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  1. Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, Mansfield was known for her numerous publicity stunts and open personal life. Although her film career was short-lived, she had several box-office successes, and won a Theatre World Award and Golden Globe Award, and soon gained the nickname of Hollywood's "smartest dumb blonde."

  2. Jul 10, 2022 · Like her rival, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield died tragically young, leaving a rush of rumors about her untimely demise in her wake. On June 29, 1967, around 2 a.m., a car carrying Jane Mansfield and three of her children, including actress Mariska Hargitay, slammed into the back of a semi-truck on a dark Louisiana highway.

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Mansfield was born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Mansfield's father Herbert was an attorney and musician while her mother Vera had previously worked as a ...

  4. About Jayne Mansfield. Vera Jayne Palmer visited Hollywood for the first time when she was thirteen. After a tour of Twentieth Century Fox Studios, she and her mother went to the Brown Derby for lunch. Jayne spotted The Great Gildersleeve radio stars Dennis Day and Harold Peary, and asked for their autographs. “You know Mama,” she said when ...

  5. Apr 18, 2013 · T he actress and singer Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933) was one of those quintessentially American pop-culture creations who helped define the country’s mood ...

  6. Handsome and studious, Paul treated Jayne with genuine respect. They fell in love and were married on January 28. After a difficult labor, Jayne Marie Mansfield was born on November 8, 1950. Well aware of his wife’s Hollywood ambitions, Paul thought becoming a mother would distract her. He was wrong.

  7. Apr 29, 2024 · Model and actress Jayne Mansfield was famous for her appearances in Playboy magazine and her much-gossiped-about personal life. Like Marilyn Monroe before her, Jayne Mansfield was rumored to have dated John F. Kennedy, and The Hollywood Reporter has called her "the first reality star.". Born Vera Jayne Palmer at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, she married Paul Mansfield in 1950, at the age of 17, and gave birth to daughter Jayne Marie Mansfield the same year.

  8. Marilyn Monroe was probably the best and Jayne Mansfield was always a carbon copy. Perhaps she learned the role from the movie screens of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, or Dallas, Texas, where she grew up. She played it to the hilt. Everyone knew that Mansfield's measurements were 40-22-35, but not many in her audiences knew very much more than that.

  9. Jayne Mansfield (April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s, Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes. While Mansfield's film career was short-lived, she had several box office successes. She won the Theatre World Award, a Golden Globe and a Golden Laurel. As the demand for blonde ...

  10. Nov 10, 2021 · Jayne Mansfield was always attracted to Hollywood's bright lights, but some may be shocked to find out just exactly who this blonde bombshell initially sought inspiration from. Per Biography, Vera Jayne Palmer was born on April 19, 1933, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; her father was a lawyer and musician, while her mother was a teacher.

  11. Female Jungle. 1955 1h 13m. 5.5 (619) Rate. Several persons, including an off duty policeman and a weird rich guy, are suspects in the murder of a beautiful actress. Director Bruno VeSota Stars Lawrence Tierney Jayne Mansfield John Carradine. Candy Price. 5. Sunday Spectacular: The Bachelor.

  12. Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American movie, stage, and television actress. She was also a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. Mansfield became a major Broadway star in 1955, a major movie star in 1956, and a major celebrity in 1957. Early years. Mansfield was the ...

  13. Feb 8, 2023 · Mansfield was a force to be reckoned with in '50s and '60s Hollywood, and was was one of the first "bombshells" of the time. Mansfield began as a stage actress but moved to L.A. from Texas to ...

  14. Apr 19, 2012 · Jayne Mansfield with jockeys Johnny Longden, Eddie Arcaro and Willie Shoemaker at the Jockeys’ Ball in Los Angeles, California, 1957 (Wikimedia Commons / Los Angeles Times) 11. Mansfield also ...

  15. Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966) Las Vegas Hillbillys” is a hilarious and quirky comedy-musical film released in 1966, starring Ferlin Husky, Jayne Mansfield, and Mamie Van Doren. The story follows a humble hillbilly who, against all odds, takes a leap into the world of Las Vegas glitz and glamour. The film features a blend of country music, campy ...

  16. May 10, 2024 · Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay attend the premiere of "Giant". ; Mariska Hargitay attends the 33rd annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar De La Renta fashion show on April 25, 2023.

  17. Apr 29, 2020 · Born Vera Jayne Palmer in 1933, the future icon eloped with 20-year-old Paul Mansfield in 1950, just before graduating from high school. A year into their marriage they welcomed a baby girl, Jayne ...

  18. All About Jayne Who was Jayne Mansfield? Biography Articles Articles all about Jayne from both her lifetime and after. Articles Books Want to know more about Jayne? Books Appearances Detailed list of Jayne's films, radio, television and stage appearances. Appearances Photo Gallery New photos each week of Jayne at various points in her life. Photos

  19. Dec 24, 2020 · The Tragic Death Of Jayne Mansfield. After the last of her two performances at a supper club in Biloxi, Mississippi, actress, pinup, and Hollywood bombshell Jayne Mansfield decided to travel on to New Orleans in a 1966 Buick Electra. The Playboy model and several other passengers in the car that night would die in a terrible car wreck, one of ...

  20. Jan 26, 2023 · Born Vera Jayne Palmer in 1933 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to parents Herbert William and Vera Jeffrey Palmer, Jayne Mansfield always knew she wanted to be famous. Teenage Jayne plastered her walls with photos of movie idols and dreamed of stardom. In 1936, a big part of Jayne's world came crashing down when her beloved father died suddenly of a heart attack.