Playboy Playmates from 1953-1959 - Marilyn Monroe, Bettie Page, Jayne Mansfield, Pat Sheehan, Diane Webber, Janet Pilgrim, Joyce Nizzari (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 258. Not illustrated. Chapters: Marilyn Monroe, Bettie Page, Jayne Mansfield, Pat Sheehan, Diane Webber, Janet Pilgrim, Joyce Nizzari, Mara Corday, June Blair, Eve Meyer, Joan Staley, Marilyn Waltz, Yvette Vickers, Marilyn Hanold, Arline Hunter, Sally Todd, Betty Blue, Lari Laine, Colleen Farrington, Sandra Edwards, Marianne Gaba, Teri Hope, Neva Gilbert, Elizabeth Ann Roberts, Alice Denham, Linda Vargas, Dolores Donlon, Margie Harrison, Nancy Crawford, Linne Ahlstrand, Terry Ryan, Ellen Stratton, Elaine Reynolds, Cindy Fuller, Carrie Radison, Dawn Richard, Lynn Turner, Dolores Del Monte, Donna Lynn, Jean Jani, Virginia Gordon, Gloria Walker, Diane Hunter, Jonnie Nicely, Eleanor Bradley, Jean Moorhead, Jackie Rainbow, Marian Stafford, Elsa Sorensen, Joanne Arnold, Marlene Callahan, Judy Lee Tomerlin, Pat Lawler, Myrna Weber, Cheryl Kubert, Rusty Fisher, Zahra Norbo, Lisa Winters, Marion Scott, Anne Fleming, Clayre Peters, Audrey Daston, Jacquelyn Prescott, Felicia Atkins, Barbara Cameron, Gloria Windsor, Madeline Castle. Excerpt: Norma Jeane Dougherty Norma Jeane DiMaggioMarilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 August 5, 1962), born Norma Jeane Mortenson, but baptized Norma Jeane Baker, was an American actress, singer, and model. After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were critically acclaimed. In a few years, Monroe reached stardom and was cast as the leading lady in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, Some Like It Hot, and The Seven Year Itch. The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career prospects, so she broadened her range. She studied at the Actors Studio and formed Marilyn Monroe Produ...