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Originally Posted by eisenwurst
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No anniversary or anything, just a bit of a tribute to Jayne Mansfield.
She had an IQ of a very high order ( genius? ), spoke 5 languages, great sense of humour, and died tragically in a car accident at the very young age of 34.
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Jayne Mansfield appeared in an early Rock & Roll themed film,
The Girl Can't Help It (1956), with the title song performed by Little Richard. The opening scene was like something Benny Hill would have done:
Here is the full song, with several scenes of Jayne from the movie:
Jayne Mansfield was known for being a big self-promoter, always hyping whatever project she had going at the moment; she once made and appearance on Johnny Carson's T
onight Show, and, during her interview, Carson had a small cash register on his desk; every time Jayne would plug something, Carson would press a key on the register and a loud "Ka-Ching" would sound...
Jayne's daughter is a star in her own right as the lead on the TV series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role she has held for 19 seasons. Here she discusses her mothers death:
@Eichhörnchen: Ute Lemper! My God, I've had a thing for her ever since I saw her years ago on a PBS program; I bought her albums and her long-form videos. Good choice!!
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