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PA native and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield through the years

  • Portrait of American actor Jayne Mansfield, wearing a sleeveless sweater,...

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    Portrait of American actor Jayne Mansfield, wearing a sleeveless sweater, pointy bra and red shorts, leaning against a wooden post, 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • American film actor and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 -...

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    American film actor and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967) poses in a bikini atop a lifeguard chair at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, mid 1950's. She leans forward from the waist and holds her hair up with her hands. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Hollywood legend Jayne Mansfield's grave decorated with flowers, books, and...

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    Hollywood legend Jayne Mansfield's grave decorated with flowers, books, and memorabilia at the Fairview Cemetery in Pen Argyl on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Mansfield, whose career began in 1955, was born in 1933 in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County. Her family moved to Phillipsburg, and then to Pen Argyl when she was 3. She lived there for three years before moving to Texas // (Cameron Hart /THE MORNING CALL ) mc-ent-jayne-mansfield-death-50th-anniversary // Shot on June 29, 2017

  • ** FILE** Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield are seen at...

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    ** FILE** Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield are seen at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles in this Jan 31 1957 file photo. Hargitay, the actor and world champion bodybuilder who was married to 1950s sex siren Jayne Mansfield and whose daughter is Emmy-winning winning actress Mariska Hargitay, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006. He was 80. (AP Photo)

  • Actress Jayne Mansfield is greeted as she arrives at the...

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    Actress Jayne Mansfield is greeted as she arrives at the Shape international service club near Paris, France, Oct. 11, 1957. Mansfield is visiting soldiers, sailors and airmen of the 14 NATO Nations on duty at Shape. (AP Photo)

  • The gravestone of Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield is pictured at...

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    The gravestone of Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield is pictured at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

  • 12th May 1958: Hollywood sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 -...

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    12th May 1958: Hollywood sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967) and her husband Mickey Hargitay smile for the cameras at the Cannes film festival. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

  • circa 1956: American actress Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967), a...

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    circa 1956: American actress Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967), a model before she became an actress, she won several beauty contests including the title of 'Miss Magnesium Lamp'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • Jayne Turns conservative for royalty's sake despite an unrevealing gown,...

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    Jayne Turns conservative for royalty's sake despite an unrevealing gown, the charms of blonde movie actress Jayne Mansfield, right, are still not deglamorized as she exchanges friendly words with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, molding floral Bouquet, during meeting at London's Odeon Theatre on Nov. 4, 1957. Miss Mansfield was one of the many stars on hand as the Queen attended annual royal film festival. Others unidentified. (AP Photo)

  • American actress Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967), circa 1955. (Photo...

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    American actress Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967), circa 1955. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jayne Mansfield

  • Actress Jayne Mansfield, wearing a helmet with a colonel's insignia,...

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    Actress Jayne Mansfield, wearing a helmet with a colonel's insignia, holds two .45 automatic weapons as she poses for a camera session for GIs of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division near Pleiku, Vietnam, Feb. 17, 1967 during the Vietnam War. Mansfield is touring military bases in South Vietnam. (AP Photo)

  • Vera Jane Palmer (1933 - 1967) better known as Jayne...

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    Vera Jane Palmer (1933 - 1967) better known as Jayne Mansfield, an American actress in the passenger seat of a limousine. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

  • Pinup girl Jayne Mansfield dared to bare in bikinis—and many...

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    Pinup girl Jayne Mansfield dared to bare in bikinis—and many regular women followed suit, but in a slightly more modest fashion. Two-piece bathing suits made a sexy splash in the '50s with high-waisted bottoms, skirts, and playful patterns. [Pictured: Marilyn Monroe photographed on the California coast in 1950.]

  • American actress Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967) wearing a pink...

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    American actress Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967) wearing a pink satin dress, circa 1960. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

  • 1962: Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967) relaxing at Lido Beach...

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    1962: Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967) relaxing at Lido Beach in Venice with film producer Enrico Bomba. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)

  • circa 1955: American actress and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933...

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    circa 1955: American actress and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

  • 5th September 1959: Hollywood sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 -...

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    5th September 1959: Hollywood sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967) arrives at Euston Station in London, en route to Blackpool to turn on the city's famous lights. With her are her husband Mickey Hargitay, her children Jayne Marie and Miklos (Mickey Jnr), and their nanny. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

  • 6th September 1963: Hollywood sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 -...

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    6th September 1963: Hollywood sex symbol Jayne Mansfield (1933 - 1967), born Vera Jayne Palmer in Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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PA native and sex symbol Jayne Mansfield through the years