Jayne Mansfield

AKA:
Vera Jane Palmer
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
04/19/1933
Birthplace:
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Death Date:
06/29/1967
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biography
Exceedingly voluptuous beauty pageant winner turned wild blonde bombshell with a flair for broad comedy; the most flamboyant and successful of the Monroe imitators, and at one time the most publicized woman in the world, whose schemes for headline grabbing are unsurpassed in Hollywood folklore. Apart from her starring roles in two notable Frank Tashlin films ("The Girl Can't Help It" 1956, "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" 1957), Mansfield tended to appear in relatively minor Hollywood fare. In the 1960s, her stardom having fizzled, she was recruited by European filmmakers who attempted to Continued
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1950 
Worked as a candy vendor when first arrived in Hollywood (date approximate)
 
Appeared in small part in TV play
1955 
Broadway debut, "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"
1956 
Film debut, "Female Jungle" (bit part)
1956 
Achieved star status in "The Girl Can't Help It"
Continued