Although many people have never seen her movies, Jayne Mansfield remains, long after her death, one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity culture. More so than for her acting ability, Mansfield is remembered as a glamorous, big-busted sex...

Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 — June 29 1967) was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. One of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s,[1] like Marilyn Monroe, Mansfield was a Playmate of the...

A Fox Home Entertainment Release of "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956), "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" (1957), "The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw" (1958). With: Jayne Mansfield, Tony Randall, Tom Ewell. Release: Aug. 8 Three-disc set: $49.98 Jayne Mansfield...

There are those who love camp comedy and those don't. I happen to belong in the camp that does. Lucky for me, the last decade or so in Chicago has been a rich one for edgy, twisted comedies. And one of the...

If part of Hollywood’s appeal is the lure of the artificial—not the entirety of its appeal, but some—then Jayne Mansfield is irresistible. For everything unbelievable, garish, overdone, over-everything about her, there’s also something beguiling, funny, even touching. Her story isn’t pretty (especially as told in...

If part of Hollywood’s appeal is the lure of the artificial—not the entirety of its appeal, but some—then Jayne Mansfield is irresistible. For everything unbelievable, garish, overdone, over- everything about her, there’s also something beguiling, funny, even touching. Her story isn’t pretty (especially as...