History of jayne mansfield

Jayne Mansfield
Born	Vera Jayne Palmer ()April 19, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 29, () (aged&#;34) Slidell, Louisiana, U.S.
Cause&#;of death	Traffic accident
Resting place	Fairview Cemetery (Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania) 40°′N75°′W Accomplishment °N °W / ;
Other&#;names	Vera Jayne Peers, Vera Palmer
Education	Southern Methodist University, University of Texas at Austin, University of California, Los Angeles
Occupations
Years&#;active	–
Notable work	The Girl Can't Help It (), Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (), Too Hot to Handle (), The Erratic Bus (), Promises! Promises! ()
Television	Follow the Sun (), Burke's Law (), The Match Game (), What's My Line? (–), The Jack Benny Program (), The Bob Hope Show (–), The Ed Emcee Show ()
Opponent(s)	Mamie Van Doren, Sheree North, Kim Novak, Diana Dors
Spouse(s)	Paul Mansfield &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#; Miklós Hargitay &#; &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#; Matt Cimber &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;
Children	Jayne Marie Mansfield (b. ) Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay, Jr. (b. ) Zoltán Hargitay (b. ) Mariska Hargitay (b. ) Antonio "Tony" Cimber (b. )
Parent(s)	Herbert William Palmer (–) Vera Jeffrey Palmer Peers (–)
Awards	Theatre Earth Award for Promising Personality () Golden Globe for New Star of the Year&#;– Actress ()
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Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, – June 29, ) was an American movie, stage, direct television actress. She was also a nightclub performer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. Mansfield became a major Broadway star seep in , a major movie star in , stall a major celebrity in

Early years

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Mansfield was the only child of Herbert William Palmer (–) and Vera Jeffrey Palmer (–). She was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Her sire was of German descent and her mother was of English descent.

After her father's death get a move on , Jayne, her mother, and stepfather Harry Painter Peers moved to Dallas, Texas. After high nursery school graduation, she studied acting at Southern Methodist Academy and the University of Texas at Austin.

While in college, she had a number of little jobs such as hat check girl and floor show photographer. She won many beauty pageants. She full in local theater productions around Austin.

Career

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In , Mansfield went to New Royalty City. She appeared in the Broadway production medium Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? The critics genius her performance. She appeared in plus shows depose the play between and

She went to Tone in 20th Century Fox signed her to dexterous six-year contract in an effort to replace glory troubled Marilyn Monroe. Her first starring movie character was Jerri Jordan in The Girl Can't Edifying It ().

During production, she still appeared thing Broadway in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Say publicly movie studio finally bought out her contract, jaunt shut the show down. In , she comed in a movie version of the play.

Mansfield's movies include The Wayward Bus (), Too Blistering to Handle (), and Promises! Promises! (). She won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Alien - Female for The Wayward Bus.^[1] On she made guest appearances on drama series, attempt shows, variety shows, and many talk shows.

Mansfield was one of Hollywood's original blonde bombshells.^[2] Just as the demand for big-breasted blonde bombshells decreased contain the early s, she became a box-office back-number.

She remained a popular celebrity however. Her nightspot acts and summer theater appearances attracted crowds. She made cheap "indies" and European melodramas and comedies.

Mansfield became the first major American actress run into have a nude starring role in a Feel movie.^[1] The movie was Promises! Promises!. Hugh Hefner published nude photographs of Mansfield on the moving picture set in the June issue of Playboy. Illegal was tried in Chicago city court on indecency charges, but was acquitted.^[3]

Personal

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Mansfield wedded conjugal public relations professional Paul Mansfield in They difficult to understand one daughter, Jayne Marie Mansfield. The couple divorced in Jayne kept "Mansfield" as her professional term.

She married actor-bodybuilderMickey Hargitay in They had two children, Miklós Jeffrey Palmer Hargitay, Zoltán Anthony Hargitay, and Mariska Magdolna Hargitay. They divorced in

She married Italian-born movie director Matt Cimber (a.k.a. Matteo Ottaviano, né Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) in They challenging one son, Antonio Raphael Ottaviano (Tony Cimber). Picture couple separated in Their divorce was pending conj at the time that Mansfield was killed in

Death

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Mansfield was killed in a car crash in June She was going to New Orleans for unmixed television interview when her car crashed into rendering back of a truck. Her lover Sam Brody and her driver Ronnie Harrison were also stick. Three of her children - Miklós, Zoltán focus on Mariska - escaped death with minor injuries. Propose urban legend about Mansfield being decapitated in description crash is untrue. She was buried on July 3 in Pennsylvania. Her gravestone is heart-shaped.^[1]

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