Jayne Mansfield, 1950's Blonde Bombshell Pinup

Jayne Mansfield was a beautiful and sexy movie actress who was one of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960's. She was famous for her spectacular hourglass figure with large bust which she showed off in revealing costumes. she starred in a number of Hollywood movies such as 'The Girl Can't Help It' in 1956 and it was a great tragedy when her life was cut short by an automobile accident at the young age of 34. Thank goodness we have all these photos and we can still enjoy her wonderful  40-21-35 figure and
enjoy her curvy beauty in all its glory. Read on and enjoy!

She was born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933 and was brought up in New Jersey. After her father died when Jayne was three her  mother remarried and the family moved to Dallas, Texas. Jayne wanted to be an actress from an early age and she began studying dramatics at at the University of Dallas and then the University of Texas. Her curves developed early and Jayne started to attract attention, winning several beauty contests in her early teens and when she was seventeen she got married to fellow student, Paul Mansfield, thus taking the Jayne Mansfield name which was to become so famous.

Jayne first appeared on stage in 1953 in Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' and in 1954 after she and her husband  moved to Los Angeles she continued to study drama at UCLA. She was spotted by a Warner Brothers talent scout whilst appearing at the Pasadena Playhouse and she was signed up, apearing in walk on roles in movies such as 'Female Jungle' in 1954, and in 'Pete Kelly's Blues' in 1955. she was also becoming famous as a busty cheesecake model as we can see from these photos. Thank goodness for cheesecake!

 Also in 1955 Jayne gained critical approval for her performance as a Monroe-like movie actress in the Broadway play 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter' and the role won her a contract with 20th Century Fox. Jayne's career was now really prospering and she was becoming a
nationally known figure career.  In 1956, she starred in 'The Girl Can't Help It', a successful rock and roll film with rockers Little Richard, Gene Vincent and Fats Domino, as well as Jayne and  herco-stars, Tom Ewell and Edmond O'Brien.

In 1957 Jayne won a Golden Globe for New Star Of The Year for her performance as the lead in 'The Wayward Bus' and she was critically praised. She then reprised her role as Rita Marlowe in the film version of 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?' co-starring Tony Randall and Joan Blondell, which again was a success. She was then placed opposite Cary Grant in the coyly named 'Kiss Them For Me'

Despite her flair for publicity and her popularity with the public, good film roles dried up after 1959 although She kept busy in a series of low-budget films, mostly made in Europe. These included 'Too Hot to Handle', directed by Terence Young and 'The Challenge', both in 1960.

Although her film career was sinking, she still commanded an enormous salary for her nightclub act and she traveled all over the world with her nightclub performances. She was popular to the end.

Jayne died in a car accident on June 29, 1967. Whilst being driven to a club engagement in New Orleans, the car crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer that had slowed suddenly. The automobile struck the rear of the semi tractor and went under it. The adults in the front seat were killed instantly. The children in the rear survived with minor injuries. Contrary to popular belief Jayne was not decapitated but suffered major trauma to the head. She is interred in Fairview Cemetery, southeast of Pen Argyl.