The Rise And Fall Of Jayne Mansfield
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2022
- Almost everyone has heard of Marilyn Monroe, but fewer people are familiar with the ambitious actress who once beat her in popularity polls. Jayne Mansfield left a lasting mark on the celebrity sphere, and used techniques to gain publicity that are still practiced by today's reality and social media stars.
Born in 1933 as Vera Jayne Palmer, Mansfield grew up in Texas and was reportedly extremely intelligent. Stories claim she learned several languages as a child, took lessons in dancing and singing, and enjoyed playing the violin for strangers. As an actress and model, Mansfield oozed sexiness during a time when pinups were all the rage and curvaceous women were idolized. Over the course of her career, she leaned into the role of "blonde bombshell" like no other.
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They used Jayne to spite Marilyn and as soon as Marilyn came back, they fired Mansfield and rehired Monroe. Hollywood is so mean.
Hollywood is not mean,
Hollywood is the epitome of evil.
That's because Jayne did not have the talent vulnerability or comic timing that beautiful Marilyn did. She stepped all over Marilyn's shoes. Copied everything she did. She couldn't hold a candle to marilyn
@@user-qn3qo4md4x Mansfield had her own talent it shows in her movies and at least she didn't have any plastic surgery and raised 5 children Also she was a musician
Her daughter Mariska said “When she passed away, people broke into the house and stole most of her belongings. And some collectors had bought some of her jewelry and some of her things.” How disgusting
@@KAT-dg6el A different time. Likely no way to identify the stolen jew
not surprizing. this is kinda off topic but i know when jeffrey dahmer was arrested some guy (i legit forgot who it was but it was a legal type of guy, like law person) tried his hardest to grab all of dahmers belongings and burn them and trash them so no people would go in his apartment and take things for souvenirs. i think it was a lawyer either way he knew it would be trouble if people got their hands on his stuff whether to try and sell them or not. theres like nothing left of dahmers belongings anywhere. supposedly zak baggins has had several pairs of dahmers glasses sent to him saying "these are the real ones!" but zak said he's officially stopped looking or taking in dahmer items. if money didn't exist people wouldn't be so horrible.
Mariska is an absolute spitting image of her mum. Beautiful women.
She died a vulgar death? You live by the sword, you die by the sword. Mansfield was apparently a very intelligent person. She made calculated choices. I think it's wonderful that her daughter made very different choices and was successful.
@@alanhill2508 a car wreck. How is that by the sword?
Jayne was a strategist. Just like Marilyn, she played the public and played out to the image they wanted of her. And she was intelligent too. Mariska is her spitting image. She reminds me a lot of her mother with her way of thinking.
Mariska Hagerty from svu?
@@MoejiiOsmanTV Yep! Olivia Benson 🥰. Mariska is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay.
@@MoejiiOsmanTV No.Mariska. Hargitay from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey"!!
@@johnpatterson4816 uhh u kno there is more then one famous person with the name Mariska right? Typical American response not knowing there's a world outside there country.
@@MelaninCosplay ya I should've waited to finish the clip before they got to her dad's part...When it comes to old Hollywood beauties, I'm more of a Veronica lake/Grace kelly man myself... Oh and that broad that was always in marylin's movies who was her sidekick the brunette with the waterfall chest, think her name was Jane Russell.. I just know I watched her way more in Monroe's movies then Monroe herself..as for Monroe, she was for the streets.. if there was ever a postergirl of the casting couch it was her.. every director, producer, actor even the lighting guys on set prolly hit that well maybe not the lightning guys but for sure the rest and studio execs ... prolly why the depression they didn't understand in those days drove her to suicide to make the pain stop..,she was just an object to be used over and over again not seen as even human and not to mention both Kennedys(how weird screwing somebody ur brothers screwing at the same time) abusing there power & prolly staged the death bcuz she knew too much, "men tell tales they shouldn't in the comfort of silk sheets with a women" Tragic... DiMaggio should've put a stop to all that crap Once they were married, he was a bonafied superhero in his time, no movie director or exec or president should've had the balls to try anything on her once she married smokin Joe dimaggio but I'm guessing with baseball season being long and all the away games he couldn't be there like a normal husband bcuz they weren't a normal couple,they were a platinum couple and was bound to fail
LOVE the old Hollywood weird history episodes!! Please make one on Rita Hayworth 😻
@tequila4ngelファッグ Spanish people are white, Spain is a country in Europe.
@tequila4ngelファッグ that’s actually not entirely accurate
There's a photo of my mother my father took of her standing in a field in New York. My mother looked just like Rita Hayworth. Rita became one of my favourite stars. RIP Mom.
I love watching all Rita’s old music, and Sophia Loren, & Raquel too. It’s sad to see them all pass away. And Ava Garner was another one, & Gina Lolabridger (sp) 😢 Rest In Peace ❤ Ladies
The fact that in 2022 we are still talking about her answers your last question
There aren't many of us talking about her though lol
Mariska Hargitay looks just like her it makes me so sad to think about how she didn’t get to grow up with her mother, but she is also a legend herself!
One time I was watching a documentary about Mariska and they showed a clip of Jayne and I thought it was Mariska with blonde hair.
I love Mariska!❤
I agree and it’s so hard to look at her and not think of her mother because she looks so much like her. Both absolutely stunning.
I did not know until just now that she is Jayne's daughter, interesting. Thanks.
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I would love to see an episode on Hedy Lamarr. She is such an interesting person and was so far ahead of her time. Not to mention beautiful, of course.
yes!
"This is 1874, you'll be able to sue _her_."
-- Governor. Lepetomane
there is one video on her on This Channel
"It's 'Hedley'"!
So many younger folks now claim they’re inspired to be Marilyn Monroe but their online gimmicks are really Jayne Mansfield.
Thank you
👏👏👏
Before I retired, I worked as a set carpenter where I met Zoltan Hargitay, her son, who was working as a set carpenter also! Nice guy.
She was ahead of her time. She used her mind and body to stay relevant even if the movie studios didn't want her.
Uh no. She simply had to imitate MM. There isn't much thinking needed when you copy someone else, and her imitation of MM was quite vulgar and exaggerated.
She wanted to be taken seriously while prancing around with her clothes popping off. Can you imagine Kim K in a dramatic movie role? No you cant.
@@Kaboomboo literally! That’s why Marilyn was and is better than Jayne. Marilyn was actually talented and didn’t need to embarrass or degrade herself for 5 minutes of attention
That's a fierce woman's secret weapon, truly! !!
The brutal truth is she was willing to show her body in public, and so she then found she wasn't valued as an actress with talent, when she got older and couldn't rely on showing her bits and also other young women seeing her success and doing the same but still have their looks.
Now we're oversaturated with Instagram, tik tok, and the worst: onlyfans. 1900s flashing an ankle got you attention, 1950s it was hotpants, 1960s-70s flashing bits like it was an accident, then gradually regressively worse to the point where to get famous by being attractive then women must have the perfect hourglass figure, squat 50x a day, get a silicon upgrade, some injections at the least... and even on the lower end you could be willing to stuff your orifices and sell your body fluids but still be lucky to get 10 bux a month 😅
It would be so neat to see a video about Mae West. She was a brilliant writer, performer, and pioneer for women's autonomy and sexuality. It is impossible to talk about Hollywood and the film industry without Mae West.
Agree! Mae was the queen of them ALL!
I love this episode because I really understood the genius of Jayne. She was basically a social media sensation and was able to monetize it in a way that was unheard of at the time. I have a greater respect for her.
You're saying the only thing that matters is $$? Well, in Hollywood and popular culture your may be right.
@@alanhill2508 shut up , money matters , money gives you access to the best healthcare and way of living . Stop with the bs that money isn’t important
Lol Monetize it in a way that was unheard of at the time? I think you're confusing Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. It was Marilyn who owned the system; she owned it so much that the studios worked really hard to create a dozen clones (Jayne Mansfield was one of them) of her to capitalize on her success and profitability. They failed. MM's films grossed over $200 million which adjusted for inflation is two billion dollars in today's money. JM's films came no where close to those numbers. There's no competition.
@@dominos6576 let me elaborate a bit. I’m in no way comparing Marilyn to Jayne. Marilyn was a megastar, I’m stating as far as marketing, the tabloids, making sure her top flew off at events etc.. placed the attention on Jayne. She was able to request huge fees for appearance without having a talent firm. She knew how to work the business to her advantage. Marilyn on the other hand was a huge movie star. Her name ensure huge box office returns I don’t think she even realized her full potential before her death. When I’m speaking about Jayne I’m speaking in terms of how social media stars move today, Marilyn would not have to move like that because she was a movie star if that makes sense.
@@dm3889 I think I might know what you mean. Despite the clone's deficits, she was her own in a controversial and vulgar way.
0:07 Justin Timberlake ripping off Janet Jackson's bra wasn't a publicity stunt. He didn't get her consent to do that. She faced massive backlash that effectively stopped her career in its tracks, because people were offended (even though she was the one who was publicly exposed without her consent). Meanwhile Justin Timberlake got no backlash whatsoever and went on to have a very successful career.
Yeah that comment pissed me off. That moment ruined Janet's career.
That upset me as well,smh
What’s crazy is he also screwed up JC’s music career as well. He was expected to perform during the Pro Bowl later that year but the NFL pulled all musical acts out of fear over a repeat malfunction. JC’s management team was using that appearance to boost his sales. When the show was canceled, there wasn’t enough steam to keep solo career going that he turned to producing instead.
I usually don't bring race into things but that's textbook "white privelage" and we all know it.. with his squeeky clean image added on top he got away with murder. Janet Jackson is musical royalty from the most famous artistic family america has ever produced no ones even close to accomplishing what the Jackson's did globally forget about MJ, there will never be fame of that magnitude ever accomplished again by a solo artist, mostly bcuz of social media and easy access to celebs where as during mjs time you had to catch stuff on TV or newspapers, concerts etc.. But back to Janet, they gave her no benefit of the doubt even tho she didn't need it she wasn't the one who pulled the wardrobe malfunction.. They just completely railroaded her as if she committed a major crime. She got more talent In her pinky then justin ever could achieve in a lifetime, she was acting at 10yrs old on good times before she even started her musical career..that's unheard of for child stars to also succeed transition into another artform.
You people are either young or stupid. It was totally a publicity stunt that went wrong. It was totally planned. She had a large star nipple piercing and the top was made to come off. It was timed with the lyric "I'll have you naked by the end of this song. "
Everyone involvedin the choreography knew about it. The reaction was so bad they lied a bout it and said it wss an accident.
So now we know why Mariska (as beautiful and sexy as she is) stayed as far away from being a sex symbol as possible.
She was definitely ahead of her time and basically defines what Hollywood is today. You can't get through the door unless you show some skin.
It's always been like that if you look into it.
Marilyn Manson retained her value and worth. Like all other women at the time, she would've known the attention she'd get from showing her bits at any chance she got... but still, she got 'through the door' with talent and everyone knows her name whereas most dont of the other one unless you're a truck driver and wondered why that safety bar was called such.
@@gram. manson? 🧐 I didn't know he was a woman
SARAH JESSICA PARKER NEVER HAS
MONROE
The Golden Age actors all deserve a place in the spotlight.
Very good episode. I didn't really know anything about Jane Mansfield but she was pretty interesting. Love this channel so much!
Regardless of any negative press, she stands as an icon of Hollywood from that era.
Hello Kimberly how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
I am blown away by this episode. Two major reveals. One about her daughter and one about truck trailer construction. Thank you, weird history
RIP Jayne Mansfield 🙏
I was only a few months old when she had her accident
It's a shame her Pink Palace has been demolished
If she was born a few decades later she would have really took Hollywood by storm, ahead of her time.
If she was so ahead of her time then why have most forgotten her? Whereas other blonde bombshells like Marilyn are unforgettable and iconic?
@@dominos6576 that’s just how it happened the same way there I’m way more talented artist who never get picked up while people like ice spice and Sexyy Red get record deals and make millions of money. It happens that doesn’t mean that they are not any less good they just weren’t recognized. 🙄
@@kendrashaaaa Jayne was a cheap imitation. What are you on about?
She would have been no one decades later.
@@dominos6576 you must be a great humanist.....
Jayne was supposed to visit our unit in Vietnam in August. We were [pretty upset about the accident. I guess you could say we all loved her.
She was stunning.
This channel is so fun and informative thank you so much for this video!! Also really early like it came out 6 min ago 😊
Her daughter on SVU is doing great and had a great career.
10:14 If someone made that show now I'd watch the heck out of that! I feel like audiences now would be far more interested in it than they were in the 1960s.
Mansfield was a goddess. Stunning figure. No matter what era, she was still a goddess.
It is interesting that Mansfield happily chased the image that Monroe was desperately wanted to get away from. In fact the unfinished film Monroe left behind had her as a mother and she was up for a few more serious roles. It should also be noted that if Monroe had finished the film she would have been the first actor to be nude in major motion picture.
Interesting, that Monroe was up for more serious roles. But I think she was an actor of a very limited range. Watch her in Some Like It Hot... impeccable timing, facial reactions that are seamless with the situation. Her performance is flawless. Then look at her in The Misfits. Simply embarrassing. She could not carry drama at all.
@@alanhill2508 She channeled unclean spirits that’s all, for a high Price, her soul. Everyone who wishes to be famous or idolized for any reason is cursed, all vanity is cursed. Get out of Babylon now.
@@buttersbiscuits1789 lol!
@@alanhill2508 While I have not seen the misfits I have seen her earlier roles which were dramatic roles and she was good. You can also see her possibles in some of the scenes in her unfinished film were she used her natural voice for the first time.
@@stephennootens916 Marilyn had been using her natural voice as far back as her first film in 1947.
Love the content ❤️
I think an upcoming video should be about the rivalry between the actresses who were in What Ever Happened To Baby Jane.
Great call. #TeamBette
There's a whole mini-series on Hulu that covers their feud. Although it is somewhat dramatized.
Jessica Lange plays Joan Crawford and Susan Sarandon plays Bette Davis
The book it's based on is also a good read.
@@errolpletcher9186 yes, I thought though it'd make a good video on this platform. Thanks!
Be Kind Rewind did a good video on that
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What a classic video about her!
Geez she was gorgeous. I've always heard of Jayne Mansfield vaguely but never saw nearly as much coverage on her history. I was actually just about to research more about her right bfr this video was released because I was watching a video about celebs who died too soon - so this is perfect timing - and it dawned on me how little mention she gets (in comparison to other ladies of Hollywood past) and made me want to know a little more about her, the person.
Maybe it was so tragic & gives you the shivers? Idk. That's all I can think when I think if her, the heebie geebies😬
What a shame what happened to Jayne
@@kudukilla God bless beautiful soul
Mariska looks so much like her mother. I knew they were related but didn't know the background. More of this please, really good.
Ya her father's pyshique(in a good way like frame and height) with her others good looks Bonus combo genes when u really have to stand out I Hollywood to get noticed oh and the name too Mariska Hagerty prolly got her thru alot of auditions in the beginning
Okay that Jane’s Addiction quote was amazing 😻
Mariska looks just like her 😍
I never felt they looked alike maybe a little from the profilic side. Her first child looked like her more
No the hell she don't! Lol Mansfield was BEAUTIFUL!
You should do Jean harlow as well,,the original blonde bombshell. Thank you 💕
Ask them to do one on Marilyn Monroe too: the ultimate blonde bombshell.
I'm very glad Fox decided to punish Jayne by loaning her out to "inferior" foreign studios because she got to make a movie with Kenneth Moore. No, she wasn't in "Sink the Bismarck" but she was in a wonderful comedy Western called "The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw". See it if you can find it; Jayne doesn't squeal or have any wardrobe malfunctions but plays what she really was, tough and very smart.
When you said her first marriage ended in a few years after they moved to Hollywood. Stevie Wonder could have saw that coming.
It ended faster than "just a few years" in Hollywood. They were married for a number of years while her husband served in the Korean War. They moved to L.A. in the early fifties and they divorced not long after.
Even worse was Monroe And dimaggio.. If I was alive during that time I'da placed my kids college tuition on that one burning down. Brad Pitt and Angelina I actually thought woukd last tho.. It deff lasted then the average super couple marriage over 10+ yrs is a looooong time
@@MoejiiOsmanTV Poor DiMaggio. He really loved her. That doesn't happen often😔
@@gohawks3571 Joe beat up Marilyn.
@@marymcdole578 Oh crap, I did not know that! Maybe he was remorseful then (not siding with abuse AT ALL!) I just heard he always went to her grave & placed flowers.... Maybe it was a different guy... I thought it was Joe... Bummer, didn't know that😬😬😬
Maybe do a Jackie Coogan weird history clip. He was really famous but most people do not really remember him
You ALWAYS come through ☺️
Mickey Hargitay was a part of Mae West's show, which featured admiring male body builders.
If Jayne Mansfield was around now instead of back then, not only would she still be popular, she'd be more popular than everybody.
She never accomplished the same iconic status and success of Marilyn Monroe. Jayne Mansfield never even came close not then and not now.
NEVER MARILYN MONROE FOREVER!
She died in New Orleans East on Chef Hwy 90 about 2 miles from where I grew up. It's actually a island.
I'm not sure if there's enough info on her to make an episode but if there is a video about Betty Hutton would be lovely. Her story kind of breaks my heart and her name is almost entirely forgotten today.
Another forgotten star is Joan Leslie, who was VERY popular in the 1940s. Unlike the stories of Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, hers has a largely happy, if not triumphant ending. She rebelled against Warner Bros for giving her child-like roles and pushing her to morally compromise her convictions (Leslie was a devout Catholic and IIRC a descendant of Irish immigrants). Although her career was never the same, the movies she did as a freelancer are incredibly strong characters ranging from cowgirls to an Air Force nurse. As if that isn't amazing enough, she was married only once (until her husband died after decades of being together) and she retired in the late 50s to raise her children. She died in 2015 at the age of 90. The reason Joan succeeded while Jayne and Marilyn sadly fell apart is this: She chose NOT to compromise to Hollywood's games or ideas and kept true to herself. Overall, they couldn't break her. Some of her movies (Northwest Stampede and Flight Nurse) are on RUclips!
Jefferson Starship wrote the song ‘Jane’, in her honour
This raised one question. If you cursed someone and that someone died sometime later, will you be suspected and/or arrested for murder?
Literally, no.
Only if u still have the voodoo doll with there hair or deceased item attached to it.
Qualified answer: No. Always read the provision of your country's criminal code about murder. If the victim's death was not caused by any of the requisites listed under that provision, it is at best considered homicide. And you have to prove in court beyond reasonable doubt the accused did do the deed in a logical and factual manner...
Of course not.
@@MoejiiOsmanTV No.
I love her, she is a queen. And so is her daughter Mariska Hargitay
yes ! a Hungarian beauty
Celebrity worship is scary
Jayne gives me life I post art of her on my Instagram 💒💗☁🌷🌸👄👑
Here's how you can connect "The Addams Family" to"NCIS"!!!
Charles Addams created 'The Addams Family"?
During WW2,Charles Addams served in the U.S.Army Signals Corps.
One of the soldiers under his command was Stan Lee,founder of Marvel Comics.
Jackie Coogan played Uncle Fester on The Addams Family.
During WW2,Jackie Coogan served on the U.S.Army Ait Force in the China Burma India Theater.
Mark Harmon's father Tom Harmon also served in the USAAF in WW2 in the China Burma India Theater as well.
@@balabanasireti nobody here is worship her, relax
Hey brother great job.. love the content…. How about a good one on Elvis Presley!!!!!!
Would love to hear about Grace Kelly and Rita Hayworth. And what was the rivalry between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis all about?
She was so beautiful to me. When I first saw her I couldn't believe she was Mariska Hartigay's mom.
She was so beautiful and such a tragic ending. I hope things worked out for her children.
Idk about her other kids, but daughter Mariska Hartigay is doing quite well
Yet Monroe is remembered today as an icon, not Mansfield.
@George Gershwin she wasn't a great actress to begin with
@@abhikghosh6110 facts imagine the comparison
Who tells you it is fair?just stop repeating this like you're obsessed with M.M!can't you respect both?
The bumper on the trailer of trucks became the “Mansfield Bar”
Narrator sounds like a mockumentry narrator of a 70's film.
I really enjoyed this. Loved all the facts, highlights, and fashion.
I live right down the street from the Beverly Hills Hotel. It's amazing how that hotel has stayed relevant, hip and iconic for 100+ years.
I went there for dinner once. Nicest hotel bathroom ever 😊
Would love to see one of Hedy Lamarr, she was such a genius and her brain was just as wonderful as actress too.
MGBY Jayne Mansfield ❤ you were one of the Greatest 🎉
Weird History please do an episode on the infamous Candy Barr.
Please make a video about Emma Goldman!
We can thank Mansfield for the Mansfield bar on the back and sides of semi trucks now
I enjoyed your video on Jane. Can you do videos on silent movie stars? Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin especially? And maybe Joan Crawford?
I really loved the movie "will success spoil Rock Hunter" and I wish I could find it on DVD.
she worked hard and did what she wanted and at that time in history! ahead of her time and iconic!
Worked hard? MM did all the hard work. All JM had to do was copy her. JM was not iconic not even a little bit lol
@@dominos6576 agreed! These people are hyping her up too much, Jayne was an industry plant before it was even popular to be one.
@@Pink_pr1ncess She's really only known for the way she died which is tragic. Those bars behind trucks are named after her.
@@dominos6576 this is still called working and it takes talent to do that too as much as being a mother Don't persist ignoring what great personality she had besides movies
Didn't even knew she existed, but I'm glad I knew about it.
Can you do the history of Nintendo OR the yellow fever in Norfolk, VA in 1855?
She's at the top of my list!
I can still imagine the picture they took of her with Sofia Loren, looking enviously at her
This is yet another one of your videos where I thought "I'm sure I know everything here" then kept saying "nope, I didn't know that!"
Fun fact: 80s hair metal band LA Guns has a song called The Ballad of Jayne. Inspired by Jayne Mansfield
What an ICON!
Hello gorgeous how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
Loved this episode, however noticed you snuck some Mae West in there.
Thanks for this! ♀ #WeirdHistory #JayneMansfield
Have you done a video on Eva (EVITA) Peron of Argentina?
I want to know more about the Silent Generation, please. Thx
Maybe you guys (Weird History) should do a video on each one of the girls John Travolta Names off In Pulp Fiction at the Restaurant he and Uma Therman go to lol
Should do Mae West or Hedy Lamarr if you haven't already.
Jayne Mansfield had an interesting appearance on the 1960s version of Match Game, according to a fellow guest; She ran out of outfits to wear on the show and borrowed the guest’s shirt and ended up stretching it out by the time she returned it. But for Jayne to stretch it out was and likely still is considered a top honor.
When I seen the title and I thought Jayne Mansfield isn't that Marissa Hargitay's mom and I'm like I don't know and now that I heard about Mickey I know that yes she is Mariska Hargitay's mother
A great video about the love story between Spencer Tracy, & Katherine Hepburn. I'd also love to see a video about Sidney Poitier.
According to Scotty Bowers tell-all book, Full Service, Hepburn and Tracy were both gay and created their long-term scandalous affair to avoid being shut out of successful Hollywood careers. Just another example of performance stars being forced to hide their true selves to create an acceptable public image. Have times changed all that much? Who are these glamorous people really? That’s the interesting part.
Huh
She was smart but she over did it.. And this was her undoing.
Hello Jessie how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
And at 12:35, we see Tom Ewell starring next to Jayne, who played opposite Marilyn in "The Seven Year Itch."
10:13 That's Loni Anderson. She did a TV bio-pic of Jayne with Arnold.
Sofia Loren is quite humorous. That quote made me laugh 😂
The sexism in Hollywood of the time is so disgusting. Encouraging women not to have kids or get married. Very intrusive
Then you'll LOVE the story of Joan Leslie. She was a "star girl" of the 1940s who became increasingly angered by Warner Bros keeping her playing child-like characters and pressure on her to behave/dress in ways she viewed immoral (Leslie was a devout Catholic). Finally around 1947 she rebelled, left WB and became a freelancer (it shocked the country). The movies she made with several studios afterward prove what IDIOTS WB were, she was tough enough to play cowgirls and other western characters, yet gentlehearted enough to play an Air Force nurse in a Korean War movie. She retired in the late 1950s to raise her kids. While Marylin and Jayne fell apart and had tragic endings, Joan Leslie was married only once, had a family and lived to the ripe old age of 90. Those two might have won in stardom/fame, but she won in life.
*laughs in Harvey Weinstein*
@@tashalynn29 specifically on the control of their marriages. I didn’t know until #MeToo that women auditioned in hotel rooms and I was like, WTF?! That’s so fucked up and in regard to Ashleigh Judd, that was the late 90s/early 2000s, right?
@@thunderbird1921 good for her for leaving WB. Shows how great of an actress she was and could play a diverse range of characters for her portfolio.
Jane Mansfield was not bigger then Marilyn. She chased Marilyn's fame. She never got equivalent rolls. She did have the one thing Marilyn never had. Children. Both ladies were amazing but Marilyn and Jane were definitely 2 different people but amazing just the same
Times changed and there was Jane Fonda too waiting in the wings. Anyone here remember Barabrella. The 60's also brought about the end of the studio system ushering in the era of the international star like Ursula Andress. Actually both Marilyn and Jayne fought the studio system and it was largely thanks to them that actors could choose their own movies and not be at the mercy of one studio.
Faye Dunaway, Shirley McClaine, Liz Taylor, there were new faces and fresher ladies shooting to stardom. Jayne enjoyed her quick rise to fame, but it was short lived. Sex appeal being your biggest commodity does not give you any security or longevity. It's perishable and quickly overshadowed by fresh meat pouring in practically daily. The aforementioned women, and many others, had real acting talent which gave them more longevity because they could bring the talent even if the looks started to fade. Sadly Jayne had little opportunity to act in a dramatic role: that being the Wayward Bus which earned her a Golden Globe. Her only real award.
Well shit, I had zero idea Mariska Hargitay was her daughter - I see it now!!
can you do more episodes on life in California or LA or Hollywood
It's nasty. You pay top dollar to live in filth. The end. 😂
She's ahead of her time. She is an icon in her own way.
8:57... the actor experiencing Jayne's bodacious figure in "Promises... Promises," is none other than Tommy Noonan, who also received all of Marilyn Monroe's romantic attention in "Gentleman Prefer Blondes." And they say nice guys always finish last!
He was ugly. She cried because of him. They should have found a handsome man for MM.
@@dominos6576 Hollywood often got plain, unassuming men for roles with glamorous women. It was to play up the fantasy that average looking men could score with sexy bombshells.
5:07 gives a Sophia Loren side eye to that question ❓
*coughs* Instagram *coughs*
*Fun Fact, on Seinfeld, Jerry had a line about Mansfield having big breasts. Not that long after her daughter made her first of many appearances on nbc sharing a scene with Seinfeld himself.*
Beautiful blonde, what a pity she had to suffer such a horrible death at such a young age. Very well told story by the presenter, very clear and articulate words, thank you.
This man just opened a video about Jayne Mansfield with the line "cut short"....
The Hollywood studio system would make an interesting video.
I’m glad Mariska took after her dad.
🎶 Can't help it, the girl can't help it... 🎶
At 7:53, that doesn’t look like Mansfield. Its Mae West, right?
Do Mamie Van Doren please!