Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April , â€" June , ) was an
American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer
and nightclub entertainer as well as one of the early Playboy
Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol during the s and early
s while under contract at th Century Fox. She was also known for her
well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as "wardrobe
malfunctions".Mansfield's film career was short-lived, but she had
several box-office successes and won a Theatre World Award and a
Golden Globe. She enjoyed success in the role of fictional actress
Rita Marlowe, both in the â€" Broadway version and the film version
of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Her other major movie performances
were in The Girl Can't Help It (), The Wayward Bus (), and Too Hot to
Handle (). She became the first major American actress in a
post-silent Hollywood film to have a nude scene in Promises! Promises!
().Mansfield took her professional name from her first husband,
public-relations professional Paul Mansfield. She was married and
divorced three times and had five children. She allegedly was
intimately involved with numerous men, including Robert and John F.
Kennedy, her attorney Samuel S. Brody, and Las Vegas entertainer
Nelson Sardelli.
American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a singer
and nightclub entertainer as well as one of the early Playboy
Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol during the s and early
s while under contract at th Century Fox. She was also known for her
well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as "wardrobe
malfunctions".Mansfield's film career was short-lived, but she had
several box-office successes and won a Theatre World Award and a
Golden Globe. She enjoyed success in the role of fictional actress
Rita Marlowe, both in the â€" Broadway version and the film version
of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Her other major movie performances
were in The Girl Can't Help It (), The Wayward Bus (), and Too Hot to
Handle (). She became the first major American actress in a
post-silent Hollywood film to have a nude scene in Promises! Promises!
().Mansfield took her professional name from her first husband,
public-relations professional Paul Mansfield. She was married and
divorced three times and had five children. She allegedly was
intimately involved with numerous men, including Robert and John F.
Kennedy, her attorney Samuel S. Brody, and Las Vegas entertainer
Nelson Sardelli.
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