During the 1950s she made just a handful of films, including Wicked Woman in 1953, Crashout and Betrayed Women both in 1955, and Blonde Bait and Women Without Men, both in 1956. Mamie Van Doren Born Joan Lucille Olander in Rowena, South Dakota on February 6, 1931, Mamie Van Doren came to California in 1942. Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and some of the members of the legendary "Gone With The Wind" movie cast were involved in some naughty scandals and adulterous affairs during their movie careers. In 1958, North's contract with 20th Century Fox ended. Mostly, though, she spent the 1950s starring in B movies. "Diana Dors Gives Lend-Lease Lift." The movie bombed and Moore decided that she had had enough. In fact, her character didn’t even land Cary Grant in the movie; he was interested in Suzy Parker’s character instead. In 1955 Paramount had high hopes for Carol, they wanted to groom her into their version of Marilyn Monroe. Novak's career slowed down in the 1960s when she took only the occasional role. Print. They never made it. Sadly, she died of a drug overdose on Oct. 21, 1965 at the age of 42. She started her career as a model in her teens. Again Thanks.Rebecca. In 1957, Nichols landed three movie roles, Pal Joey, Sweet Smell of Success, and The Pajama Game. In 1955 she played a dramatic role in The Burglar and then Rita Marlowe in the Broadway play, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? The resulting image appeared in the July 1951 issue of Esquire. She began to get huge amounts of fan mail. Sterling passed away on March 26, 2004 at the age of 82. She had a lovely sweet clean innocent girl next door look that would excite anyone. Print, November 1956 Anita on the cover of Photoplay. Some in Hollywood thought that she would have wanted to have been buried in Hollywood, but instead she was buried in a small quiet cemetery in a small Pennsylvania town beside her beloved father. In 1948, she starred in Ladies of the Chorus as Marilyn Monroe's mother. He has such active glands,” said Mamie, according to People magazine. In 1957, Mansfield appeared in the film version of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Some sources list her birth name as Joyce Wassmansdorff, but this is a mistake, as that was her mother's second husband's name. She has been married to Thomas Dixon since June 26, 1979. She began entering beauty contests and winning and this attention opened the door to Broadway. Sterling made a name for herself in film noir movies, playing one of her most memorable roles in Billy Wilder's 1951 drama, Ace in the Hole (sometimes known as The Big Carnival). North died on November 4, 2005 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications associated with cancer surgery. That inspired her to seek out her fame and fortune as an actress in Hollywood. It's not hard to understand why. Hyer's best screen performance was in Some Came Running (1958) opposite Frank Sinatra. Print, (3) "Diana Dors Dunked at Own Housewarming." She is buried in the Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery in Santa Paula, California. Van Doren continued to make movies in the 1950s, most notably Teacher's Pet (1958) with Clark Gable and Doris Day, Born Reckless (1958), High School Confidential (1958), The Beat Generation (1959), and Girls Town (1959). One of her first movie roles was as Felice Backett in East Side, West Side. opposite Jack Lemmon. The early 1960s also brought Warren Beatty a short-lived affair with Mamie Van Doren. She then had some uncredited roles in films like The Marrying Kind and No Holds Barred, both in 1952. They were definitely better actresses than Marilyn was. Glory Miller (author) from USA on June 13, 2019: Thanks for the comment, but alas, Jean was not a 50's blond bombshell, which is the theme of this particular page. Some tried so hard to duplicate Marilyn that they screwed up. Mamie Van Doren (“Teacher’s Pet”) Robert Wagner (“Doris Day’s Best Friends" TV Series) Carol Worthington (“The Doris Day Show”) Pre-order now for shipment in April, 2021, to celebrate what would have been Doris Day’s 99th birthday! Born August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth Texas, Martha Hyer finished college before deciding to pursue a movie career. She was born in New York City in 1927 or perhaps '28, depending on different sources. Thank you for understanding. Mamie Van Doren was born on February 6, 1931 in Rowena, South Dakota, USA as Joan Lucille Olander. after starring in classic hits she should have got roles in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and today. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and Marilyn Monroe was one of the most imitated actresses of her time. She did more low budget movies, and some stage work as well. Barbara Marie Nickerauer was born in Queens, New York on December 30, 1929. If I can get the time and motivation, perhaps I will do a "30's Blond Bombshell's" page and Jean, will of course, be right at the top of the list! Mamie Van Doren, Actress: Teacher's Pet. Wally Cox, Charley Weaver, Morey Amsterdam, Mamie Van Doren, Barbara Feldon, Noel Harrison, Mickey Callan, Rose Marie & Abby Dalton. Lansing began working in television in 1955, with appearances on Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok and I Love Lucy. Even 20th Century Fox, which had the real deal, searched for a replacement because the real Marilyn was so "temperamental". (2) "French Film Actress, Martine Carol Found Dead." Van Doren worked as a show girl in Las Vegas during the 1950s and it was during this time that she posed for a pin up with artist Alberto Vargas. Fox was in dire financial trouble at the time and hoped that by bumping Mansfield up in the billing, that they could get folks to go see the film. Today the film is considered a Classic in that it portrays human nature in all its nastiness and hides nothing. Michaels began a May to December romance with MGM producer Voldemar Vetluguin after meeting him on the set of East Side, West Side. The country legend says it happened on Wednesday (April 15). She took other TV and film roles, including a cameo in the 1967 film, A Guide for the Married Man starring Walter Matthau and Robert Morse. After that movie wrapped, Mansfield was cast opposite Mamie Van Doren and Ferlin Husky in the low-budget comedy The Las Vegas Hillbillys. While imitation is flattery, it offered little competition in this case. In the 1950s. He was 28 years her senior. By 1948, she had six film credits to her name. I was eating out in the North End of Boston in 1988, and I was mistaken for Miss Novak by a table full of women.Looking at this woman I can't imagine myself coming even close in measuring to her beauty.What I liked best was that she now lives a content life with her husband raising and caring for animals.That sounds good to me. Her roles were usually always the tough dame, and she had, what many described as a husky, sultry voice. but her career completely died after her burst of fame in the 60s. She recovered from her ordeal, but her career didn't. Jan Sterling’s Quintessentially Best Line of the 1950’s on September 07, 2019: Out of all the films directed and written by Billy Wilder his darkest and downbeat has to be Ace In The Hole (1951). The next year she made an uncredited appearance in the classic movie Singing in The Rain with Gene Kelly. Her next role was in the film Phffft! The bulk of Hyer's work was in the 1950s, but she did continue acting through the 1960s. (1) Thomas, Bob. In 1948 at age 15, she married Fred Bessire and they had a daughter. In 1954, she was nominated for an Oscar in the best supporting actress category for her role in The High and the Mighty. They had one son, Jason. she managed to do roles on TV as well as the big screen, most notably The Geisha Boy with Jerry Lewis in 1958. She did get to make films with actors Jeff Chandler, Jack Palance and Van Johnson. $49.95 – 2-DVD Set: Pre-Order Today! Check out some the surprise hits of 2021 that caught the attention of IMDb fans and are all available to stream now. Jergen's roles fell into the chorus-girl or hardened-floozy categories. Novak played a woman caught up in a murder scheme that retired police officer (and vertigo sufferer) Stewart has to solve. Rumored to have been a close friend and confidant of Marilyn Monroe, Carmen claimed that shortly after Marilyn's death, mobster Johnny Russell told her to leave Hollywood. Mansfield starred in the film The Girl Can't Help It (1956) and signed a contract with 20th Century Fox. (1) Parsons, Louella. Ekberg worked on two movies with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin (Artists and Models and Hollywood or Bust ) at Paramount, and the studio labeled her their version of Marilyn. Moore went on to star in a string of forgettable movies, including Bright Leaf, Gambling House, This Side of the Law, and On Dangerous Ground. It seemed as though the studios were more interested in showing off her physical assets than in the storylines. In 1957, she claimed to have been kidnapped and assaulted by two men. Directed by Jack Arnold. (For the record, Van Doren never considered herself a Marilyn replacement). A second role that year in House of Numbers was a lead, as Jack Palance's wife. The marriage proved to be more successful than her Hollywood career. Within months she was better and she attributed the recovery to her faith. Born Vera Jayne Palmer in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1933, Jayne Mansfield suffered greatly when her father died when she was just three years old. The Montreal Gazette 7 Feb. 1967: 2. In 1960, she got the role of Goldie in the TV series Klondike, but she’s probably best-remembered for her role as Lester Flatt's wife on The Beverly Hillbillies. She is interred in the Pioneer Section of Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California. After graduation, Moore moved with her family to California and it didn't take long for the studios, namely RKO, to discover her. She was blonde and was born in the late twenties. She had an uncredited part in Monroe's 1956 film, Bus Stop and went on to work on Accused of Murder, Shadows, Terror is a Man, The Three Blondes in His Life, and a few short Three Stooges movies. It's a shame that she didn't become a bigger movie star. “He drools a lot. Her first appearance was an uncredited part in the 1946 film The Locket. She continued working right on through the 1980s, doing guest appearances in shows like The Golden Girls, where she was cast as Blanche's (Rue McClanahan's) sister, Virginia. Publicly, he insisted that he loathed homosexuals, yet he often went to bed with them, … Mr. Wally Cox, Charley Weaver, Paul Lynde, Mamie Van Doren, Barbara Feldon, Mr. Noel Harrison, Mr. Mickey Callan, Rose Marie & Abby Dalton. The American films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the United States and released in 1959.The film Ben-Hur won the Academy Award for Best Picture, among winning a record-setting eleven Oscars When not working on movies, Lang did TV guest appearances and stage work. In the '60s she played a small role in The George Raft Story with Jayne Mansfield. She didn't win, but she did get a contract with Universal Studios. In 1957, Dors separated from Hamilton and in 1958, she married Richard "Dickie" Dawson (from Hogan's Heroes and the game show Family Feud) whom she had met on the Steve Allen Show. Novak spends her time raising llamas and horses with her husband, Dr. Robert Malloy, whom she married in 1976. The film was a failure and Moore thought about giving up, but two years later she landed a role in Rio Grande Patrol, which also did nothing to advance her career. The film was not well received and didn't do well at the box office. In 1956, Lang worked on a few episodes of Death Valley Days and met actor Alan Wells. She didn't receive top female billing and her screen time was very limited. This actress has the look that screams lets go out and have some nasty fun. Her mother was silent movie dancer Esther Kaufman. I have to admit that prior to researching for this article, I had never heard of Greta Thyssen. In 1963 Mansfield tried to jump-start her career by appearing nude in a film called Promises, Promises, which co-starred Tommy Noonan, Mickey Hargitay, and Marie McDonald. In The Disorderly Orderly Nichols played Miss Marlowe, an actress who simply wanted to take a break at a private rest home where Jerry Lewis worked. With Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Mamie Van Doren. Her plot is Section N, Lot 444. Universal Studios liked her work and offered her a seven-year contract, hoping that this blonde bombshell would become their version of Marilyn Monroe. From Wings to Parasite, here's a look back at all of the Best Picture Oscar winners in the history of the ceremony. (2) (3). She moved on to act in other movies and TV shows. The Milwaukee Sentinel 21 Oct. 1954: n. pag. Ohmart gained some fame in the 1959 William Castle campy cult classic The House on Haunted Hill, playing adulterous wife Annabelle Loren, who hatches a plan with her lover to kill her husband, Frederick Loren (Vincent Price). According to Mamie, the two love birds “romanced” a bit but never had intercourse. He also appeared in numerous other popular series of the 1960s, including "Twilight Zone" (1959–1964), "Perry Mason" (1957–1966) and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961–1966). ", The 70s saw Nichols in guest stints on The Doris Day Show, Love American Style, and Adam 12. She died peacefully in her sleep in 2007 at age 77 in Orange County, California, where she had lived since 1978. I.M.H.O. She is an actress, known for Teacher's Pet (1958), The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968). Sadly, Ohmart's two films, both made in 1956, The Wild Party and The Scarlet Hour flopped at the box office and the studio lost interest in her, claiming that she came across as too hard-bitten and cold to be considered a sex symbol. Marilyn Monroe's Gallic "rival" was Martine Carol. In 1950 Carol gained international fame, with her role in the film Caroline Chérie, a movie about the French Revolution. After all, ANY sexy blond actress could be a Marilyn Monroe, right? What make the songs notable is that Jimi Hendrix played bass and lead guitar. Nowadays Bollywood actresses have come to the fore with an exotic beauty, poise and a dignified charm. It was a dream come true for a young girl who was a fan of Ginger Rogers and Jean Harlow and who had decided that she too wanted to be an actress. She fled to Scotsdale, Arizona, where she remained for over 10 years. Lansing was diagnosed with breast cancer and died in 1972 at the age of 43. A third marriage followed, to producer and director Matt Cimber, but that marriage too ended in divorce, in 1966. By the end of the 1950s, Ekberg's career was on the decline. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for that role, but lost to Wendy Hiller who won for her work in Separate Tables. Thank you for taking the time to look over this page. She also had roles in Johnny Belinda, The Human Jungle, and Caged. Photos of the crash do indeed show what looks like a human head hanging from the windshield of the car, but that is actually just a wig that she was wearing. A picturesque goddess with hot sultry bedroom eyes and lips. Joi (sometimes spelled Joy) Lansing was born Joyce Rae Brown in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 6, 1928. Celebrity Baseball Game at Angels Stadium, Steve Lawrence, Mamie Van Doren, The Hi-Lo's, Walter Chiari, Hosts: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd, Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, Gordon MacRae, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy. She changed her last name to "Dors" and by 16 she had an uncredited part in an English film called The Shop at Sly Corner. The press started to call her "the Body" because of her physical beauty and well-proportioned body. In 1955 she got the part of Shirley Swanson in The Bob Cummings Show and amazed a lot of folks by showing that she could actually act. After that movie wrapped, Mansfield was cast opposite Mamie Van Doren and Ferlin Husky in the low-budget comedy The Las Vegas Hillbillys. At the time she explained that she wanted to shake the kind of stereotype that the character represented: the pretty, but ditzy, actress. Maybe you remember her as Boots Marsden in Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) or her appearance opposite Betty Hutton in Somebody Loves Me (1952.) I like Kim Novak, huge waste of talent. The March 21, 1955 issue of Life had a cover photo of Sheree and a story about her taking over from Marilyn. Then, against advice from agents, she agreed to star opposite Cary Grant in Kiss Them For Me. The couple later married, but Wells' divorce from actress Claudia Bennett was not officially final at the time, and two years later Lang’s marriage to Wells was annulled. Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat … Thank You for your efforts of interest.When I was a young woman my mother used to say I looked like Kim Novak. Sheree was born Dawn Shirley Crang on January 17, 1932 in Los Angeles California. She began her entertainment career in the 1940s as a model and burlesque dancer but did manage to get some roles in television shows, usually as a wise-cracking side-kick. In the 1950s, Jergen made numerous TV and film appearances. In 1960 Van Doren posed for Playboy and did some theatre work on Broadway. At age 10 she started dancing, and then in her teens turned her attention to modeling. Julie London was possibly the last of them. Her last film appearance was in Hit and Run, which co-starred her sister, Mara Lea. (1) (It never happened until 1960, and Martine was not in the cast). doesn't make much sense does it? The guestbook is moderated in order to keep this page reader friendly. Each one of them have some little DITTO that doesn't quite vibe with me. This might explain why she was never a bigger star. She also worked on It Happened in Athens, and received top billing, but her role was more of a supporting one. A number of her roles painted her as the "bad girl" of the blonde bombshells. Moore wanted to taken seriously as an actress, but continued to get roles in forgettable box office duds such as The Other Woman and Bait. In 1944 Adele Jergens signed a contract with Columbia Pictures. The studio reasoned that any sexy blonde could be a "Marilyn," and it wasn't uncommon at the time for studios to sign contracts with actresses who physically resembled big stars as way of keeping their stars in line. Jayne attended the University of Texas and studied drama, with hopes of one day becoming an actress. Ian Stuart Robertson from London England on June 30, 2015: 'Bombshells' is certainly the right phrase for these glamorous Hollywood actresses. The St. Petersburg Times 20 Aug. 1956: 10. Paramount even tried changing the title to a lighter theme The Big Carnival but it to failed. Ian Stuart Robertson from London England on December 17, 2019: I count four ladies on my list that would hold a candle to the wind and give Marilyn a run for her money. Print. In 1967 she appeared in Hillbillies in a Haunted House and then five years later in one final film, Bigfoot. McDonald's career started in the 1940s, when she enjoyed success as one of that decade’s most popular pin-up models. In 1957, after signing a contract with MGM as a result of her work on Death Valley Days, Lang had a bit part in a film called Hot Summer Night. Jack Lemmon was also in that movie and was paired with Novak two more times. In this role, she played the femme fatale, Janis, and audiences loved her. Barbara Jean Bly, who would later change her name to Barbara Lang, was born March 2, 1928 in Hollywood, California. They are true diva's too numerous to mention names here whilst the Hollywood 'bombshells' were a select group. Diana Mary Fluck was born October 23, 1931, in Swindon England. The movie was banned in a few cities but actually a moderate success at the box office. That marriage ended in divorce in 1972. He was 77 years old. Born Joan Lucille Olander in Rowena, South Dakota on February 6, 1931, Mamie Van Doren came to California in 1942. Her success there led to Hollywood, where she changed her name and got a job singing with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra on his radio show. She is buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery in Los Angeles California. The diagnosis was polio. She appeared on TV shows including My Favorite Husband (season three, episode nine, "The Painting") and on I Married Joan, to name a few. In 1965 she recorded two songs "As The Clouds Drift By" and "Suey." Moore did a screen test and the studio liked what they saw. Beverly Michaels died in 2007 after suffering a stroke. Mamie Van Doren was born on February 6, 1931 in Rowena, South Dakota, USA as Joan Lucille Olander. She was a trick shot golfer and toured with celebrity trick golfer Jack Redmond. But the next year she worked on a film called Party Girl that co-starred Robert Taylor and Cyd Charisse. Ian Stuart Robertson from London England on January 29, 2020: Ian Stuart Robertson from London England on January 23, 2020: Ian Stuart Robertson from London England on January 06, 2020: Ian Stuart Robertson from London England on December 27, 2019: Marilyn Monroe would be 93 if alive today. Ekberg was a beauty queen who tried for the Miss Universe title in 1950. Jayne Mansfield was so beautiful and talented it was so awful what happened to this mum of five xxxx. Ekberg later admitted that she never took the idea of being a movie star too seriously, and that she preferred riding horses to long hours of studying acting techniques. Her mother, Vera, supported herself and young Jayne on her teacher's salary but remarried in 1939. "Barbara Nichols "Dizzy Blonde" Actress Is Dead." (2). Maybe sometime if you are in the area, you can bring her a bouquet of flowers. In October of 1976, after suffering from a long time illness, Nichols died of liver failure at the age of 46. She was nominated for an Emmy in 1976 for her performance in an episode of Marcus Welby, MD, and again in 1980 for her performance in an episode of Archie Bunker's Place. In 1950, Jayne married Paul Mansfield and the couple moved to Austin. He was wrong, and in 1954 he agreed to move the family to Los Angeles so that she could try to get a career in acting started. At age 13 Van Doren had her first acting role, in a television show called Little Joanie: The Flower Girl. At 15, she won beauty contests and RKO studios took an interest in her. "Martine Carol to Sing in Cole Porter's Can-Can." While she never achieved the success of Marilyn Monroe or Jayne Mansfield, she did manage to outlast both of them. Here's what you didn't know! Born in Arkansas, Jeanne Carmen ran away from home at 13, eventually ending up in New York City. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. In 1965, Lansing began working in night clubs. Diana on the cover of Photoplay June 1956. In 1967 she was married for a second time, to John George. She found more work on TV, playing her last role in the 1974 TV movie, The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe. Also that year, Lang lost out on a co-starring role in Jailhouse Rock opposite Elvis Presley. In 1955, she married again, but this marriage, too, ended in divorce a year later. Sadly, Lang attempted suicide in 1958 by taking an overdose of sleeping pills. In 1951 she got to play Susan Matthews in FBI Girl and Marilyn Turner in the Danny Kaye film On The Riviera. Lansing, who had skyrocketed to fame in the 1950s alongside Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren, would pass away just four … Sheree North had the same measurements as Marilyn, and the studio used North's potential to replace her to try to force Monroe to curtail her "bad behavior," which included being late to movie sets or simply not showing up. There, she gave up her blonde bombshell look and settled down into a quiet life. It was a dream come true for a young girl who was a fan of Ginger Rogers and Jean Harlow and who had decided that she too wanted to be an actress. May be they didn't snare the right man! Her last film was The Day of the Wolves in 1973. Jergens lived a long life, dying at age 84 in 2002. Mansfield kept busy with a series of low-budget European films. In 1954, she was signed to contract with Twentieth Century Fox by Darryl Zanack for a five film deal, one movie per year. They married in 1949 but separated in 1950 and finally divorced in 1952. She had a warm georgeous country essence about her along with a killer set of legs. Willie Nelson's brother, Ira Doyle Nelson Jr., has died. Let's just say that her plans for a restful and relaxing vacation didn't work with Lewis around. Marilyn was a terrible B rated actress who got by with her looks who couldn't sing for shit either. Or they fade out of sight and we never know what the rest of their story was.You efforts filled in some of those blanks. (1) She is buried in Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale, New York and her grave can be found in the Garden of Sanctuary area. It seemed as if she was on her way to stardom. Ian Stuart Robertson from London England on February 03, 2020: They don't come like those Hollywood 'starlets' did in the Golden era. Batanides remained a familiar face through the 1970s, making several appearances in "Mission: Impossible" (1966–1973), "The Odd Couple" (1970–1975) and "Happy Days" (1974–1984), among many other shows. She continued to get bit parts in films, but was seldom credited. !she is the most sexiest actress of all time !!! She began acting on Broadway in 1946, in a play which closed soon after it opened. Lansing was a pretty child who grew into a shapely young woman. The legendary actor added that Monroe almost gave him a … She played opposite Joan Collins in The Wayward Bus, which was a moderate success. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. Nichols ventured into TV in the '60s working on shows including Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Wild Wild West, The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., and Batman in which she was cast as "Maid Marilyn. In 1968 and again in 1970 she did tours of Vietnam with the USO. Marilyn was a sensation, and each studio wanted their own version. Sheree North and Jayne Mansfield were their picks, but Marilyn never really had anything to worry about. Her last film was Hell is Empty (1966). A third marriage produced a second daughter, but ended in divorce in 1963. The Milwaukee Sentinel 28 July 1956: 8. Sadly, Carol's career as a sex symbol was cut short by the arrival of Brigitte Bardot. Her first role was to be in Can-Can that was to start filming in 1955. Look up Jean Harlow. Her father worked as a shoe salesman and her mother, Virginia Grace Shupp Brown, was a housewife. Lodi News Sentinel 7 Oct. 1976: 14. Mansfield married actor and body builder Mickey Hargitay, but they divorced in 1964. Van Doren is still going strong. 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In 1948 she got her first film roles in The Counterfeiters, Julie Misbehaves, and Easter Parade. She was just 53 years old. It wasn't until 1958 that Novak would get the role she is best known for: Judy Barton in Vertigo, co-starring Jimmy Stewart. In 1954, Columbia Studio hired Kim Novak to be their version of Marilyn Monroe. A grand jury investigation into the stunt went nowhere and no charges were filed against her. Soon, she was labeled "The Eyeful.". In June, 1967 Mansfield worked as an entertainer at the Gus Stevens Supper Club in Biloxi, Mississippi. If you can think of another who should be on the list, but isn't please feel free to tell us about her in the guest book below. Her first-ever country and western film, Mansfield — accompanied by Husky, Don Bowman, and other country musicians — promoted the film through a 29-day tour of major cities throughout the United States. What was interesting about this was that Jergen was only nine years older than the up-and-coming Monroe. 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