Jayne Mansfield

 Jayne Mansfield, born Vera Jayne Palmer Vera Jayne Palmer, born April 19th, 1933 – June 29, 1967, was an American actress and singer. She also was Playboy's player. Mansfield, a sex icon of the 1950s and 1960s was under contract to 20th Century Fox. She is famous for her public persona as well as publicity stunts. Although her career in film was short Mansfield enjoyed numerous box office successes and was awarded both an Theatre World Award as well as a Golden Globe Award. Mansfield was the fictional actor Rita Marlowe, who won the Broadway production "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (1955-1956), which she retold in the film adaptation (1957). Other film roles she has been in includes The Girl Can't Help But Smile (1956), The Wayward Bus (1957) The Musical Comedy (1956), The Drama The Girl Can't Help it (1957) The Neo-Noir Too Hot to Handle (1960), The Wayward Bus (1957) as well as The Sexy Comedy Promises! Promises! (1963); this film established Mansfield's position as the first American actress to appear in a scene that was not a naked one in post-silent film.