, director and writer. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located

One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s,[1], Mansfield, like Marilyn Monroe was a Playmate of the Month in Playboy, in February 1955 (preceded by Bettie Page and succeeded by Marilyn Waltz). Blond (also spelled blonde, see below) or fair-haired is a Hair color characterized by low levels of the dark Pigment eumelanin A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Bettie Mae Page (born Betty Mae Page April 22 1923 in Nashville Tennessee) is a former American model who became famous in the 1950s for Marilyn Ardith Waltz (born November 5 1931 in Waukesha Wisconsin, died December 23 2006 in Medford Oregon) was an American Actress and She appeared in the magazine several more times over the years. She won the Theatre World Award, Golden Globe and Golden Laurel. The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Producers Guild of America ( PGA) is a Trade organization representing television producers film producers and New Media producers in the United States Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, dramatic hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes. Cleavage is the cleft created by the partial exposure of a woman's Breasts, especially when exposed by low-cut clothing

Though Mansfield's career was short-lived, she had several box office successes. As the demand for blonde bombshells declined in the 1960s, Mansfield was relegated to low-budget melodramas and comedies, but remained a popular celebrity. In her later career she continued to attract large crowds in foreign countries, and in lucrative and successful nightclub tours. Mansfield died in an automobile accident at the age of 34.

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Early life

See also: Jayne Mansfield biographical timeline

Mansfield, of German and English ancestry, was the only child of Herbert William and Vera (nee Jeffrey) Palmer. This is a chronology of the life and times of Jayne Mansfield, a leading American actress model Playboy Playmate and Sex symbol. Her birthname was Vera Jayne Palmer. [2] She was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, but spent her early childhood in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Bryn Mawr ( brin-mar is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Phillipsburg, known locally as P'burg, is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, in the United States. When she was three years old, her father, a lawyer who was in practice with future New Jersey governor Robert B. Meyner, died of a heart attack while driving in a car with his wife and daughter. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Robert Baumle Meyner ( July 3, 1908 - May 27, 1990) of Phillipsburg New Jersey was an American Democratic Party Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply After his death her mother worked as a school teacher. In 1939, when Vera Palmer remarried, the family moved to Dallas, Texas. Mansfield's desire to become an actress developed at an early age. After high school she studied drama and physics at Southern Methodist University. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave

In 1950, at the age of 16, Vera Jayne Palmer married Paul Mansfield; thus becoming Jayne Mansfield. Her acting aspirations were temporarily put on hold with the birth of her first child, Jayne Marie Mansfield, on November 8, 1950. Jayne Marie Mansfield (born November 8 1950 is the eldest daughter of 1960s Hollywood sex symbol and Playboy Playmate Jayne Mansfield, who became She juggled motherhood and classes at the University of Texas at Austin, then spent a year at Camp Gordon, Georgia during her husband's service in the United States Army. Fort Gordon (formerly known as Camp Gordon) is a United States Army Installation and the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Signal The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces She attended UCLA during the summer of 1953 then went back to Texas for fall quarter at Southern Methodist University. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United In Dallas she became a student of actor Baruch Lumet, father of director Sidney Lumet and founder of the Dallas Institute of the Performing Arts. Baruch Lumet (1898-1992 was a Jewish actor best known for his work in the Yiddish theater. Sidney Lumet (born June 25 1924) is an Academy Award -receiving American Film director, with over 50 Films to his name On October 22, 1953, she first appeared on stage in a production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play by American playwright Arthur Miller and is considered a classic of American theater

Mansfield won several beauty contests while living in Texas, including Miss Photoflash, Miss Magnesium Lamp, and Miss Fire Prevention. A beauty contest or beauty pageant is a competition based mainly though not always entirely on the physical beauty of its contestants and often incorporating Personality The one title she turned down was Miss Roquefort Cheese, because it "just didn't sound right. " Frequent references have been made to her very high intelligence quotient. An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. Mansfield advertised her I. Q. as 163, spoke five languages, and was a classically trained pianist and violinist,[3] but such intellectual abilities were inconsequential to her career. Mansfield admitted her public didn't care about her brains. "They're more interested in 40-21-35," she said. [4]

Early career

Jayne Mansfield

Playboy pictorial, February, 1955
Playboy centerfold appearance
February 1955
Preceded by Bettie Page
Succeeded by Marilyn Waltz
Measurements Bust: 40D
Waist: 21
Hips: 36
Height 5 ft 6 in (1. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. Bettie Mae Page (born Betty Mae Page April 22 1923 in Nashville Tennessee) is a former American model who became famous in the 1950s for Marilyn Ardith Waltz (born November 5 1931 in Waukesha Wisconsin, died December 23 2006 in Medford Oregon) was an American Actress and 68 m) (5ft 8in according to her autopsy)

Mansfield's husband at the time, Paul Mansfield, hoped the birth of their child would discourage her interest in acting. When it did not, he agreed to move to Los Angeles in late 1954 to help further her career. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [5] Between a variety of odd jobs, including a stint as a candy vendor at a movie theatre, Mansfield studied drama at UCLA. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Her movie career began with bit parts at Warner Brothers. Career is a term defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as an individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life" Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and She was signed by the studio after one of its talent scouts discovered her in a production at the Pasadena Playhouse. The Pasadena Playhouse is an historic Theatre located in Pasadena California. Mansfield had small roles in Female Jungle (1954), and in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) which starred Jack Webb. Female Jungle is a 1955 Black-and-white B-movie notable for being one of Jayne Mansfield 's first films Pete Kelly's Blues is a 1955 film based on the 1951 original radio series. John Randolph "Jack" Webb ( April 2 1920 &ndash December 23 1982) was an Emmy -nominated American Actor

In 1955 Paul Wendkos offered her the dramatic role of Gladden in The Burglar, his film adaptation of David Goodis' novel. Paul Wendkos (born September 20 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Television and Film director. The Burglar is a 1957 crime / thriller Film released by Columbia Pictures, based on the 1953 novel of the same name by David Goodis ( March 2, 1917 – January 7, 1967) was an American Noir fiction writer The film was done in film noir style, and Mansfield appeared alongside Dan Duryea and Martha Vickers. Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Dapper Dan redirects here For the Prohibition gangster see Danny Hogan. Martha Vickers (born Martha MacVicar May 28, 1925 - died November 2, 1971) was a film actress best known for the film The The Burglar was released two years later when Mansfield's fame was at its peak. The Burglar is a 1957 crime / thriller Film released by Columbia Pictures, based on the 1953 novel of the same name by She was successful in this straight dramatic role, though most of her subsequent film appearances would be either comedic in nature or capitalize on her sex appeal. She made two more movies with Warner Brothers, one of which gave her a minor role as Angel O'Hara, a hitman's mistress opposite Edward G. Robinson in Illegal (1955). Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January

Returning to Hollywood from a successful run with Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, the 1955 Broadway production in New York, she starred in Frank Tashlin's camp comic film The Girl Can't Help It (1956). Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? is an original stage Comedy in three acts and four scenes that opened on Broadway October 13, Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The City of New York Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972, also known as Tish Tash or The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 comedy / Musical film, starring Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, and Edmond O'Brien Mansfield's first starring role featured her as an outrageously voluptuous but apparently tone-deaf girlfriend of a retired racketeer. He hires a talent agent to try to transform her into a singing star and in the process the pair fall in love. The film features some early rock-and-roll performances from Fats Domino, The Platters and Little Richard. Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a classic R&B and Rock and roll The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early Rock and roll era Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter [6]

Film career

On May 3, 1956, Mansfield signed a long-term contract with 20th-Century Fox. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law She then played a straight dramatic role (albeit as a stripper) in The Wayward Bus in 1957. The Wayward Bus is a 1957 drama Film released by 20th Century Fox. With her role in this film she attempted to move away from her "dumb blonde" image and establish herself as a serious actress. This film was adapted from John Steinbeck's novel, and the cast included Dan Dailey and Joan Collins. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century Daniel James Dailey Jr ( December 14, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and Actor. Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE (born 23 May 1933) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress and bestselling The film enjoyed reasonable success at the box office.

She won a Golden Globe in 1957 for New Star Of The Year - Actress, beating Carroll Baker and Natalie Wood, for her performance as a "wistful derelict" in The Wayward Bus. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko, also billed as Natasha Gurdin ( July 20, 1938, San Francisco, California It was "generally conceded to have been her best acting," according to The New York Times, in a fitful career hampered by her flamboyant image, distinctive voice ("a soft-voiced coo punctuated with squeals"),[7] almost comically voluptuous figure, and limited acting range.

Mansfield reprised her role of Rita Marlowe in the 1957 movie version of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, co-starring Tony Randall and Joan Blondell. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? is a 1957 20th Century Fox Romantic comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall Tony Randall ( February 26, 1920 &ndash May 17, 2004) was an American comic and Actor. Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American The Girl Can't Help It and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? were popular successes in their day and are considered classics. Her fourth starring role in a Hollywood film was Kiss Them for Me (1957) in which she received prominent billing alongside Cary Grant. Kiss Them for Me is a 1957 Screwball comedy Film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield However, in the film itself she is little more than comedy relief while Grant's character shows a preference for a sleek, demure redhead portrayed by fashion model Suzy Parker. Suzy Parker ( October 28, 1932 - May 3, 2003) was an American actress and model. Kiss Them for Me was a box-office disappointment and would prove to be her final starring role in a mainstream Hollywood studio film. She was also offered a part opposite Jack Lemmon in Bell, Book and Candle but had to turn it down due to pregnancy. John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Bell Book and Candle is a 1958 Romantic comedy directed by Richard Quine and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak

Despite her monumental publicity and public popularity, good roles dried up for Mansfield after 1959. The actress nevertheless kept busy in a series of low-budget films, mostly in Europe. These showed off as much of her anatomy as possible, but used little of her acting or comedic talents.

Fox tried to cast Mansfield opposite Paul Newman in his ill-fated first attempt at comedy, Rally Round The Flag, Boys, but Newman's Wayward Bus co-star Joan Collins was selected for the role. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE (born 23 May 1933) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress and bestselling In 1960 Fox lent her to appear in two independent gangster thrillers in England. These were Too Hot to Handle, which was directed by Terence Young and co-starred Karlheinz Böhm, and The Challenge, co-starring Anthony Quayle. Too Hot to Handle (released in the United States as Playgirl After Dark) is a low-budget Neo-noir British gangster thriller directed by Terence Young Terence Young is the name of Terence Young (director (1915-1994 British film director Terence Young (politician, Canadian Conservative Karlheinz Böhm (sometimes Carl Boehm) (born March 16, 1928 in Darmstadt, Germany) is an Austrian actor Sir John Anthony Quayle, CBE ( 7 September 1913 &ndash 20 October 1989) was an English Actor and director Fox also lined up It Happened in Athens. It Happened in Athens was a 1962 comedy Film released by 20th Century Fox. This Olympic-themed movie was filmed in Greece and would not be released until 1962. Despite receiving top billing in It Happened in Athens, Mansfield was relegated to a colorful, scantily-clad supporting role.

Mansfield and Tommy Noonan in the most repeated nude scene of the movie Promises! Promises!
Mansfield and Tommy Noonan in the most repeated nude scene of the movie Promises! Promises!

In 1963, the comedian turned producer-screenwriter Tommy Noonan persuaded Mansfield to become the first mainstream American actress to appear in the nude with a starring role in the film Promises! Promises!. Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Noon) ( April 29, 1921 – April 24, 1968) was a comedy genre film performer screenwriter and producer Promises! Promises! (also known as Promise Her Anything) is a 1963 unrated Sex comedy film released before the MPAA film rating system Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Noon) ( April 29, 1921 – April 24, 1968) was a comedy genre film performer screenwriter and producer Promises! Promises! (also known as Promise Her Anything) is a 1963 unrated Sex comedy film released before the MPAA film rating system Photographs of a naked Mansfield on the set were published in Playboy. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy In one notorious set of images Mansfield stares at one of her breasts, as does her male secretary and a hair stylist, then grasps it in one hand and lifts it high. The sold-out issue resulted in an obscenity charge for Hugh Hefner which was later dropped. Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9 1926 is an American Magazine Publisher, and best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine Promises! Promises! was banned in Cleveland, but it enjoyed box-office success elsewhere. Promises! Promises! (also known as Promise Her Anything) is a 1963 unrated Sex comedy film released before the MPAA film rating system As a result of the film's success, Mansfield landed on the Top 10 list of Box Office Attractions for that year. [8] The autobiographical book, Jayne Mansfield's Wild, Wild World, she wrote together with Mickey Hargitay, was published right after Promises! Promises! and contains 32 pages of black-and-white photographs from the film printed on glossy paper. [9]

In 1963 Mansfield appeared in the low-budget West German movie Homesick for St. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Pauli with Austrian-born schlager singer Freddy Quinn. Schlager ( German Schlager, literally "hitter" or more loosely translated "a hit" is a style of Popular music that is prevalent in Freddy Quinn (born September 27, 1931 in Niederfladnitz, Niederösterreich) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within She played Evelyne, a sexy American singer who traveling to Hamburg by ship. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany She is followed by an Elvis-like American pop star played by Quinn. Mansfield sang two German songs in the movie, though her speaking voice was dubbed. She remained a highly visible personality despite her film career setbacks for her publicity antics and stage performances.

By 1962 Mansfield still commanded high prices as a live performer, though she openly yearned to establish a more sophisticated image. She announced that she wanted to study acting in New York, in apparent emulation of Marilyn Monroe's stint with the Actors' Studio. The Actors Studio is a membership Organization for Professional Actors theatre directors and Playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in But her reliance on the racy publicity that had set her path to fame would also prove to be her downfall. Fox did not renew its contract with her in 1962.

Publicity stunts

By the late 1950s, Mansfield began to generate a great deal of negative publicity due to her repeatedly successful attempts to expose her breasts in carefully staged public "accidents". Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004 from Houston Texas on the CBS television network in the Her bosom was so much a part of her public persona that talk-show host Jack Paar once welcomed the actress to The Tonight Show by saying, "Here they are, Jayne Mansfield", a line that was written for Paar by Dick Cavett and became the title of her biography by Raymond Strait. Jack Harold Paar ( May 1, 1918 &ndash January 27, 2004) was an American Radio and Television talk show host The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as appropriate --> The Tonight Show is a long-running Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett (born November 19, 1936) is an American former Television Talk show host known for his conversational [10] Early in her career, the prominence of her breasts was considered problematic, leading her to be cut from her first professional assignment, an advertising campaign for General Electric, which depicted several young women in bathing suits relaxing around a pool. [11]

Mansfield appeared in about 2,500 newspaper photographs between September 1956 and May 1957, and had about 122,000 lines of newspaper copy written about her during this time. Because of the successful media blitz, Mansfield was a household name.

Mansfield's most celebrated physical attributes would alternate in size due to her pregnancies and breast-feeding five children. Jayne's smallest measurement was 40D (which she was throughout the 50s), and largest at 46DD, when measured by the press in 1967. According to Playboy her measurement was 40D-21-36 and her height was 5' 6". According to her autopsy report she was 5' 8".

Sophia Loren (left) and Jayne Mansfield (right), at Romanoff's in Beverly Hills
Sophia Loren (left) and Jayne Mansfield (right), at Romanoff's in Beverly Hills

In April 1957, her bosom was the feature of a notorious publicity stunt intended to deflect attention from Sophia Loren during a dinner party in the Italian star's honor. Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Photographs of the encounter were published around the world. The most famous image showed Loren raising a contemptuous eyebrow at the American actress who, sitting between Loren and her dinner companion, Clifton Webb, had leaned over the table, allowing her breasts to spill over her low neckline and exposing one nipple. for the New Zealand politician see Thomas Clifton Webb Clifton Webb ( November 19, 1889 – October 13,

A similar incident, resulting in the full exposure of both breasts, occurred during a film festival in West Berlin, when Mansfield was wearing a low-cut dress and her second husband, Mickey Hargitay, picked her up so she could bite a bunch of grapes hanging overhead at a party; the movement caused her breasts to erupt out of the dress. West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990 The photograph of that episode was a UPI sensation, appearing in newspapers and magazines with the word "censored" hiding the actress's exposed bosom.

The world media was quick to condemn Mansfield's stunts, and one editorial columnist wrote, "We are amused when Miss Mansfield strains to pull in her stomach to fill out her bikini better. But we get angry when career-seeking women, shady ladies, and certain starlets and actresses . . . use every opportunity to display their anatomy unasked. "[12]

Throughout her career, Mansfield was compared to the reigning sex symbol of the period, Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Of this comparison, she said, "I don't know why you people [the press] like to compare me to Marilyn or that girl, what's her name, Kim Novak. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress, who was one of her nation's most popular movie stars in the late 1950s Cleavage, of course, helped me a lot to get where I am. I don't know how they got there. "[13]

Even with her film roles drying up she was widely considered to be Monroe's primary rival in a crowded field of contenders that included Mamie Van Doren (whom Mansfield considered her professional nemesis), Diana Dors, Cleo Moore, Barbara Nichols, Joi Lansing, and Sheree North. Mamie Van Doren (born February 6, 1931 some sources say 1933 is an American actress and Sex symbol. Diana Dors ( October 23, 1931 &ndash May 4, 1984) was an English actress and Sex symbol. Cleouna "Cleo" Moore ( October 31 1928 - October 28 1973) was a blonde bombshell of 1950s Hollywood films Barbara Nichols ( December 30 1929 – October 5 1976) was an actress who was something of a cross between a sex symbol and a character actress Joi Lansing (born Joyce Rae Brown) ( April 6, 1929 -- August 7, 1972) was a film and television actress Movie Actress Sheree North ( January 17, 1932 – November 4, 2005) was a two-time Emmy Award -nominated American actress

A popular misconception still believed to be true is that Mansfield was a supporter of the Church Of Satan and had an affair with Satanist leader, Anton LaVey. For other uses of the word see Satanism (disambiguation. Satanism can refer to a number of belief systems depending on the user and context Anton Szandor LaVey, (April 11 1930 &ndash October 24 1997 born Howard Stanton Levey, was the American Founder and High Priest of the In truth, Mansfield posed with LaVey for publicity photos, as did Sammy Davis, Jr. and Mia Farrow. Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr (8 December 1925 &ndash 16 May 1990 was an American Entertainer. Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, known as Mia Farrow (born February 9, 1945) is an American Actress. Though Mansfield was interested in the occult, she remained a Christian throughout her entire life. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Mansfield's eldest daughter, Jayne Marie Mansfield has dismissed her mother's involvement in the Church of Satan. Jayne Marie Mansfield (born November 8 1950 is the eldest daughter of 1960s Hollywood sex symbol and Playboy Playmate Jayne Mansfield, who became LaVeyan [14]

Career outside film

Stage work

Mansfield acted on stage as well as in film. In 1955, she went to New York and appeared in a prominent role in the Broadway production of George Axelrod's comedy Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. The City of New York Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located George Axelrod ( June 9, 1922 - June 21, 2003) was an American Screenwriter, producer, Playwright Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? is an original stage Comedy in three acts and four scenes that opened on Broadway October 13, The New York Times described the "commendable abandon" of her scantily clad rendition of Rita Marlowe in the play, "a platinum-pated movie siren with the wavy contours of Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma [15]

In October 1957, Mansfield went on a 16-country tour of Europe for 20th-Century Fox. She also appeared in stage productions of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Bus Stop, which were well reviewed and co-starred Mickey Hargitay. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a musical with a book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos, lyrics by Leo Robin, and music by Jule Styne For the movie see Bus Stop (film. Bus Stop is a 1955 play by William Inge. Dissatisfied with her film roles, Mansfield and Hargitay headlined at the Dunes in Las Vegas in an act called The House of Love, for which the actress earned $35,000 a week. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally It proved to be such a hit that she extended her stay, and 20th-Century Fox Records subsequently recorded the show for an album called Jayne Mansfield Busts Up Las Vegas, in 1962.

With her film career floundering, she still commanded a salary of $8,000-$25,000 per week for her nightclub act. She traveled all over the world with it. In 1967, the year she died, Mansfield's time was split between nightclub performances and the production of her last film, Single Room Furnished, a low-budget production directed by then-husband Matt Cimber. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

Recordings

Album cover of Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & Me, 1964
Album cover of Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & Me, 1964

In addition to singing in English and German in a number of films, in 1964, Mansfield released a novelty album called Jayne Mansfield: Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & Me, on which she recited Shakespeare's sonnets and poems by Marlowe, Browning, Wordsworth, and others against a background of Tchaikovsky's music. Jayne Mansfield Shakespeare Tchaikovsky & Me is a novelty album by actress model and Playmate Jayne Mansfield in 1964 Jayne Mansfield Shakespeare Tchaikovsky & Me is a novelty album by actress model and Playmate Jayne Mansfield in 1964 William Shakespeare ( baptised The album cover depicted a bouffant-coiffed Mansfield with lips pursed and breasts barely covered by a fur stole, posing between busts of the Russian composer and the Bard of Avon. [16]

The New York Times described the album as the actress reading "30-odd poems in a husky, urban, baby voice". The paper's reviewer went on to state that "Miss Mansfield is a lady with apparent charms, but reading poetry is not one of them. "[17]

Jimi Hendrix played bass and lead guitar for Mansfield in 1965 on two songs, As The Clouds Drift By and Suey, released together on two sides. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter According to Hendrix historian Steven Roby (Black Gold: The Lost Archives Of Jimi Hendrix, Billboard Books) this collaboration happened because they shared the same manager. [18][19]

Television

Though her roles were becoming increasingly marginalized, in 1964 Mansfield turned down the role of Ginger Grant in the television sitcom Gilligan's Island, claiming that the role, which eventually was given to Tina Louise, epitomized the stereotype she wished to rid herself of (but never completely managed to do). Gilligan's Island is an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television. Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American model, Singer and actress. [20]

Mansfield toured with Bob Hope for the USO and appeared on numerous television programs, including The Ed Sullivan Show and The Jack Benny Show (where she played the violin), The Steve Allen Show, Down You Go, The Match Game (one rare episode exists with her as a team captain), and The Jackie Gleason Show. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian Steve Allen, born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen ( December 26 1921 – October 30 2000) was an American Match Game also called The Match Game was an American Television Game show that celebrities and contestants answering Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an Mansfield's television roles included appearances in Burke's Law and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Burke's Law is a detective series which ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an Anthology Television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. On returning from New York to Hollywood, she made several television appearances, including several spots as a featured guest star on game shows.

In 1962, Mansfield appeared with Brian Keith in ABC's Follow the Sun dramatic series in an acclaimed episode entitled "The Dumbest Blonde" in which her character "Scottie" is a beautiful blonde who feels insecure in the high society of her older boyfriend, played by Keith. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Keith (November 14 1921 – June 24 1997 was an American stage film and television actor The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Follow the Sun is an American drama series which ran for twenty-nine episodes on the ABC Television network from September 17 Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. The plot was based on the film of Born Yesterday. Mythos (Aristotle In literature the plot comprises all the events in a story particularly rendered towards the achievement of some particular Artistic or Emotional For the 1950 film version see Born Yesterday (1950 film For the 1993 remake see Born Yesterday (1993 film [21]

Personal life

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay
Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay

Mansfield was married three times, divorced twice, and had five children. The actress reportedly also had affairs and sexual encounters with numerous individuals, including Claude Terrail (the owner of the Paris restaurant La Tour d'Argent), Robert F. Kennedy,[22] John F Kennedy[23] and the Brazilian playboy billionaire Jorge Guinle. Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display La Tour d'Argent ( The Silver Tower) is a Restaurant in Paris France that bases its claim to be over 400 years old on the existence of an inn on the Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of At the time of her death, Mansfield was accompanied by Sam Brody, her married divorce lawyer and lover at the time. Jayne Mansfield (April 19 1933 – June 29 1967 was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood.

She secretly married Paul Mansfield on January 28, 1950. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The couple had a public wedding on May 10, 1950 and were divorced on January 8, 1958. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army During this marriage they had one child, Jayne Marie Mansfield. Jayne Marie Mansfield (born November 8 1950 is the eldest daughter of 1960s Hollywood sex symbol and Playboy Playmate Jayne Mansfield, who became Two weeks before her mother's death, Jayne Marie, then 16, accused her mother's boyfriend, Sam Brody, of beating her. [24] The girl's statement to officers of the West Los Angeles police department the following morning implicated her mother in encouraging the abuse, and days later, a juvenile-court judge awarded temporary custody of Jayne Marie to a great-uncle, W. Abuse refers to the use or treatment of something (a person item substance concept or vocabulary that is harmful A Great-uncle is the male sibling of one's grandparent or the uncle of one's mother or father W. Pigue. [25]

Mansfield married Miklós Hargitay, an actor and bodybuilder, (publicly known as Mickey Hargitay, who won the Mr. Universe title in 1955) on January 13, 1958 in Portuguese Bend, California. Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay ( January 6 1926 &ndash September 14 2006) was an actor and Mr Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks The Portuguese Bend region is the largest area of natural Vegetation remaining on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The couple divorced in Juarez, Mexico in May 1963. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Mexican divorce was initially declared invalid in California, and the two reconciled in October 1963. After the birth of their third child, Mansfield sued for the Juarez divorce to be declared legal and won. The divorce was recognised in the United States on August 26, 1964. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. She had previously filed for divorce on May 4, 1962 but told reporters "I'm sure we will make it up. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV "[26] Their acrimonious divorce had the actress accusing Hargitay of kidnapping one of her children to force a more favorable financial settlement. [27] During this marriage she had three children — Miklós Jeffrey Palmer Hargitay (born December 21, 1958), Zoltán Anthony Hargitay (born August 1, 1960), and Mariska Magdolina Hargitay (called Maria, born January 24, 1964), an actress best known for her role as Olivia Benson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23 1964 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award - winning American actress best known for her role as Det Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Detective Olivia Benson is a Fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order Special Victims Unit, portrayed by Mariska Hargitay. Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay with children Jayne Marie Mansfield, Miklós Jeffrey Palmer Hargitay and Zoltán Anthony Hargitay
Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay with children Jayne Marie Mansfield, Miklós Jeffrey Palmer Hargitay and Zoltán Anthony Hargitay

In November 1957 (shortly before her marriage to Hargitay), Mansfield bought a 40-room Mediterranean-style mansion formerly owned by Rudy Vallee at 10100 Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Jayne Marie Mansfield (born November 8 1950 is the eldest daughter of 1960s Hollywood sex symbol and Playboy Playmate Jayne Mansfield, who became Rudy Vallée ( July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was an American Singer, Actor, Bandleader, and entertainer Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles Mansfield had the house painted pink, with cupids surrounded by pink fluorescent lights, pink furs in the bathrooms, a pink heart-shaped bathtub, and a fountain spurting pink champagne, and then dubbed it the Pink Palace. In Roman mythology, Cupid (Latin cupido) is the god of Erotic Love and Beauty. A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a Gas-discharge lamp that uses Electricity to excite mercury Vapor. A bath (bɑθ bathtub ( AmE) or Tub ( informal) is a Plumbing fixture used for Bathing. Champagne is a Sparkling wine produced by inducing the in-bottle Secondary fermentation of Wine to effect Carbonation. Hargitay, a plumber and carpenter before getting into bodybuilding, built a pink heart-shaped swimming pool. Bodybuilding is the process of maximizing Muscle hypertrophy. A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or Mansfield decorated the Pink Palace by writing to furniture and building suppliers requesting free samples. She received over $150,000 worth of free merchandise while paying only $76,000 for the mansion itself. [28]

Mansfield married Matt Cimber (alias Matteo Ottaviano, né Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) an Italian-born film director on September 24, 1964. Matt Cimber (b 1936 as Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) is an Italian-American Film producer, director and writer. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. The couple separated on July 11, 1965, and filed for divorce on July 20, 1966. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold [29] Cimber was a director with whom the actress had become involved when he directed her in a widely praised stage production of Bus Stop in Yonkers, New York, which costarred Hargitay. For the movie see Bus Stop (film. Bus Stop is a 1955 play by William Inge. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in Cimber took over managing her career during their marriage. With him she had one son, Antonio Raphael Ottaviano (alias Tony Cimber, born October 17, 1965). Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost

She had a brief affair with Jan Cremer, a young Dutch writer who dedicated his 1965 autobiographical novel I, Jan Cremer to the actress. [30] She also had a well-publicized relationship in 1963 with the singer Nelson Sardelli, whom she said she planned to marry once her divorce from Mickey Hargitay was finalized. [31] Work on her last film, Single Room Furnished, was suspended as her marriage to director Matt Cimber began to collapse in the wake of Mansfield's alcohol abuse, open infidelities, and her claim to Cimber that she had only ever been happy with her former lover, Nelson Sardelli. Matt Cimber (b 1936 as Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) is an Italian-American Film producer, director and writer.

Death

Gravestone, picture taken in 2007
Gravestone, picture taken in 2007

While in Biloxi, Mississippi, for an engagement at the Gus Stevens Supper Club, Ms. Mansfield stayed at the Cabana Courtyard Apartments, which were near the site of the supper club. After a June 28, 1967 evening engagement, Mansfield, Brody, and their driver, Ronnie Harrison, along with the actress's children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska, set out in Stevens' 1966 Buick Electra 225 for New Orleans, where Mansfield was to appear in an early morning television interview. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (born January 23 1964 is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award - winning American actress best known for her role as Det The Buick Electra and the Buick Electra 225 are full-size premium Automobiles built by the Buick division of General Motors. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Prior to leaving Biloxi, the party made a stop at the home of Rupert and Edna O'Neal, a local family that lived nearby. After a late dinner with the O'Neals, during which the last photographs ever taken of Ms. Mansfield were shot, the party set out on the trip to New Orleans. On June 29 at approximately 2:25 a. m. , on U.S. Highway 90, the car crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer that had slowed down because of a truck spraying mosquito fogger. US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at truckcartransporterarp750pixjpg|thumb|right|A tractor with an auto-transport Semi-trailer. An insecticide is a Pesticide used against Insects in all developmental forms The automobile struck the rear of the semi tractor and underrode it. Riding in the front seat, the adults were killed instantly; the children riding in the rear survived with minor injuries. [32]

Rumors that Mansfield was decapitated are untrue, though she did suffer severe head trauma. Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head or beheading, is the cutting off of the head of a person or animal Traumatic brain injury. THIS PAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ON HEAD INJURY (NOT SPECIFICALLY THE BRAIN--> Head injury is This urban legend was spawned by the appearance in police photographs of a crashed automobile with its top virtually sheared off, and what resembles a blonde haired head tangled in the car's smashed windshield. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them It is believed that this was either a wig that Mansfield was wearing or was her actual hair and scalp. [33] The death certificate stated that the immediate cause of Mansfield's death was a "crushed skull with avulsion of cranium and brain. "[34] Following her death, the NHTSA began requiring an underride guard, a strong bar made of steel tubing, to be installed on all tractor-trailers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA, often pronounced "nit-suh" is an agency of the Executive Branch of the U An automobile's bumper is the front-most or rear-most part ostensibly designed to allow the car to sustain an impact without damage to the vehicle's frame or safety systems This bar is also known as a Mansfield bar. [35][36]

Mansfield's funeral was held on July 3, in the Pen Argyl borough of Pennsylvania. Pen Argyl is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km north of Easton, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state The ceremony was officiated by a Methodist minister, though Mansfield, who long tried to convert to Catholicism, had become interested in Judaism at the end of her life, through her relationship with Sam Brody (though she apparently had not officially converted). Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut [37] She is interred in Fairview Cemetery, southeast of Pen Argyl. Her gravestone reads "We Live to Love You More Each Day", which closely paraphrases the lyrics of a popular song at the time, entitled "More. " A memorial cenotaph, showing an incorrect birth year, was erected in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. A cenotaph is a tomb or a Monument erected in honour of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. The cenotaph was placed by The Jayne Mansfield Fan Club and has the incorrect birth year because Mansfield herself tended to provide incorrect information about her age.

Shortly after Mansfield's funeral, Mickey Hargitay sued his former wife's estate for more than $275,000 to support the children, whom he and his third and last wife, Ellen Siano, would raise. Mansfield's youngest child, Tony, was raised by his father, Matt Cimber, whose divorce from the actress was pending when she was killed. In 1968, wrongful-death lawsuits were filed on behalf of Jayne Marie Mansfield and Matt Cimber, the former for $4. 8 million and the latter for $2. 7 million. [38] The Pink Palace was sold and its subsequent owners have included Ringo Starr, Cass Elliot, and Engelbert Humperdinck. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Cass Elliot ( September 19 1941 – July 29 1974) born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American Singer, best Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey, May 2 1936, Madras India) is a well-known British - American [39] In 2002, Humperdinck sold it to developers, and the house was demolished in November of that year. Much of her estate is managed by CMG Worldwide, an intellectual property management company. [40]

Recognition

See also: Jayne Mansfield in popular culture

Filmography
  • The Challenge (1960; Alt. Pete Kelly's Blues is a 1955 film based on the 1951 original radio series. The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 comedy / Musical film, starring Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, and Edmond O'Brien The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The Burglar is a 1957 crime / thriller Film released by Columbia Pictures, based on the 1953 novel of the same name by The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The Wayward Bus is a 1957 drama Film released by 20th Century Fox. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? is a 1957 20th Century Fox Romantic comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall Kiss Them for Me is a 1957 Screwball comedy Film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw is a 1958 western comedy, starring Kenneth More and Jayne Mansfield. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military Title: It Takes a Thief)
  • Too Hot to Handle (1960; Alt. Too Hot to Handle (released in the United States as Playgirl After Dark) is a low-budget Neo-noir British gangster thriller directed by Terence Young Title: Playgirl After Dark)
  • The Loves of Hercules (1960) (Alt. The Loves of Hercules (aka Amori di Ercole Gli) is a 1960 movie starring Jayne Mansfield and husband Mickey Hargitay title: Amori di Ercole, Gli )
  • The George Raft Story (1961; Alt. The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière Title: Spin of a Coin)
  • Lykke og krone (1962) (documentary)
  • It Happened In Athens (1962)
  • Homesick for St. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It Happened in Athens was a 1962 comedy Film released by 20th Century Fox. Pauli (1963)
  • Promises! Promises! (1963)
  • Primitive Love (1964; Alt. The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr Promises! Promises! (also known as Promise Her Anything) is a 1963 unrated Sex comedy film released before the MPAA film rating system The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Title: L'Amore Primitivo)
  • Panic Button (1964)

Discography

Albums

Singles

Theater performances

Books

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Heroes and Icons: Marilyn Monroe, TIME Magazine; Retrieved: 2007-09-21
  2. ^ Heller & More: PA, NJ, New England, Cornwall, NW Europe., worldconnect. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. rootsweb. com (4 January 2004). Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  3. ^ http://www.jaynemansfield.com/biography.html
  4. ^ Jayne Mansfield indexed
  5. ^ Official Jayne Mansfield website, sanctioned by CMG Worldwide, official representatives of Mansfield's estate. Retrieved 2006-12-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
  6. ^ ROTTEN TOMATOES: Movies – Top Movies, Trailers, Tickets & Showtimes
  7. ^ "Jayne Mansfield Dies in New Orleans Car Crash," The New York Times, 30 June 1967, p. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. 33
  8. ^ a b Jayne Mansfield: A Bio-bibliography by Jocelyn Faris, p. 10
  9. ^ Jayne Mansfield's Wild, Wild World on Amazon.com
  10. ^ "Country Boy", Time, 28 January 1966
  11. ^ (Strait 1992, p. Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.  116)
  12. ^ (Strait 1992, p.  116)
  13. ^ (Strait 1992, p.  ??)
  14. ^ Edward Webber (interview by Aquino 6/2/91); interview with Mansfield quoted in Jayne Mansfield by May Mann, Pocket Books, 1974
  15. ^ Atkinson, Brooks. "Theatre: Axelrod's Second Comedy," The New York Times, 14 October 1955, p. 22
  16. ^ Welcome to Raymondo's Dance-o-rama. triad. rr. com Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  17. ^ Lask, Thomas, "Poetry: Revised Editions", The New York Times, 30 August 1964, page X21
  18. ^ Episode 46 - The Girl Can't Help It; Retrieved: 2007-12-11
  19. ^ Jimi Hendrix And Jayne Mansfield: The Untold Story; Retrieved: 2007-12-11
  20. ^ Jayne Mansfield- The Poor Man’s Marilyn Monroe
  21. ^ "Follow the Sun" The Dumbest Blonde (1962)
  22. ^ (Strait 1992, p. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office  153-157,177-190)
  23. ^ Jerome A Kroth, Conspiracy in Camelot, Page 263, Inc NetLibrary
  24. ^ "Jayne Mansfield Dies in New Orleans Car Crash", The New York Times, 30 June 1967, p. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 33
  25. ^ (Strait 1992, p.  288-289)
  26. ^ "Miss Mansfield Asks Divorce", The New York Times, 4 May 1962, p. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV 25
  27. ^ (Strait 1992, p.  224)
  28. ^ The Pink Palace
  29. ^ "Jayne Mansfield Asks Divorce", The New York Times, 21 July 1966, p. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World 20
  30. ^ "Books of the Times", The New York Times, 1 November 1965, p. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi 39
  31. ^ (Strait 1992, p.  167-168, 170, 173-174, 195, 197, 202, 203, 207, 208, 224-225)
  32. ^ The night Jayne Mansfield died, June 29, 1967. walkerpub. com Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  33. ^ Jayne Mansfield. snopes. com (3 January 2001). Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  34. ^ Findadeath.com Mansfield death certificate
  35. ^ Underride Guard on Everything2; Retrieved: 2007-11-29
  36. ^ Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; page 39; United States, Congress Committee on Commerce; 1997
  37. ^ (Strait 1992, p. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe  11)
  38. ^ "Jayne Mansfield Suit Filed", The New York Times, 23 June 1968, p. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 22
  39. ^ Web Bio from fansite
  40. ^ CMG Worldwide Clients
  41. ^ Jayne Mansfield Bios, Miss February 1955, Playboy Playmate Pic and Data Sheet. playboy. com. Retrieved on 2006-12-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  42. ^ The Playboy Index - M
  43. ^ Awards, Theatre World Awards Website; Retrieved: 2008-01-25
  44. ^ Jayne Mansfield page at Golden Globe site
  45. ^ Thomas O'Neil; Movie Awards: The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to the Oscars, Golden Globes, Critics, Guild and Indie Honor; page 839; Penguin USA; ISBN 0399529225
  46. ^ Thomas O'Neil; Movie Awards: The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to the Oscars, Golden Globes, Critics, Guild and Indie Honor; page 817; Penguin USA; ISBN 0399529225
  47. ^ Hollywood Walk of Fame

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NAME Mansfield, Jayne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American actress
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1933 — June 29, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1967
PLACE OF DEATH New Orleans, U.S.
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