Jayne Mansfield

Author : Eve Golden
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813180984

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Jayne Mansfield by Eve Golden Pdf

Jayne Mansfield (19331967) was driven not just to be an actress but to be a star. One of the most influential sex symbols of her time, she was known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, outrageously low necklines, and flamboyant lifestyle. Hardworking and ambitious, Mansfield proved early in her career that she was adept in both comic and dramatic roles, but her tenacious search for the spotlight and her risqué promotional stunts caused her to be increasingly snubbed in Hollywood. In the first definitive biography of Mansfield, Eve Golden offers a joyful account of the star Andy Warhol called "the poet of publicity," revealing the smart, determined woman behind the persona. While she always had her sights set on the silver screen, Mansfield got her start as Rita Marlowe in the Broadway show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. She made her film debut in the low-budget drama Female Jungle (1955) before landing the starring role in The Girl Can't Help It (1956). Mansfield followed this success with a dramatic role in The Wayward Bus (1957), winning a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year, and starred alongside Cary Grant in Kiss Them for Me (1957). Despite her popularity, her appearance as the first celebrity in Playboy and her nude scene in Promises! Promises! (1963) cemented her reputation as an outsider. By the 1960s, Mansfield's film career had declined, but she remained very popular with the public. She capitalized on that popularity through in-person and TV appearances, nightclub appearances, and stage productions. Her larger-than-life life ended sadly when she passed away at age thirty-four in a car accident. Golden looks beyond Mansfield's flashy public image and tragic death to fully explore her life and legacy. She discusses Mansfield's childhood, her many loves—including her famous on-again, off-again relationship with Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay—her struggles with alcohol, and her sometimes tumultuous family relationships. She also considers Mansfield's enduring contributions to American popular culture and celebrity culture. This funny, engaging biography offers a nuanced portrait of a fascinating woman who loved every minute of life and lived each one to the fullest.

Author : Raymond Strait
Publisher : SP Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1561711462

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Here They Are Jayne Mansfield by Raymond Strait Pdf

Here is the truth behind the world's most powerful seductress--the legendary Jayne Mansfield--her influential, brutal lovers, her bizarre, erotic tastes, her vulnerability . . . and her untimely end. "Convincing and straightforward".--Los Angeles Times. Photographs.

Author : Raymond Strait
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Tragic Secret Life of Jayne Mansfield by Raymond Strait Pdf

Having spent ten years as Jayne Mansfield's press secretary, Raymond Strait knows intimately both the public image and the private person that were Jayne Mansfield. Sitting through hundreds of hours of interviews and private conversations -- not only with Jayne but also with her husbands, her lovers, and her children -- gave Ray the opportunity to present a revealing portrait of the woman. He records her drive for fame and success and her overpowering need to be loved and to love, needs that led her into numerous affairs with rich and powerful men -- including President John F Kennedy -- and with younger men from all walks of life. And he discusses frankly Jayne's ultimately successful plan to become pregnant by Nelson Sardelli because she wanted to have an Italian child. Know to millions as the consummate sex symbol who rivaled Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield received more press coverage than anyone else in Hollywood. The headlines were often sensational, causing society matrons and Baptist ministers to shake their heads and point their fingers. But under those sensational headlines there was a woman of greater complexity that any reporter could hope to understand. Strait goes below the surface to examine Jayne's emotions and motivations, revealing the truth about her many lovers, her three unsuccessful marriages, her love affair with Mickey Hargitay that lasted to the end and her battle against and her surrender to alcohol and drugs.

Author : May Mann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015000637390

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Jayne Mansfield by May Mann Pdf

Author : Martha Saxton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015038901404

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Jayne Mansfield and the American Fifties by Martha Saxton Pdf

Biography of Jayne Mansfield; 24 Illustrations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9198324314

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California Infernal by Anonim Pdf

Satanism and the silver screen: the bizarre friendship of Anton LaVey and Jayne Mansfield Movie star Jayne Mansfield and notorious Satanist Anton LaVey met in 1966. Both were publicity conscious and made the most of the meetings, which evolved into a friendship. Almost always present was German paparazzo Walter Fischer, stationed in Hollywood and catering to image- and scandal-hungry photo magazines all over the world. Fischer's unique collection of photos takes us straight into the ritual chamber of the Church of Satan in LaVey's infamous "black house" in San Francisco, as well as into Mansfield's Hollywood "pink palace." We also get to follow LaVey on excursions to his friend Forrest "Famous Monsters of Filmland" Ackerman, to Marilyn Monroe's grave, to TV studios and back, to Satanic weddings and Zeena's baptism at the Church of Satan HQ. These were wild and narcissistic times in America. Few understood the power of media exposure better than Jayne Mansfield and Anton LaVey. Captured alone or together by master paparazzo Fischer, this devilishly handsome couple made headlines that still resonate today. The book contains an introduction by legendary filmmaker Kenneth Anger, and forewords by writer Carl Abrahamsson and collector Alf Wahlgren.

Author : Jocelyn Faris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994-11-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780313387791

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Jayne Mansfield by Jocelyn Faris Pdf

People today remember Jayne Mansfield as a famous Hollywood movie star. However, she starred in only three American movies before moving to low-budget European films. She was a master of publicity who appeared in newspapers across the nation almost daily. The media focused on her figure and her stormy love life. Through her constant exposure in the press, she gave the public the false impression that she was a major movie star. This book charts the captivating life and career of Jayne Mansfield. A biography overviews her rise to fame, her three marriages and five children, and her death in a grisly automobile accident at an early age. The chapters that follow are each devoted to her performances in a particular genre, such as film, stage, and television. Each chapter contains annotated entries for her work in that media, providing cast and credit listings, plot summaries, review excerpts, and commentary. Appendices list her appearances on magazine and record covers, and an annotated bibliography discusses additional sources of information.

Author : Eve Golden
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813180977

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Jayne Mansfield by Eve Golden Pdf

Jayne Mansfield (1933−1967) was driven not just to be an actress but to be a star. One of the most influential sex symbols of her time, she was known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, outrageously low necklines, and flamboyant lifestyle. Hardworking and ambitious, Mansfield proved early in her career that she was adept in both comic and dramatic roles, but her tenacious search for the spotlight and her risqué promotional stunts caused her to be increasingly snubbed in Hollywood. In the first definitive biography of Mansfield, Eve Golden offers a joyful account of the star Andy Warhol called "the poet of publicity," revealing the smart, determined woman behind the persona. While she always had her sights set on the silver screen, Mansfield got her start as Rita Marlowe in the Broadway show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. She made her film debut in the low-budget drama Female Jungle (1955) before landing the starring role in The Girl Can't Help It (1956). Mansfield followed this success with a dramatic role in The Wayward Bus (1957), winning a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year, and starred alongside Cary Grant in Kiss Them for Me (1957). Despite her popularity, her appearance as the first celebrity in Playboy and her nude scene in Promises! Promises! (1963) cemented her reputation as an outsider. By the 1960s, Mansfield's film career had declined, but she remained very popular with the public. She capitalized on that popularity through in-person and TV appearances, nightclub appearances, and stage productions. Her larger-than-life life ended sadly when she passed away at age thirty-four in a car accident. Golden looks beyond Mansfield's flashy public image and tragic death to fully explore her life and legacy. She discusses Mansfield's childhood, her many loves -- including her famous on-again, off-again relationship with Miklós "Mickey" Hargitay -- her struggles with alcohol, and her sometimes tumultuous family relationships. She also considers Mansfield's enduring contributions to American popular culture and celebrity culture. This funny, engaging biography offers a nuanced portrait of a fascinating woman who loved every minute of life and lived each one to the fullest.

Author : Frank Ferruccio,Damien Santroni
Publisher : Frank Ferruccio
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781432761233

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Did Success Spoil Jayne Mansfield? by Frank Ferruccio,Damien Santroni Pdf

Ferruccio, film historian and personal friend of Jayne Mansfield's children, shares more of his behind-the-scenes stories from the late legend's life. This newest work fills in many of the missing pieces of her life and is a fascinating tribute to one of the greatest sex symbols of all time.

Author : Frank Ferruccio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 1432712411

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Diamonds to Dust by Frank Ferruccio Pdf

Author : Ethan de Seife
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780819572417

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Tashlinesque by Ethan de Seife Pdf

Frank Tashlin (1913–1972) was a supremely gifted satirist and visual stylist who made an indelible mark on 1950s Hollywood and American popular culture—first as a talented animator working on Looney Tunes cartoons, then as muse to film stars Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, and Jayne Mansfield. Yet his name is not especially well known today. Long regarded as an anomaly or curiosity, Tashlin is finally given his due in this career-spanning survey. Tashlinesque considers the director’s films in the contexts of Hollywood censorship, animation history, and the development of the genre of comedy in American film, with particular emphasis on the sex, satire, and visual flair that comprised Tashlin’s distinctive artistic and comedic style. Through close readings and pointed analyses of Tashlin’s large and fascinating body of work, Ethan de Seife offers fresh insights into such classic films as Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, The Girl Can’t Help It, Artists and Models, The Disorderly Orderly, and Son of Paleface, as well as numerous Warner Bros. cartoons starring Porky Pig, among others. This is an important rediscovery of a highly unusual and truly hilarious American artist. Includes a complete filmography.

Author : Richard Koper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1629332232

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Affectionately, Jayne Mansfield (Hardback) by Richard Koper Pdf

A brief biography of Jayne Mansfield and an extensive filmography covering all her work

Author : George Axelrod
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573617953

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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? by George Axelrod Pdf

Farcical version of the Faust legend, satirizing the theater and motion pictures.

Author : May Mann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1974-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0671787047

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Jayne Mansfield by May Mann Pdf

Author : Wesley O. Hagood
Publisher : Wesley Hagood
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806520078

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Presidential Sex by Wesley O. Hagood Pdf

With profiles on Bill Clinton, Thomas Jefferson, FDR, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, and Eisenhower, this book describes the impact that freewheeling sexual behavior has had upon first families, election campaigns, political careers, and the nation itself.