Friday, May 1, 2020

"Jayne Mansfield - Photos of A Navy Pin-up Favorite"


Jayne Mansfield was the classic Hollywood sex symbol during the 1950’s. In her prime, she was pursued by a voracious army of reporters and photographers quietly praying that one of her flimsy outfits might strategically slip off, or perhaps bust apart at the seams. Her bold antics were stimulating, and her iconic figure (40D-21-36) inspired the Rev. Billy Graham himself to proclaim, “This country knows more about her statistics than the Second Commandment!” Throughout the era of the blonde bombshell, she and her studio rival Marilyn Monroe ruled the roost.

In reality, Jayne was a highly intelligent and multi-talented woman who was fluent in five languages, played a mean fiddle, and had no shame when it came to promoting herself. She was married three times and had five children. She allegedly had affairs with both Kennedy brothers, jammed with Jimi Hendrix, and briefly appeared on the Top 10 list of box office attractions during her short film career. Later on, she famously turned down the role of Ginger on TV’s “Gilligan’s Island,” no longer willing to be stereotyped as the dumb blonde actress. But the 1960’s were not kind to her, and when the public grew tired of her antics, they turned their attention to more sedate stars like Audrey Hepburn. You can catch her daughter, Mariska Hargitay as the 'Special Victims Detective Benson' on "Law & Order SVU." 


































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1 comment:

  1. I love these photos. The sailors really seem to have lover her too.

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