Bettie Page | |
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| Born | Betty Mae Page April 22, 1923 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 2008 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery 34°03′30″N 118°26′27″W / 34.0583333°N 118.4408333°W |
| Alma mater | Peabody College (part of Vanderbilt University) Multnomah University |
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| January 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Jayne Mansfield |
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| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm)[1] |
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Bettie Mae Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008) was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos.[2][3] She was often referred to as the "Queen of Pinups": her long jet-black hair, blue eyes, and trademark bangs have influenced artists for generations. After her death, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner called her "a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society".[4]
A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Page lived in California in her early adult years before moving to New York City to pursue work as an actress. There, she found work as a pin-up model, and she posed for several photographers throughout the 1950s. Page was "Miss January 1955", one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine. After years in obscurity, she experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1980s.
In 1959, Page converted to evangelical Christianity and worked for Billy Graham,[5] studying at Bible colleges in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, with the intent of becoming a missionary. The latter part of Page's life was marked by depression, violent mood swings, and several years in a state psychiatric hospital with paranoid schizophrenia.[6][7][8]
- ^ Official website facts page Archived December 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 17, 2011.
- ^ 50s pin-up queen Bettie Page dies, BBC News, December 12, 2008; accessed 12, December 2008
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (December 12, 2008). "Bettie Page, Queen of Pinups, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "Bettie Page dies at 85 / Pin-up queen was a pop culture phenomenon". Variety. December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
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