Jayne Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, dramatic hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes. Jayne Mansfield, in her heydey, she competed with Marilyn Monroe and Mamie Van Doren. Oh, and do you know that Jayne Mansfield is one of my doppelgangers?
A too hot to handle brainy blonde bombshell ** that was Jayne Mansfield ! Yes, Jayne Mansfield put the WOW in WOW, you know?
Photo Credit: Jayne Mansfield Stretched Canvas Print.
People today remember Jayne Mansfield as a famous Hollywood movie star. However, she starred in only three American movies before moving to low-budget European films.
She was a master of publicity who appeared in newspapers across the nation almost daily. The media focused on her figure and her stormy love life. Through her constant exposure in the press, she gave the public the false impression that she was a major movie star.
This book charts the captivating life and career of Jayne Mansfield. A biography overviews her rise to fame, her three marriages and five children, and her death in a grisly automobile accident at an early age. The chapters that follow are each devoted to her performances in a particular genre, such as film, stage, and television.
Each chapter contains annotated entries for her work in that media, providing cast and credit listings, plot summaries, review excerpts, and commentary. Appendices list her appearances on magazine and record covers, and an annotated bibliography discusses additional sources of information.
Jayne Mansfield: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts) by Jocelyn Faris. About the Author: She holds college degrees in history, business administration, music, and electronics engineering technology.
On June 29, 1967, Jayne was riding in front with Ronnie Harrison and lawyer Sam Brody on the way from a Mississippi nightclub engagement. Her children, Mickey Jr., Zoltan and Mariska sat in the back. As they rounded a curve on a dark stretch of road, the car slammed into a slowed semi. Though the children survived with minor injuries, everyone sitting in the front was killed instantly.
The world was stunned. Jayne's personality was so vibrant, her career so vivacious, that it was impossible to believe she was gone. At 34, she had already earned a special place in the hearts of millions, and with her death came a deep void that will never be filled.
Jayne was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetary in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. There is also a centograph dedicated to her in the Hollywood Forever Memorial Park in Hollywood, California. --Jayne Mansfield Biography.
Jayne Mansfield Links
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The Pink Pages - The Pink Pages have great info on Jayne Mansfield.
Brians Drive-in Theater - Jayne Mansfield at Brian's Drive-In Theater.
Famous Texans - Famous Texans: Jayne Mansfield.
Denny Jackson's Page - Denny Jackson's Jayne Mansfield Page.
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Although she was unwilling to appear in the play, she received the Theatre World Award of 1956 for her performance in the Broadway production of George Axelrod's comedy Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?.
Mansfield won a Golden Globe in 1957 for Most Promising Newcomer - Female, as well as a Golden Laurel in 1959 for Top Female Musical Performance for her role in The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw, a western spoof directed by Raoul Walsh.
I was always fascinated by the wealth of beauty and talent and smarts of Jayne Mansfield. How about you?
What do you think of Jayne Mansfield?
- Jayne Mansfield was a knockout!
- I didn't know much about Jayne Mansfield but now I do.
- Too bad she had to die so young!
- My girlfriend is just as hot!
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