Bettie Page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controverisal photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died Thursday. She was 85. Page suffered a heart attack last week in Los Angeles and never regained consciousness, said her agent, Mark Roesler. Before the heart attack, Page had been hospitalized for three weeks with pneumonia. “She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality,” Roesler said. “She is the embodiment of beauty.” [ABC]
Sexual Revolution Icon Bettie Page Dies at 85
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seitan-on-a-stick
She finally turned the page…R.I.P!
shaun
IMHO… very few have ever come close to projecting the beauty that she brought to film. No doubt, her memory will live on with her fans forever.
michael
icon …. after reading her obituary somewhere today i see he posed because she needed to pay rent etc …
Wolf
Rest In Peace Bettie
You can watch all about her interesting career and life here.
http://www.movieplex.org/showthread.php?t=22267&highlight=Bettie+Page