Retro-horror film fans will recognize the name Jeanne Carmen from her role in the low-budget -- but highly enjoyable -- thriller, THE MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS (1959). She also made appearances in the exploiters UNTAMED YOUTH (1957), BORN RECKLESS (1958), horror flick THE DEVIL'S HAND (1961), and was brought out of retirement for a bit part in THE NAKED MONSTER (2005).
During her amazing career she also hobnobbed with celebrities such as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, as well as Las Vegas mobster Johnny Roselli. She also called Marilyn Monroe a close friend. Before her film career she was an accomplished golfer and was known for her skill at trick shots.
| Rare comedy LP. |
The well-photographed Miss Carmen appears here in STARE (August 1955), one of Martin "Marvel Comics" Goodman's many humor magazines that he published for over two decades.
Read more about Jeanne Carmen HERE.
BONUS!
Getting a page of her own is famed author, model and photographer Linnea Eleanor "Bunny" Yeager, There's also a fun photo-story featuring one of the most popular pinup models ever, Betty (aka "Bettie") Page. Along with fetish-photographer Irving Klaw, Yeager is credited with popularizing Miss Page, who appeared in countless photographs and magazines during the 1950's. After she was "re-discovered" years later, her career was revived for a new generation of admirers. Yeager is known to have taken over a thousand photographs of Page during her heyday.
And last but not least, famous burlesque queen Tempest Storm makes an appearance in this issue, too!