Upcoming Jayne Mansfield Documentary

I've just heard from a friend that this is a new Documentary on Jayne's 1967 stay in Europe which is due to be released in the UK for an upcoming Jayne Mansfield DVD box set. Looks very interesting and I look forward to seeing it. I wonder what the box set will be like and if it will feature different titles than the 3 DVD USA box set.

First Look at Stunning Rare Images of Jayne Mansfield

 Take a look at some recently released photographs of Jayne from 1966. Doesn't she look so adorable? These images of Jayne are now my new favorites. Click on any of the images to take you to the original link.

Documentary on Photographer Robert Lebeck

Here is a very interesting short clip promoting a documentary on legendary German photographer Robert Lebeck. It shows his famous photograph of Mickey holding Jayne up to a chandelier so she can eat grapes off it. The remainder of the clip talks about his stunning images of famous Director Alfred Hitchcock.

Have a Divoon Valentines Day Fellow Jayne Mansfield Lovers

Here are some loved up Jayne & Mickey photos to enjoy xxx

Mariska Hargitay Wearing her Mothers Wedding Gown

In 1983 when Mariska Hargitay was a mere 18 years old she entered in the Miss California Beauty Pageant. She represented Miss Beverly Hills and came fourth runner up. At the end of the pageant was the evening gown moment and for the special occasion Mariska wore an item of clothing dear to her heart. She wore Jayne's wedding gown from her marriage to Mickey (also her G.C.H.I costume). Mariska looks simply stunning in her mothers wedding dress. I can picture Mickey and Ellen sitting in the audience proud of their young girl, and Jayne not missing a moment, watching over her baby with overwhelming pride.

To watch the footage of Mariska wearing her mothers dress click the video link below.

There are more clips from the show on youtube including Mariska's swim suit moment so make sure to have a look around if you're interested.

Jayne Takes A Bath

Jayne & her little men

I adore this photo of Jayne with Mickey Jr & Zolie and a whole bunch of kittens, it is too adorable.

Jayne Mansfield Sitting Next to a Telescope

Jayne Mansfield sitting next to a Telescope at the start of this footage. Full length episode can be purchased from http://www.myfootage.com/index.php where Im sure there will be plenty more Jayne.

Jaynie's Pink Palace Book Review : SEXBOMB "THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JAYNE MANSFIELD"

Sexbomb is like no other book you will find on Jayne Mansfield. It is not a biography like all the others. It is an A-Z of Jayne's life in her own words. The author starts off with a lovely introduction and even describes his own memories from when he saw Jayne perform live back in the 60's. Also included in the book are a list of books written about Jayne with small descriptions, a small selection of magazine covers, a full length interview with Jan Cremer from Playboy magazine on the subject of Jayne, a list of her films with running times, credits and descriptions,  a list of 22 Queen, Miss & Princess titles given to Jayne, a list of Jayne's records, a list of Jayne's television appearances, a list of Jayne's theatre appearances and at the end a very short time line of the major occurrences in Jayne's life. This is defiantly a wonderful book to have because to add to all the amazing features I just mentioned above, the book is filled to the brim with wonderful and very rare images of Jayne. This book is probably the closest to a photography book on Jayne there is, even though the pages aren't glossy, its not hardcover and all the photos are in black and white. Sexbomb was originally released in dutch and later translated into English, of course something I sure am glad happened.

Sexbomb can sometimes be a little pricey, however if you keep an eye out it can also sometimes be cheap. I suggest you grab yourself a copy if you don't already have one.

Jaynie's Pink Palace Book Review : ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF GIRLIE MAGAZINES

I fell in love with the cover of this book the moment I saw it. And I was quite fortunate to snag a copy for $5. The cover is baby pink and has a negligee clad Jayne Mansfield, what is not to love.

The book starts off with drawn images from the 1800's featured from the Police National Gazette and continues through to the pin up era and ends with the 70's and 80's, which I personally don't find artistic at all but it is a book about men's magazines through the ages so I suppose there is no reason not to feature that section in the book. The book features three images of Jayne, one small image near the beginning and two other images which take up a two page spread. There is nothing fantastic about the book other than the cover. It isn't glossy but there are colour images. It is a nice book to have and the pink looks good on the shelf. It is also interesting to read about how far men's magazines have come, that part I won't deny I enjoyed. I do recommend this book however there are better books out there on the subject of men's magazines.

Jaynie's Pink Palace Book Review : VA-VA-VOOM

Va-va-voom is an excellent book. The first thing about it that caught my eye was that she was on the front cover, and I can't say no to a book darling Jayne is on the cover of. Va-Va-Voom is extremely glossy, I love the pages, they are top quality. The images in the book are mostly cheesecake. It features both black and white and colour photos. There are a handful of Jayne images including one of her New Years promotional shots where she is making a toast with a clock in the background, the image of Jayne where she is sitting on top an orange Lincon Premier out the front of her Mansfield Madness house, one of her promo shots for 4th of July sitting on a large top hat, and three other full page images including the same image as on the cover.

I love to look at pin up photos so even though this book only has a little on Jayne, it was an absolute delight from start to finish. There isn't  alot of writing, just mostly images. It is a great coffee table book and once again a must for your collection.

Jaynie's Pink Palace Book Review : HOLLYWOOD BABYLON 1 & 2

Hollywood Babylon is no doubt a cult classic.There are plenty of books out there that strive to be a lot like this but in my opinion this is it. There are no other morbid Hollywood books as great as this one. If you love to read about the crazy scandals from old Hollywood than this book is for you. There are some very grotesque images used in this book so if you can't handle death images than this is defiantly not for you. Hollywood Babylon features Jayne Mansfield on the cover, One full page image of Jayne in the bath while filming 'Rock Hunter', A two page photo of the famous car crash image showing the mangled car with a males body on the floor near by and Jayne's body laid out on the side of the road underneath a white sheet with her bloody arm and a boot showing, also on Jayne there is a two page sized image of Jayne's poor little dead dog amongst Jayne's mangled bloody wig, smashed wine bottles and blood running down the side of the car.

Hollywood Babylon 2 is quite a lot like the first, exploring different stories and giving more details on certain stories already featured in the first. There is chapter on Marilyn Monroe and another on James Dean if you are fans of them also. The book has an overweight Liz Taylor on the cover. Jayne is featured once in this book, in a two page length photo during the filming of Promises Promises, Jayne is nude in the image, has one leg propped up on the side of the bath and is showing her pubic hair.

These are great books and I highly recommend them. I love the trashy Hollywood books and these two are defiantly must haves if you are like me. The great thing about these books is that they arn't rare and can be very cheap. I got both of mine for $1 each.

Happy February Fellow Jayne Lovers

Hard to believe it's February already. What is there to look forward to in February?, why Valentine's day of course. I often wonder what Valentine Day would have been like for Jayne. What she did, who she spent them with. I'm sure she would have had some Divoon V-Days. I imagine Mickey would have spoilt her rotten too.

February on my Jayne Mansfield 2012 calendar

Jayne & Mickey kiss inside their Mansfield Madness house

New Layout

I've finally updated my layout to something fun and vibrant. I love it, I think Jayne would approve. XXX