AFFECTIONATELY, JAYNE MANSFIELD

Affectionately, Jayne Mansfield tells the story of an actress who was known as America’s ‘Smartest Dumb Blonde’ and often dismissed as another Marilyn Monroe copycat. Mansfield's blonde hair, seductive smile and eye-popping hourglass figure, often overshadowed the ‘real’ Jayne who spoke five languages and was a concert violist and pianist. Jayne’s story reads like a fairy tale, but one with a gloomy side and an unhappy end. This book reveals her private life, film parts, stage plays and television appearances. Her 27 films and 6 plays are reviewed in detail and illustrated with (rare) photographs and other publicity material.