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In 1954, after Paul returned from the Korean War, Mansfield convinced him to move with her to Los Angeles so she could pursue her dream of becoming a movie star.
Mansfield's first years in Hollywood initially brought disappointment. She had unsuccessful auditions for Paramount and Warner Bros. and had to take a job selling candy at a movie theater. She also sought out modeling work, not always successfully either. At a professional photoshoot for an advertisement for General Electric, she was cropped out of the picture because she looked "too sexy" for 1954 audiences, according to photographer Gene Lester.
As Mansfield struggled to break into show business, her marriage suffered. In 1955, she and Paul split ways, though she opted to keep his last name.
Jayne was actually born in Bryn Mawr—the Bryn Mawr Hospital to be precise. ... Why Jayne was born in Bryn Mawr is a mystery, as her parents lived in Pen Argyll, ...
Single Room Furnished had a very limited release in 1966.
after a tentative start with Warner Brothers, who signed her for a seven year contract in 1955, Mansfield had changed her mind when her two initial projects proved to be less than ideal. She had the contract rescinded and fled for Broadway, where she starred alongside Walter Matthau in a successful production of George Axelrod's comedy Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
It's a role Van Doren plays in part by choice and in part because she thinks Hollywood never gave her a fair shake. "It was life and I just accepted it. The one mistake I will always kick myself for is not doing 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?' It was written for me. Had I taken that role it would have gotten me out of this situation that I've always been in. My star would have been higher."
Born in Pen Argyl, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Beatrice (Jeffrey) Palmer.
Although she hoped to audition for serious roles, Mansfield took a casting director's suggestion and bleached her hair platinum blond.
Born in Pen Argyl, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Beatrice (Jeffrey) Palmer.
In 1954, after Paul returned from the Korean War, Mansfield convinced him to move with her to Los Angeles so she could pursue her dream of becoming a movie star.
Mansfield's first years in Hollywood initially brought disappointment. She had unsuccessful auditions for Paramount and Warner Bros. and had to take a job selling candy at a movie theater. She also sought out modeling work, not always successfully either. At a professional photoshoot for an advertisement for General Electric, she was cropped out of the picture because she looked "too sexy" for 1954 audiences, according to photographer Gene Lester.
Although she hoped to audition for serious roles, Mansfield took a casting director's suggestion and bleached her hair platinum blond.
As Mansfield struggled to break into show business, her marriage suffered. In 1955, she and Paul split ways, though she opted to keep his last name.
It's a role Van Doren plays in part by choice and in part because she thinks Hollywood never gave her a fair shake. "It was life and I just accepted it. The one mistake I will always kick myself for is not doing 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?' It was written for me. Had I taken that role it would have gotten me out of this situation that I've always been in. My star would have been higher."