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Jayne Mansfield (April 19, 1933 -- June 29, 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s, Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes.
While Mansfield's film career was short-lived, she had several box office successes. She won the Theatre World Award, a Golden Globe and a Golden Laurel. As the demand for blonde bombshells declined in the 1960s, Mansfield was relegated to low-budget film melodramas and comedies, but remained a popular celebrity.
In her later career she continued to attract large crowds in foreign countries and in lucrative and successful nightclub tours. Mansfield had been a Playboy Playmate of the Month and appeared in the magazine several additional times. She died in an automobile accident at age 34.
Mansfield's movie career began with bit parts at Warner Brothers. She was signed by the studio after one of its talent scouts discovered her in a production at the Pasadena Playhouse. Mansfield had small roles in Female Jungle (1954), and in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) which starred Jack Webb. In 1955, Paul Wendkos offered her the dramatic role of Gladden in The Burglar, his film adaptation of David Goodis' novel. The film was done in film noir style, and Mansfield appeared alongside Dan Duryea and Martha Vickers. The Burglar was released two years later when Mansfield's fame was at its peak. She was successful in this straight dramatic role, though most of her subsequent film appearances would be either comedic in nature or capitalize on her sex appeal. She made two more movies with Warner Brothers, one of which gave her a minor role as Angel O'Hara, opposite Edward G. Robinson, in Illegal (1955).
In 1955, she enjoyed a successful Broadway run acting in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. Returning to Hollywood she starred in the film production of Frank Tashlin's The Girl Can't Help It (1956). This was Mansfield's first starring role and she portrayed an outrageously voluptuous but apparently tone-deaf girlfriend of a retired racketeer. The film features some early performances from Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Fats Domino, The Platters and Little Richard.
On May 3, 1956, Mansfield signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. She then played a straight dramatic role in The Wayward Bus in 1957. With her role in this film she attempted to move away from her "dumb blonde" image and establish herself as a serious actress. This film was adapted from John Steinbeck's novel, and the cast included Dan Dailey and Joan Collins. The film enjoyed reasonable success at the box office. She won a Golden Globe in 1957 for New Star Of The Year - Actress, beating Carroll Baker and Natalie Wood, for her performance as a "wistful derelict" in The Wayward Bus. It was "generally conceded to have been her best acting," according to The New York Times, in a fitful career hampered by her flamboyant image, distinctive voice ("a soft-voiced coo punctuated with squeals"), voluptuous figure, and limited acting range. Mansfield reprised her role of Rita Marlowe in the 1957 movie version of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, co-starring Tony Randall and Joan Blondell. The Girl Can't Help It and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? were popular successes in their day and are considered classics.
Mansfield's fourth starring role in a Hollywood film was in Kiss Them for Me (1957) in which she received prominent billing alongside Cary Grant. However, in the film itself she is little more than comedy relief while Grant's character shows a preference for a sleek, demure redhead portrayed by fashion model Suzy Parker. Kiss Them for Me was a box office disappointment and would prove to be her final starring role in a mainstream Hollywood studio film. The movie was described as "vapid" and "ill-advised." It was also one of the last attempts of 20th Century Fox to publicize her. The continuing publicity around her physical presence failed to sustain her career. Mansfield was offered a part opposite Jack Lemmon in Bell, Book and Candle, but had to turn it down due to pregnancy.
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This Is Your Life: Jayne Mansfield Interview Part 2 (1960)by thefilmarchive5,142 views
@vizion24 dont talk bollox
8181harley 1 week ago
Jayne played the dumb blonde in many of her films, but in reality, she was brilliant. She could play the piano and violin better than most. She could speak 5 languages and her I.Q. was 163.
Lapp6192 2 weeks ago
The guy is kind of a dip.
geupelboi 1 month ago
wow Mariska looks just like her!
irisstars 1 month ago
Jayne Mansield sold her soul, so to speak, to Satan.
She should have gave her life to Jesus Christ - The King of kings and Lord of Lords.
vizion24 2 months ago
@syncswim123 He natural hair was Brown like Mariska's.
KACIE681 2 months ago
What many people don't know is that Janye had a very high IQ. She may have played the blond but inside that blond head was a brilliant lady.
syncswim123 4 months ago
you know, marilyn monroe and jayne mansfield have a lot in common. anna nicole worshipped marilyn, like all girls. in essence, there was an element of jayne in anna. jayne was more va va voom, but really i would have rather been in the bed with anna!
mmmloveydovey 4 months ago
Compare her life to Anna Nicole Smith, not much difference. I remember the day she was killed. A beautiful intelligent woman reduced to making money in the boondocks.
lucycatism 7 months ago
@miltsar Yes, that is Debbie and Connie standing next to each other.
sunset4ever29 8 months ago