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Jayne Mansfield was born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Herbert and Vera Palmer. Herbert, who was 30, died of an unexpected heart attack when she was three years old. After his death, Vera Palmer worked as a schoolteacher to support the family. In 1939, she met a sales engineer named Harry L. Peers, fell in love, and moved to Dallas, Texas. Mansfield had a middle-class upbringing and had piano, violin, and dance lessons.
When Jayne Mansfield was 17 she married Paul Mansfield, who was 21. They married on May 6, 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas. In June 1950, Mansfield graduated from Highland Park High School. She went on to give birth to her first child, Jayne Marie Mansfield, on November 8, 1950. Mansfield attended the University of Texas at Austin in 1951, and decided to become an actress. Her husband, Paul, was drafted the next year into the Korean War. During the two years he was in the army, she appeared in local television shows and plays and studied drama in Dallas. Following his discharge, the couple moved to Hollywood, California, in 1954 so
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Jayne Mansfield
American actress and Playmate (1933–1967)
For her daughter, see Jayne Marie Mansfield.
Jayne Mansfield | |
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Mansfield in 1957 | |
| Born | Vera Jayne Palmer (1933-04-19)April 19, 1933 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1967(1967-06-29) (aged 34) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania 40°51′42″N75°14′25″W / 40.861672°N 75.240244°W / 40.861672; -75.240244 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1954–1967 |
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| Children | 5, including Jayne and Mariska[1] |
| Awards | |
| Website | jaynemansfield.com |
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 196
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Biography
Vera Jayne Palmer visited Hollywood for the first time when she was thirteen. After a tour of Twentieth Century Fox Studios, she and her mother went to the Brown Derby for lunch. Jayne spotted The Great Gildersleeve radio stars Dennis Day and Harold Peary, and asked for their autographs. “You know, Mama,” she said when she returned, “one day, some other young girl is going to make her way across this room and ask for my autograph.”
Jayne’s desire to become a star was not ignited that day; the trip only fanned flames that had always burned within her. Her parents, Herbert and Vera, were witness to her enthusiastic performances at an early age. When she was five, Jayne was singing for anyone who would listen, including her gigantic collection of stuffed animals. At seven, she would stand in her driveway and play the violin for passers-by. Though her idols changed over the years–from Shirley Temple to Gene Tierney, Hedy Lamarr, and Jean Harlow–they were always movie stars.
A naïve and trusting child, Jayne’s innocence often resulted in touching anecdotes. Once, Jayne’s S
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