Glowing Jayne Pregnant with Tony

This is the greatest pregnancy photo I have ever seen of Jayne Mansfield. She was photographed in Columbus, Ohio in 1965 with local reporter Gail Tabor who was also expecting. The ladies are seen engaging in pregnancy joy and Jayne is feeling Gail's bump. 

http://guylucas.com/2015/03/27/from-beyond-the-grave-mom-wins-the-internet/

WATCH NEW JAYNE MANSFIELD DOCUMENTARY HERE

This morning I sat down and watched the new French Jayne Mansfield documentary. And while I did not understand what the narrator was saying I just could not wait for the release of the English version. The documentary is full of rare and unseen archive footage. I was amazed to see a behind the scenes footage reel of the filming of The Burglar where we actually see Jayne get burnt with the kettle (something I had only previously read about). A lot of footage inside the pink palace is featured including a really sweet clip of Jayne, Mickey and Jayne Marie with huge smiles on their faces as they show off the house they had just purchased (prior to Mickey's renovations). There was a tiny colour clip of Jayne playing badminton at home and a giant press gathering in the backyard by the pool. We also get to see a part of the interview Jayne and Mickey held at home on Christmas Day when they first got back together after the Bomba incident. A lot of family footage is seen with Jayne's first three kids (not too much of Mariska & Tony) including a rare clip of Jayne, Mickey, the kids and Matt Cimber in the background loading the kids into an awaiting vehicle. I was very very impressed with the amount of archive footage used in this documentary. It really is packed full of videos. I highly recommend everyone watches this. You can watch the video at the link below however it is also available to buy on DVD :-)

http://www.tv-replay.fr/redirection/22-03-15/jayne-mansfield-arte-11027411.html

Jayne Mansfield Door Sticker

You have not yet seen it all until you see the Jayne Mansfield full length door sticker. Available from StickDecor the sticker shows an image of Jayne taken by Barry Kramer. A fun and decorative item for the extreme collector.

Jayne Mansfield on Her Wedding Day 1958

Here is an ultra high quality snap of Jayne Mansfield to enjoy. Jayne is photographed on her wedding day to Mickey Hargitay on the 13th of January 1958. The transparency is currently at auction.

It Happened in Athens Extra Reminisces About Jayne Mansfield

A young extra at the time of filming it Happened in Athens reminisces about Jayne Mansfield and what it was like being on the set of a Jayne Mansfield flick filming in his hometown in Greece. He has included in the article photos of himself in his costume and scans from the original advertising seeking extras for the film, as well as a really quirky Greek cigarette advertisement featuring Jayne Mansfield. Follow the link below to read the blog post, remember to translate the page if need be as it is in Greek.

http://atheofobos2.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/jayne-mansfield.html

Jayne Mansfield 1964 Interview

"I think some people are rather, perhaps, born in a turmoil. Some people are born with maybe a cyclone going on or something, I’m sure I was because my life has always been like that. I don’t know what I would do if it ever ceased to be; rather, plain and ordinary. I perhaps complain when it gets too hectic but then I think it’s my fate." - Jayne Mansfield

This is just one of many insightful quotes from Jayne Mansfield in our gorgeous new video of a candid Jayne Mansfield during a French interview in 1964.

Jayne Mansfield in her Hotel Room at the Mayfair Hotel in London 1967

Please enjoy this rare snap just added to the getty archive of Jayne enjoying some downtime in her hotel room at the Mayfair hotel in London on the 10th of April 1967.

View image | gettyimages.com

Jayne Mansfield by Walter Frederick at the Holiday Inn, Louisville 1963

Louisville news service, the Courier Journal has recently come into possession of the Wallace Studio Archive (not to be confused with the notable archives of Wallace Seawell). Included in the archives are photographs of Jayne Mansfield during a visit to Louisville in 1963. The Courier Journal has shared one of those ultra rare snaps. The photograph taken by Walter Frederick shows Jayne seated poolside with pet Chihuahuas Galina and Charlessa at the Holiday Inn in downtown Louisville. Jayne was in town performing her nightclub act at the Iroquois Gardens.

Click the photograph below to head to the original link.

Matt Cimber on the Making of Single Room Furnished & Directing Jayne Mansfield

"What Jayne did in the film was just wonderful. She was really relaxed. She threw away her image and she felt all three of her parts in that film. It's a cult film now." - Matt Cimber

Tv Store Online has published a pleasant interview with Matt Cimber about the making of Single Room Furnished and naturally there is plenty to be said of Jayne. To read the full interview follow the link below or click the image above. 

http://blog.tvstoreonline.com/2015/03/exploitation-director-matt-cimber-talks.html

Jayne Mansfield with Locals at the Sun 'n Sands Hotel in Biloxi 1963

Take a look at this gorgeous pin of Jayne at the Sun n Sands Hotel in Biloxi during her 1963 visit. Photograph is quite tattered but still a gem to see. Jayne brought boyfriend Nelson Sardelli with her and she was at a very happy point in her life.

Update on New Jayne Mansfield Documentary - IT'S IN ENGLISH

Yes you read that right, the new French made documentary that we informed you about not that long ago will be released in English as HOLLYWOOD DREAM FACTORY. The film is 53 minutes long and according to summaries is riddled with archive footage. Let us repeat that for you once more RIDDLED WITH ARCHIVE FOOTAGE!! This is the greatest Jayne Mansfield news in years. If you don't believe the hype and excitement, watch the trailer yourself, we guarantee you will be bursting with excitement.

Jayne Mansfield in Nashville 1965

Here is a fantastic article about Jayne's visit to Nashville in March 1965 for the Cerebral Palsy Telethon. Accompanying the article is an array of fantastic rare images from her stay. Are you as excited as we are? We thought so..

http://www.tennessean.com/story/insider/extras/2015/03/08/nashville-then-jayne-mansfield-1965/24002945/

New Jayne Mansfield Documentary Gets Release

Hi guys, I just wanted to update you on some exciting piece of information. Remember about a year or so ago when we teased about an upcoming French documentary we had discovered was in the works from a french casting call looking for actresses to appear in a Jayne Mansfield documentary? Well that documentary is finally upon us. The documentary is titled Jayne Mansfield La Tragedie d'une Blonde (The Tragedy of a Blonde). The documentary takes on a new concept never explored before. In La Tragedie d'une Blonde women are interviewed and are asked to interpret the life of Jayne Mansfield, comparing their own lives with the life of Jayne Mansfield. The whole thing sounds very interesting. I am not sure what kind of release the film will be having, whether it is aired on French TV, or shared online anywhere. However I do know that French fans can attend the premier of the film on Monday the 2nd of March at 7.30pm in Paris.

Below is a link to the details of the French premier
http://www.wherevent.com/detail/PIAF-Professionnels-de-Avant-Premiere-Jayne-Mansfield-de-Patrick-Jeudy

And if anyone is interested in watching the official trailer for the film you may do so at this link
http://boutique.arte.tv/f10257-jayne_mansfield_tragedie_une_blonde

The Film will be released by What's Up Films there is a short write up about it on their site
http://www.whatsupfilms.com/english/index.html#filter=.actus%3Anot(.actus8),+.postjayne

For fans who are disappointed that the film is in French do not fret for Mamie Van Doren has teased us with photographs taken during the filming of another new Jayne Mansfield documentary. Which has many Jayne fans abuzz with excitement. We will keep you updated with that one once we know more.

In the meantime, I hope you are still enjoying Jayne as much as ever. We will try to update the blog with regular news more often.

Jayne's Caddy For Sale

The Auto Collections in Las Vegas has one of Jayne's Convertible Cadillac for sale. Follow the link below to see the listing and more photographs.

http://autocollections.com/index.cfm?id=1402&action=details&tab=inventory&cartable=&sortorder=car,year&sr=1

Jayne Mansfield with Swedish Reporter Tony Kaplan 1967

Here is a fantastic and super rare photograph of Jayne Mansfield during her tour of Sweden in May 1967. She is photographed with Swedish journalist Tony Kaplan. This photograph was shared by an author who is writing a book on Tony and needs help with the funding. If you'd like to help fund the book you can do so at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1827037309/tony-kaplan-ett-journalistliv-a-journalist-life 

We don't know how much of Jayne would be mentioned in the book, if at all, but it would be lovely if there was a nice feature on her Swedish tour.

The Story Behind the Jayne Mansfield & Clint Eastwood Meeting

So we've all seen a handful of photos of Jayne Mansfield and Clint Eastwood on board a jet plane but the full story behind their meeting was never really published alongside the photographs. Below is the story you've been waiting to hear.

 "A recent file of photos caught my eye when I recognized a young Clint Eastwood, but the shot’s setting seemed odd and I didn’t recognize anyone else. No written information was included on the back of the photos, but one of the subjects turned out to be actress Jayne Mansfield, the Hollywood actress and performer who was one of the best-known blonde bombshells of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

She and Eastwood were going to appear at San Francisco’s Barbary Coast Fandango, an Old West-themed festival sponsored by The San Francisco Chronicle and California Historical Society.

Eastwood and Mansfield were to join San Francisco Supervisors Peter Tamaras and Charles Ertola and artist Lorrie Bunker to judge the costume contest. Attendees could ride a Wells Fargo stage coach that was robbed 15 times by Black Bart, pan for gold or try to win a new sewing machine by finding a needle in a haystack. On the final day of the Fandango, Mansfield would present a trophy to the winners of the fast draw competition, one of the highlights for the lucky few who attended the Fandango along side the celebrities."

read the full story here: http://www.sfchronicle.com/thetake/article/Come-one-come-all-to-the-Barbary-Coast-Fandango-5985854.php#/3

Goodbye to The Empress of China

This New Years Eve the Empress of China goes out with a bang. The restaurant was opened by Kee Joon Lee back in the 60's and he has been operating the business ever since. You will no doubt recognize the below image of Jayne signing the guest book with Kee Joon Lee by her side. The restaurant has always been very popular with bookings being made 2 years in advance for large functions. Sadly Kee lost his lease and the owners of the building are selling up for a cool $25 million. This Wednesday (New Years Eve) is the Empress' final day in operation. We say farewell to a well known and much loved Jayne Mansfield visited landmark.

Happy 49th Birthday to Jayne Mansfield's Youngest Baby, Tony Cimber

We would like to wish Jayne's youngest child Tony Cimber a very happy 49th birthday. 

Tony & his Momma Jayne
in the UK 1967

Tony and his daughter
Jianni 2014

Jayne Mansfield in Commercial for Lux Soap

So we have all seen the photographic advertising Jayne did for Lux soap but as of today there is an ultra rare video on youtube showcasing one of Jayne's commercial's for the company. We hope you are as excited as we are over this beautiful gem. Enjoy.

And a big thank you to the gorgeous person who shared this bad boy for the world to enjoy.

Jayne Films Commercial for 60's Suntanning Lamp

Below is a great little collection of photographs of Jayne (and her family) during the filming of a commercial she did for a newly designed suntanning lamp. We hope you enjoy.

Perfect suntan glow

Young Mickey has learnt Momma's trick of pulling in your core muscle

Jayne Mansfield in California 1967

We would like to share two rare snap shots of Jayne photographed in California in March 1967. She is seen here posing with a couple of fans. She is wearing her iconic silver and black striped sequined dress. We hope you enjoy. 

Pete Kelly's Blues Gets Blu-Ray Release

The release of Pete Kelly's Blues on Blu-ray becomes the third of Jayne's films available on the high definition disc format. While Jayne's role is that of an extra in the film it is still nice to see it released in the modern format. Fingers crossed Fox get onto releasing The Girl Can't Help it in the near future.  However well done to Warner's for this new release.  We couldn't be happier.

Pre Order Merv Griffin Show DVD Box Set Featuring Jayne Mansfield

Great news. The Merv Griffin Show will be getting an official DVD release next month. Featured on the DVD is Jayne Mansfield's 1966 appearance. I know what you're thinking, "It's already on youtube". Well the full episode actually is not. Jayne appears on the segment more so than what is shown on youtube plus you won't have to watch it with that pestering watermark. If you have the episode on an old VHS recording, well the DVD is remastered and much better quality than any old vhs bootleg you might have in your collection. Trust me when I say this is something to get excited about. I know what I'll be asking for this Christmas. Amazon are taking pre-orders if you are interested in ordering.

http://www.amazon.com/Merv-Griffin-Show/dp/B00MO21VC8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412644641&sr=8-1&keywords=Merv+Griffin+Show+DVD

Jayne Mansfield & Matt Cimber 50 Years Later

It has been fifty years since Jayne wed her third and final husband Matt Cimber in a quite ceremony in Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico on the 24th of September 1964. Unlike most occasions in Jayne's life her wedding to Cimber was not a press invited event and photos from the day are quite rare. Jayne wore plain clothes and a small white veil.

Just Married

Jayne signs the marriage certificate 

Today Matt Cimber lives in California with his wife Lynn Fero. He is currently working on a new film project and gives seminars to young film-making hopefuls.

Three generations of Cimber's today.
Tony, Jianni and Matt

Mickey Hargitay 8 Years Gone

Hard to believe that eight years have passed since the beautiful beefcake Mickey Hargitay left this earth. Rest in peace Mickey.

Jayne Mansfield Featured in Upcoming Gaby Exhibit in Montreal

Any Jayne Mansfield fans located in Montreal, Canada will be pleased to know that Jayne portrait photographs by renowned photographer Gaby will be on exhibition from the 15th of September to the 16th of November. Click the photo to go to the original link with all the information you will need.

Jayne Mansfield featured in White Shadows Exhibition

White Shadows is an upcoming exhibit held in Singapore.

In White Shadows, Sullivan continues to explore his long-held fascination with the west coast of America. In a series of new oil paintings, he paints Hollywood blondes from the early days of the silver screen, including Jean Harlow, Jayne Mansfield and Ida Lupino. Sullivan is fascinated by the way our shared imagination, language, actions and emotions are informed by film. These Hollywood starlets defined different kinds of femininity and created now familiar pop culture terms such as ‘Blonde Bombshell’ and ‘Platinum Blonde.’ They were as famous for their scandalous and often tragic lives as their movie careers. For example, an original sex symbol and screen siren, Jean Harlow died at 26 years of age and Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car accident aged 34. Sullivan continues to explore notions of tragic glamour in his photographic ‘still life’ works that function as contemporary vanitas: the bright beautiful flowers symbolically refer to the passing of time and the transience of nature.

50 Years Since Jayne Partied with The Beatles

On the 25th of August 1964 Jayne and husband Matt met with the Beatles at The Whisky-A-Go-Go. It is often believed that it was all Jayne's idea to meet with them to gain publicity. But in actual fact, it was they who wanted to meet Jayne. Upon arriving in the States one of the band members declared that the only movie star he wished to meet was Jayne Mansfield.  After the meeting they did not speak kindly of Jayne, I guess they wished to forget the whole ordeal as George received bad press that night for throwing a glass of water at a photographer, hitting not the photographer but Mamie Van Doren instead. 

Jayne Mansfield Wood Carving

Check out this awesome piece of woodwork. It's a carving of our beautiful Jaynie from The Girl Can't Help It by Tim Munsey. Stunning work Tim.

Thanks to The Academy for Sharing this Unseen Jayne Mansfield Pic

The Academy has shared this gorgeous unseen Jayne Mansfield pic on their facebook page. The photo was snapped at the 31st Academy Awards ceremony. Jayne is wearing one of her beautiful gold lame dresses. Just stunning. And the best part? No Watermarks YAYY!!. Enjoy

Happy Sweet 16 to Jayne's Granddaughter Jianni

We would like to take a moment to wish Jayne's granddaughter Jianni Cimber a very happy sweet 16. And to think Jayne got married at 16 years of age but of course times have changed considerably since then. Anywho we hope Jianni enjoys her special day.

Jayne Mansfield's Family Legacy

When asked to think of Jayne Mansfield's legacy I know many will think of her best movies, her publicity gimmicks or her thousands upon thousands of photographs left behind for future generations to enjoy. And yes those are all apart of her ultimate legacy. Jayne has been gone for 47 years and the majority of her fans today were not even born in her life time. This just proves the kind of lasting power Jayne has on this world. She might not be remembered to the heights of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean or Elvis Presley but that doesn't matter. She is strongly and fondly remembered by many and is constantly lapping up new fans. With that said it is in this blogger's opinion that Jayne Mansfield's first and foremost legacy on this world is in fact not the fame she still holds to this day but her family legacy. Jayne gave birth to 5 beautiful and healthy babies in her lifetime. Each of them grew up to have their own children. Jayne's eldest Jayne Marie is the only of Jayne's kids who is a grandparent. Here is a quick simple family tree I whipped up using information from various ancestry sites. It is not a complete family tree, but just a quick one to show her kids, grandkids and great grandkids. An extensive family tree would show all the spouses and their sides of their family (including the family of Mickey Hargitay's first born Tina) but today I just wanted to focus on the Jayne Mansfield descendants. I have been lucky enough to have spoken with a handful of Jayne's family members (in laws included) and they are a magical bunch of people, so warm and friendly and proud of everything Jayne did. Jayne truly did leave a beautiful legacy behind.

For photos please visit the facebook page www.facebook.com/thejaynemansfieldpicturepage

Jayne Mansfield Shaving T-Shirt

French label Vintedge Clothing has released  a t-shirt with an image of Jayne Mansfield shaving her face. Now the company might not know this (or even yourself for that matter) but there is actually a significance in the image because if anyone else out there has seen Jayne's 1966 Milton Berle episode in full you will remember that in one of the comedy skit segments Jayne is seen sitting in front of a mirror shaving her face in an attempt to feel like a man. Below is an image of the shirt that is for sale. It appears that they do not offer any international transactions however we have many French readers out there so perhaps there may be some eager fans to get this strange design t-shirt for their collections.

Jayne Mansfield Comic Book Appearance

Comic strip titled Far-Out Fables printed in Cavalcade magazine by artist Wallace Wood featured an adorable blonde ala Jayne Mansfield. Thanks to http://paranoiastrikesdeep.blogspot.com.au/ for sharing this treat.

Wig Stylist Recounts Meeting with Jayne Mansfield

The Gleason job, for instance, came a couple of years after she first worked on a week’s worth of his shows that aired from Palm Beach. Actress and voluptuous pinup Jayne Mansfield was a guest on one, but she didn’t show up for rehearsal earlier in the day, finally breezing in around 7 p.m. for a show that would go on live in an hour. She wasn’t anything like camera-ready and kept roaming around her dressing room.

“I said, ‘Miss Mansfield, will you sit down and let me do your makeup? The whole world is waiting to see your beautiful face,’ ” Regina says. She and the star clicked, and Mansfield held the stylist’s pile of rollers, handing them off one at a time.

“At 10 to 8, she walked out. Jackie thought she was a vision. When it was all over and we were saying our goodbyes, I said, ‘If you ever come back to Miami, let me know.’ Two years later, I got the call,” she says.

Read the full article below. 

 

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Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/01/4266638/ruth-regina-wigmaker-and-stylist.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/01/4266638/ruth-regina-wigmaker-and-stylist.html

Happy Birthday to Jayne's Middle Son Zoltan Hargitay

The Jayne Mansfield Picture Page wishes Jayne's middle son Zoltan Hargitay a very happy 54th Birthday.