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Jayne Mansfield: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born April 19, 1933 • Pennsylvania
Died June 29, 1967 (aged 34) • Louisiana
Awards And Honors Golden Globe Award
Notable Family Members daughter Mariska Hargitay

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Jayne Mansfield reclines on a chaise lounge, wearing a strapless black sequined dress, diamond jewelry, and bright lipstick, with platinum blonde hair styled in waves.
Jayne Mansfield stands center stage in a blue and white gown, singing in front of a band dressed in black and white striped outfits, in a scene from The Girl Can't Help It (1956).
Jayne Mansfield poses with one arm raised while Tony Randall kneels and kisses her hand in a snowy mountain scene from the film Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957).
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