| JAYNE MANSFIELD, as she appeared on themovie set of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter (1957), accessorizedher snug one-piece bathing suit with a lap dog, scarf and the "butterfly"sunglasses that were all the rage in the fifties. If her looks hadn't alreadyaccomplished it, the role firmly established her image as the voluptuous,blonde sexpot. | In 1946, retired star Norma Shearer was visiting a skilodge when a picture of the clerk's daughter caught her eye. Shearer askedfor a copy to send to MGM and a few months later, young Jeanette Morrisonwas in Hollywood acting in the movie The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)with Van Johnson. The film was set in the post-Civil War period, and Johnson,inspired by General Robert E. Lee, renamed the starlet JANET LEIGH.She's seen here ten years later with husband TONY CURTIS relaxingat their Beverly Hills home, both in the prime of their careers. Curtisstarred in several notable films in the fifties, including Sweet Smellof Success (1957), The Defiant Ones (1958) and his biggest hit,Some Like It Hot (1959) with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon. Leighwas one of Hollywood's busiest actresses in the fifties, appearing in dozensof films, but none left a lasting impression like Alfred Hitchcock's suspensemasterpiece, Psycho (1960), with its the spine-tingling shower scene.Leigh and Curtis were divorced in 1962. |
