Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, and one of the biggest sex symbols of the 50s and early 60s. She blew up on Broadway in 1955, hit Hollywood hard in 1956, and became a full-blown celebrity by 1957. She was a Playboy Playmate, nightclub performer, and 20th Century Fox’s answer to Marilyn Monroe.

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