Jayne Mansfield
Personal details
  • Official sites :

    http://www.jaynemansfield.com/

  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1933-04-19
    • Born Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Deathday:

    1967-06-29

  • Also Known As:

    Vera Jayne Palmer

Jayne Mansfield

Vera Jayne Palmer (later Mansfield) was an iconic American actress, Playboy Playmate, and sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, born on April 19, 1933, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Known for her platinum blonde hair, hourglass figure, and flamboyant public persona, she was often compared to Marilyn Monroe and embraced the "dumb blonde" image while possessing a keen intellect.Mansfield's career highlights include her Broadway success in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (1955), which she reprised in the 1957 film adaptation, and her Golden Globe Award-winning performance in "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956). She also made waves as the first major American actress to appear nude in a Hollywood film, "Promises! Promises!" (1963). Beyond film and theater, she was a popular nightclub performer and frequently appeared in Playboy magazine.Her personal life was often in the public eye, characterized by three marriages and five children. She was first married to Paul Mansfield, with whom she had her daughter Jayne Marie. She then married bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, with whom she had three children: Mickey Jr., Zoltan, and Mariska Hargitay (the future star of "Law & Order: SVU"). Her third marriage was to director Matt Cimber, and they had one son, Tony Cimber.Sadly, Jayne Mansfield's life was tragically cut short on June 29, 1967, at the age of 34. She died in a horrific car accident near Slidell, Louisiana, when the car she was a passenger in collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer truck that had slowed down due to a mosquito fogging machine. Mansfield, her boyfriend Sam Brody, and their driver Ronnie Harrison were killed instantly. Her three children in the back seat (Mickey Jr., Zoltan, and Mariska) miraculously survived with minor injuries. The accident led to the implementation of underride guards on tractor-trailers, often informally known as "Mansfield bars," to prevent similar fatal accidents.

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