Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield
Mansfield in 1957
Born	Vera Jayne Palmer (1933-04-19)April 19, 1933 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	June 29, 1967(1967-06-29) (aged 34) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting place	Fairview Cemetery, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania 40°51′42″N 75°14′25″W / 40.861672°N 75.240244°W / 40.861672; -75.240244
Education	Southern Methodist University University of Texas at Austin
Occupations	Actress singer Playboy Playmate nightclub entertainer model
Years active	1954–1967
Spouses	Paul Mansfield ​ ​ (m. 1950; div. 1958)​ Mickey Hargitay ​ ​ (m. 1958; div. 1964)​ Matt Cimber ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1966)​
Children	5, including Jayne and Mariska[1]
Awards	Theatre World Award for Promising Personality (1956) Golden Globe for New Star Of The Year – Actress (1957)
Website	jaynemansfield.com
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Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, Mansfield was known for her numerous publicity stunts and open personal life. Although her film career was short-lived, she had several box-office successes, and won a Theatre World Award and Golden Globe Award, and soon gained the nickname of Hollywood's "smartest dumb blonde."

Mansfield gained popularity after playing the role of fictional actress Rita Marlowe in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955–1956) on Broadway, which she reprised in the film adaptation of the same name in 1957. Her other film roles include the musical comedy The Girl Can't Help It (1956), the drama The Wayward Bus (1957), the neo-noir Too Hot to Handle (1960), and the sex comedy Promises! Promises! (1963); the latter established Mansfield as one of the first major American actresses to perform in a nude scene in a post-silent era film.

Mansfield took her professional name from her first husband, public relations professional Paul Mansfield. Mansfield married three times, each marriage ending in divorce, and had five children. She was allegedly intimately involved with numerous men, including Robert and John F. Kennedy, her attorney Samuel S. Brody, and Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli. On June 29, 1967, she died in a traffic collision at the age of 34.^[2]