Download or read book Jayne Mansfield Biography The Tragic Life of the Hollywood s Blonde Bombshell Inside Rumors and More written by Chris Dicker and published by Chris Dicker. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jayne Mansfield, most people would consider her as the Marilyn Monroe successor. In fact, Jayne has played some of the Monroe's films "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Bus Stop." Many fans would compare her to Monroe in so many ways, mostly due to her physical appearance, singing and dancing abilities. However, she was quite different. Jayne had a style and often made statements with her pink Cadillac and the "pink palace" she lived in for so many years. Jayne Mansfield received more press coverage than anyone else in Hollywood at that time. In fact, she was the grand master of publicity stunts due to so many affairs, divorces, nudity, work-related enigma and more. Mansfield embraced both motherhood and being a sex symbol, setting a precedent for other leading women to follow her lead. As a result, it started to become acceptable in Hollywood to be both a mom and sexy. Jayne was one of the first of her kind regarding being sexually liberated in an era that still saw certain things as being taboo. She also proved her acting ability in movies and plays. In this biography you'll learn into some depth about the personal and professional life of Jayne Mansfield. Who she was as a person? How she succeeded in Hollywood? Why she divorced so many times? We'll also explore some of the tragedies in her life. We'll also reveal the truth about her many lovers, her three unsuccessful marriages, her love affair with Mickey Hargitay that lasted to the end and her battle against and her surrender to alcohol and drugs. Did success spoil Jayne Mansfield? Jayne was just 34 when she died, but her life was filled with adventures, struggles and determinations to break the social norms related to sexual liberation, freedom, and showcase the woman's sex powers in order to get what she wants out of life. You'll also learn into some detail about Jayne's death, reasons, causality and more. There's more than just blonde hair, seductive smile and eye-popping hourglass figure. If you want to learn more about Jayne Mansfield, grab your copy now!

Download or read book The Tragic Secret Life of Jayne Mansfield written by Raymond Strait and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2021-07-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having spent ten years as Jayne Mansfield's press secretary, Raymond Strait knows intimately both the public image and the private person that were Jayne Mansfield. Sitting through hundreds of hours of interviews and private conversations -- not only with Jayne but also with her husbands, her lovers, and her children -- gave Ray the opportunity to present a revealing portrait of the woman. He records her drive for fame and success and her overpowering need to be loved and to love, needs that led her into numerous affairs with rich and powerful men -- including President John F Kennedy -- and with younger men from all walks of life. And he discusses frankly Jayne's ultimately successful plan to become pregnant by Nelson Sardelli because she wanted to have an Italian child. Know to millions as the consummate sex symbol who rivaled Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield received more press coverage than anyone else in Hollywood. The headlines were often sensational, causing society matrons and Baptist ministers to shake their heads and point their fingers. But under those sensational headlines there was a woman of greater complexity that any reporter could hope to understand. Strait goes below the surface to examine Jayne's emotions and motivations, revealing the truth about her many lovers, her three unsuccessful marriages, her love affair with Mickey Hargitay that lasted to the end and her battle against and her surrender to alcohol and drugs.

Download or read book Hollywoods Star crossed Blonde Bombshells written by Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes the actresses' quotes about their lives and careers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents When the American Film Institute ranked its top 50 screen legends of the 20th century, many of the people named had careers spanning several decades, but one of them managed the feat despite living less than three decades. Ranked as the 22nd greatest actress of the 20th century, Jean Harlow was on the screen for less than 10 years, but in that time the "Blonde Bombshell" became the most popular actress of the 1930s, eclipsing superstars like Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer along the way. In fact, the platinum blonde accomplished that feat as a leading lady for just 5 years before her premature death of renal failure at just 26 years old. Although Harlow is remembered today more for her tragic fate than her career, she was influential well beyond the 1930s. Despite being so young, she managed to craft a persona as a seductive femme fatale that would critically shape how subsequent actresses approached similar roles, and of course, her platinum blonde hair served as a template for future blonde bombshells like Marilyn Monroe, who actually watched Harlow's movies and studied her performances to model her own early career off the dead legend. On January 16, 1942, just a few weeks after Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II, the nation suffered what were considered the first civilian deaths of the war when a plane crashed into the side of a mountain southwest of Las Vegas. Aboard the plane were 15 servicemen, but the plane was also carrying one of Hollywood's biggest stars: actress Carole Lombard. Although Lombard's death and her marriage to Gone With the Wind star Clark Gable have overshadowed her career, her untimely death in 1942 cut short the life of one of Hollywood's most prominent stars at the time. In fact, Lombard's platinum look and her unique mannerisms had helped her become the biggest star of the screwball genre by the end of the 1930s, and her movies were so successful that she was the highest paid actress in Hollywood by the start of the 1940s. Although Lombard has been memorialized in many fitting ways as an actress, one of her biggest contributions to Hollywood was the blond archetype that the film industry used successfully for decades in screwball comedies, paving the way for the success of women like Marilyn Monroe. Few actresses lived their lives in the public eye more than Marilyn Monroe, and yet her life remains shrouded in mystery to this day. While it is common knowledge that Marilyn's life is a rags-to-riches story, her life is bookended by hazy details surrounding her early life and even more mysterious death. Who was Norma Jean Baker? Who was Marilyn Monroe? The unknown has contributed to the mythology that has since become part of her legacy, and she nurtured it. Marilyn was adept at constructing a fanciful mystique about her early years, and it's become all but impossible to disentangle the truth from the narrative that Marilyn helped establish. Fittingly, even though Marilyn is instantly recognizable and still one of film's greatest icons, her films remain unfamiliar to the vast majority of the public. Although she came of age in an era when Hollywood studios were looking for blonde bombshells like Marilyn Monroe, and she followed that path to instant stardom, Jayne Mansfield had one of the most unique Hollywood careers in the 1950s and 1960s. After getting her start on Broadway, Mansfield shot to fame in Hollywood during the late '50s with her platinum blonde hair and picturesque body, and her life became equal parts movie star and celebrity, with her appearances on film more than matched by her appearances in tabloids and Playboy.

Download or read book Did Success Spoil Jayne Mansfield written by Frank Ferruccio and published by Frank Ferruccio. This book was released on 2010 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ferruccio, film historian and personal friend of Jayne Mansfield's children, shares more of his behind-the-scenes stories from the late legend's life. This newest work fills in many of the missing pieces of her life and is a fascinating tribute to one of the greatest sex symbols of all time.

Download or read book Jayne Mansfield written by Eve Golden and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jayne Mansfield (19331967) was driven not just to be an actress but to be a star. One of the most influential sex symbols of her time, she was known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, outrageously low necklines, and flamboyant lifestyle. Hardworking and ambitious, Mansfield proved early in her career that she was adept in both comic and dramatic roles, but her tenacious search for the spotlight and her risqué promotional stunts caused her to be increasingly snubbed in Hollywood. In the first definitive biography of Mansfield, Eve Golden offers a joyful account of the star Andy Warhol called "the poet of publicity," revealing the smart, determined woman behind the persona. While she always had her sights set on the silver screen, Mansfield got her start as Rita Marlowe in the Broadway show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. She made her film debut in the low-budget drama Female Jungle (1955) before landing the starring role in The Girl Can't Help It (1956). Mansfield followed this success with a dramatic role in The Wayward Bus (1957), winning a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year, and starred alongside Cary Grant in Kiss Them for Me (1957). Despite her popularity, her appearance as the first celebrity in Playboy and her nude scene in Promises! Promises! (1963) cemented her reputation as an outsider. By the 1960s, Mansfield's film career had declined, but she remained very popular with the public. She capitalized on that popularity through in-person and TV appearances, nightclub appearances, and stage productions. Her larger-than-life life ended sadly when she passed away at age thirty-four in a car accident. Golden looks beyond Mansfield's flashy public image and tragic death to fully explore her life and legacy. She discusses Mansfield's childhood, her many loves—including her famous on-again, off-again relationship with Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay—her struggles with alcohol, and her sometimes tumultuous family relationships. She also considers Mansfield's enduring contributions to American popular culture and celebrity culture. This funny, engaging biography offers a nuanced portrait of a fascinating woman who loved every minute of life and lived each one to the fullest.

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Download or read book Jayne Mansfield written by Jocelyn Faris and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-11-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Here They Are Jayne Mansfield written by Raymond Strait and published by SP Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the truth behind the world's most powerful seductress--the legendary Jayne Mansfield--her influential, brutal lovers, her bizarre, erotic tastes, her vulnerability . . . and her untimely end. "Convincing and straightforward".--Los Angeles Times. Photographs.

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Download or read book Jayne Mansfield written by Ashley Fulton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-09-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jayne Mansfield: Everlasting takes a glimpse into the life of Hollywood Icon, Jayne Mansfield. Included for the first time; Ancestry / Family Heritage A closer look at the life of her parents during the early 20th century A contrasting account of Jayne's early upbringing as retold by both Jayne and her Mother, Vera, stemming from interviews partaken during the mid-to-late 1950's as well as original newspaper reports from Dallas in the 1940's and early 50's. Biographies ('short & sweet') of her most predominant boyfriends & husbands including; Paul Mansfield Robbie Robertson Nicolas Ray Mickey Hargitay Enrico Bomba Nelson Sardelli Matt Cimber Sam Brody A thrilling glimpse into her tantalizing home known as The Pink Palace, giving readers an in-depth narration of the interior design & architecture of one of Hollywood's most well known and sadly missed homes of all time. A glance into Jayne's family legacy. Including Life after Jayne for Mickey Hargitay, Matt Cimber and Harry & Vera Peers What happened to her five children? What was the legacy Jayne left behind for the world? How did she influence pop culture How is her presence felt on the world today How Millennials & Gen Z are discovering and falling in love with Jayne and her powdered pink world

Download or read book The Jayne Mansfield Handbook Everything You Need to Know about Jayne Mansfield written by Emily Smith and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 - June 29, 1967) was an American actress in film, theatre, and television, a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s. Mansfield was 20th Century Fox's alternative Marilyn Monroe and came to be known as the Working Man's Monroe. She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts. This book is your ultimate resource for Jayne Mansfield. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Jayne Mansfield's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Jayne Mansfield, 20th Century Fox, A Guide for the Married Man, American burlesque, Anna Nicole Smith, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barbara Nichols, Baruch Lumet, Bettie Page, Blonde stereotype, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, CMG Worldwide, Carroll Baker, Cleo Moore, David Goodis, Death of a Salesman, Down You Go, Dunes (hotel and casino), Eddie Cochran, Einer frisst den anderen, Fairview Cemetery (Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania), Female Jungle, Follow the Sun (TV series), Gene Vincent, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical), George Axelrod, Gilligan's Island, Ginger Grant, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, Greta Thyssen, Highland Park High School (University Park, Texas), Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Homesick for St. Pauli, Hugh Hefner...and more pages! Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.

Download or read book Diamonds to Dust written by Frank Ferruccio and published by . This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The True Story of The Original Tabloid Blonde! Before Anna Nicole, Before Pam Anderson, there was Jayne Mansfield. The original working mom with severe determination and drive. The original Playboy centerfold, the first huge Hollywood star to appear nude in a film. Marriage, Divorces, Five Children, Success and Dissapointment, the Story of Jayne Mansfield's life has it all, and I'm happy to tell the true story of TV Star Mariska Hargitay's mothers life!

Download or read book Bombshells written by Shar Daws and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Harlow, the Godmother of Blondes, lit the torch for the blonde bombshell, creating an image and persona that would be passed on for generations to come. Jean's life was cut tragically short at the age of 26, but the flame reignited in the 1950s with the most notorious blondes of all time: Ruth Ellis, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Diana Dors. Each left a legacy that has ensured the fire will never be completely extinguished, affecting not only individual lives but society across a world stage. From Marilyn's stardom and Diana's unwavering integrity, to Ruth's tragic status as the last woman hanged in Britain, all of these women experienced success and tragedy, love and heartbreak, and attention both positive and negative. Bombshells examines these five exceptional women in the context of the 1950s, the expectations and constrictions society had at the time and how they pushed through barriers and paved the way for the real sexual revolution.

Download or read book Affectionately Jayne Mansfield Hardback written by Richard Koper and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief biography of Jayne Mansfield and an extensive filmography covering all her work

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