The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1955. Playboy magazine named its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
Bettie Page | |
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Born | Betty Mae Page April 22, 1923 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | December 11, 2008 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm) |
Bettie Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008) was an American model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos. She has often been called the "Queen of pinups". Her look, including her jet black hair and trademark bangs, has influenced many artists. She was also one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine. [1]
Jayne Mansfield | |
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Born | Vera Jayne Palmer April 19, 1933 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | June 29, 1967 34) Slidell, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged
Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm) |
Jayne Mansfield (April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s, Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes. Mansfield had been a Playboy Playmate of the Month and appeared in the magazine several additional times. She died in an automobile accident at age 34. [2]
No issue was published for March 1955.
Marilyn Waltz (a.k.a. Margaret Scott) | |
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Born | Marilyn Ardith Waltz November 5, 1931 Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | December 23, 2006 75) Medford, Oregon, U.S. | (aged
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Marilyn Ardith Waltz (November 5, 1931 – December 23, 2006) was an American actress and model. She was Playboy 's Playmate of the Month in the February 1954, April 1954, and April 1955 issues. [3]
She was the first of two women to become a three-time Playmate (the other being Janet Pilgrim). In her first Playboy appearance, Waltz was billed as Margaret Scott. For years thereafter, many assumed that Marilyn and Margaret were two different women. It was not until the mid-1990s that they were determined to be one and the same.
Marguerite Empey | |
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Born | Diane Marguerite Empey July 29, 1932 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | August 19, 2008 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Height | 5 ft 2 in (160 cm) |
Marguerite Empey (July 29, 1932 – August 19, 2008) was an American model, dancer and actress. [4] She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in May 1955 and in February 1956. The photos for her 1956 appearance were taken by soft core porn director Russ Meyer.
Eve Meyer | |
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Born | Evelyn Eugene Turner December 13, 1928 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | March 27, 1977 48) Tenerife, Canary Islands | (aged
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Eve Meyer (December 13, 1928 – March 27, 1977) was an American pin-up model, motion picture actress, and later, film producer. [5] Much of her work was done in conjunction with sexploitation filmmaker Russ Meyer to whom she was married from April 2, 1952, until 1969. Eve perished in the Tenerife airport disaster on board Pan Am Flight 1736.
Janet Pilgrim | |
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Born | Charlaine Edith Karalus June 13, 1934 Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | May 1, 2017 82) Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Janet Pilgrim (June 13, 1934 – May 1, 2017) was an American model and office worker for Playboy. [6] She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month three times: July 1955, December 1955 and October 1956.
Pat Lawler | |
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Born | Patricia Joan Lawler December 29, 1929 Burbank, California, U.S. |
Died | November 21, 2017 87) Oakhurst, California | (aged
Height | 5 ft 4 in (165 cm) |
Pat Lawler (December 29, 1929 – November 21, 2017) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1955 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams. [7] Lawler died in Oakhurst, California on November 21, 2017, at the age of 87. [8]
Anne Fleming | |
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Born | October 4, 1930 Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (162 cm) |
Anne Fleming (born October 4, 1930) is an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1955 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams. [9]
Jean Moorhead | |
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Born | Barbara Jean Moorhead February 4, 1935 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (165 cm) |
Jean Moorhead (born February 4, 1935) is an American actress and model. Using the slightly differently spelled name Jean Moorehead, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1955 issue. [10] Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams. A former Miss Hollywood, Moorhead acted in television and in movies such as the Ed Wood-scripted The Violent Years (1956).
Barbara Cameron | |
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Born | March 21, 1930 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (167 cm) |
Barbara Cameron is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1955 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Lawrence Tirschel. [11]
See July entry above
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playmate Data Sheet", which lists her birthdate, measurements, turn-ons, and turn-offs. At the end of the year, one of the 12 Playmates of the Month is named Playmate of the Year (PMOTY). Every Playmate of the Month is awarded a prize of US$25,000 and each Playmate of the Year receives an additional prize of US$100,000 plus a car and other discretionary gifts. In addition, Anniversary Playmates are usually chosen to celebrate a milestone year of the magazine. The use of the word "Playmate" in a sexual sense did not originate with Playboy, and was seen at least as early as 1950 in Vue magazine.
Devin Renee DeVasquez is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in June 1985, after being featured in the October 1981 issue's college pictorial. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.
Alma Jean Moorhead is an American retired actress and model. Billed under an alternatively spelled surname, Jean Moorehead, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1955 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams.