Playboy playmate of december 1961 Lynn Karro

Lynn Karrol (born 31 July 1939 in Pittsburgh) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its December 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck.
Lynn had previously worked in sales, modeling and as a waitress. She had also been a counselor at a girls’ finishing school. By 1963, she was working as a Bunny at the Playboy Club in New York City. For the April 1964 issue of Playboy, she posed with Peter Sellers in the popular “Sellers Mimes the Movie Lovers” pictorial.

She is a former french teacher and currently is employed by the Wellesley Public School system. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Karrol)

Playboy playmate of november 1961 Dianne Danford

Dianne Danford (born 9 August 1938 in Chicago) is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its November 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

Before appearing in Playboy, Dianne’s jobs included being a secretary, fashion coordinator and travelling dress saleswoman. Afterward, she worked as a Bunny at the Los Angeles Playboy Club.

In 1966, Dianne appeared in a horror film, Weekend of Fear, directed, written and produced by Joe Danford. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Danford)

Playboy playmate of october 1961 Jean Cannon

Jean Cannon (born 5 October 1941 in Long Island, New York, died 17 November 2005 in Pembroke Pines, Florida) was an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its October 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.

Jean worked at a variety of jobs before being in Playboy: receptionist, saleswoman, dance instructor, usherette, and ticket salesgirl at horse shows. She later worked as a Bunny for the Playboy Clubs in Jamaica and Miami.

She died on 17 November 2005 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Her cause of death was not disclosed, but according to The Playmate Book, she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2002. She was 64. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Cannon)

Playboy playmate of september 1961 Christa Speck

Christa Speck (born August 1, 1942 in Danzig, Germany (now Gdańsk, Poland)) is a German model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for the September 1961 issue, and as the 1962 Playmate of the Year. Her original pictorial was photographed by Sam Wu.

Christa was working as in a bank at the time she was discovered by Playboy. After her Playmate appearance, she became a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club and was featured in several more Playboy pictorials. She married children’s programming producer Marty Krofft, and they have three daughters together. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_Speck)

Playboy playmate of august 1961 Karen Thompson

Karen Thompson is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its August 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

Little is known about Karen; Playboy has lost her Data Sheet. She was discovered while modeling at a Los Angeles department store.

Karen made guest appearances on such television shows as “Hawaiian Eye” and “The Aquanauts”. “Karen Thompson” is almost certainly a pseudonym. Using the Internet Movie Database, it was possible to find four actresses who had guest-starred on both shows. They are: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Thompson)

Playboy playmate of july 1961 Sheralee Conners

Sheralee Conners (born 12 December 1941 in New York City) is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its July 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Crespinal and Sherman Weisburd. Sheralee also was the model for the unusual double-sided cover of the December 1962 issue

Sheralee’s previous jobs included counseling at a school for the creative arts and giving private dance lessions. Her ambitions were to use her talent for dance to get into show business, and barring that, to open up a summer camp for the arts. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheralee_Conners)

Playboy playmate of juny 1961 Heidi Becker

Heidi Becker (born 11 October 1940 in Klagenfurt, Austria (at the time part of Germany)) is an Austrian-born model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its June 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

When Heidi was 16, she and her family left Austria and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She later studied nutrition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She dropped out and began working as a hairstylist. She also worked as a Bunny at the Los Angeles Playboy Club.

In December 1979 she again posed semi-nude for Playboy for the “Playmates Forever!” pictorial.

Playboy playmate of may 1961 Susan Kelly

Susan Kelly (born 15 February 1938 in Oklahoma) is an American model and actress. She is best known for being Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its May 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Bez.

Susan is of Cherokee, French and Irish ancestry. She studied education at the University of Oklahoma and became an English teacher.

She later pursued a brief acting career, after being discovered by producer Albert Zugsmith. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Kelly)

Playboy playmate of april 1961 Nancy Nielsen

Nancy Nielsen (born 14 December 1940) is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its April 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Lawrence Schiller. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Nielsen)

Playboy playmate of march 1961 Tonya Crews

Tonya Crews (born Alice Crews on 2 February 1938 in Oklahoma, died 7 August 1966) was an American model. She is best known for being Playboy ’s Playmate of the Month for its March 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

Tonya was of Choctaw Indian background and grew up in Oklahoma. Part of her childhood was spent on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in Arizona. She graduated from Millikan High School in Long Beach, California in 1958.
Before becoming a Playmate, she had worked as a secretary and a dance instructor. Tonya was also a dancer in many Las Vegas shows. She also worked at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco in the late 1950s. She was also a dancer in the movie The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Playboy playmate of february 1961 Barbara Ann Lawford

Barbara Ann Lawford (born 7 October 1942) is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its February 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. She also appeared on the cover of the September 1961 issue.

For a time, Lawford worked as a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Ann_Lawford)

Playboy playmate of january 1961 Connie Cooper

Connie Cooper (born 20 September 1941) is an Italian-American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its January 1961 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Paul Morton Smith.

Cooper’s parents immigrated from Italy, and though she was born in the United States, she did not learn English until she was six.

She had worked as a salesgirl at a toy store, a secretary and an usherette. Her amibition was to be an elementary school teacher. According to The Playmate Book, she also attended college courses to study real estate and later became a wife and mother. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Cooper)

Playboy playmate of december 1960 Carol Eden

Carol Eden (born 19 May 1942 in Los Angeles) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its December 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Graham.

Carol’s daughter, Simone Eden, is the first second-generation Playmate in Playboy’s history. Simone was in the February 1989 issue. Carol went on have three children and become a vocational nurse.

She is not to be confused with Patricia Tiernan, born December 30, 1931 who used the name Carol Eden once as listed in the Screen Actors Guild. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Eden)

Playboy playmate of november 1960 Joan E. Mattis

Joan E. Mattis (aka Joni Mattis) (born 28 November 1938 in Chicago, died 4 September 1999) was an American model best known for her work in Playboy magazine. She was its Playmate of the Month for its November 1960 issue.

During her Playboy photo session, Joni refused to disrobe, making her (according to her) the least popular Playmate in the history of the magazine. She only received one letter in response to her pictorial, and it was from a clergyman who suggested that she find another line of work.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mattis)

Playboy playmate of october 1960 Kathy Douglas

Kathy Douglas (born 23 May 1942) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its October 1960 issue. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Douglas)

Playboy playmate of september 1960 Ann Davis

Ann Davis (born 17 June 1938) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its September 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Don Bronstein. Her pictorial was also noteworthy because the magazine had several prominent artists, including LeRoy Neiman, produce their own illustrations of Davis. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Davis)

Playboy playmate of august 1960 Elaine Paul

Elaine Paul (born 11 August 1938) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its August 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Paul)

Playboy playmate of july 1960 Teddi Smith

Teddi Smith (born Delilah Henry on 21 September 1942 in Hastings, Nebraska) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for the July 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Graham and Edmund Leja. After becoming a Playmate, she was a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club. Smith appeared on the cover of Playboy four times during the early to mid 1960s.

Smith’s prior employment included working as a salesgirl at an exclusive men’s clothing store and publicity work for a swimming pool company. Today, according to The Playmate Book, she works as an interior decorator in New York City. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddi_Smith)

Playboy playmate of juny 1960 Delores Welss

Delores Wells (born 17 October 1937 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its June 1960 issue.

According to The Playboy Book, Wells was paid $500 for her Playmate pictorial, along with $100 a month during her two-year exclusivity contract with Playboy. During the 1960s, Delores had an acting career, appearing in small parts in B-movies and series television. She also was a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club, where she made $1000 a week. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delores_Wells)

Playboy playmate of may 1960 Ginger Young

Ginger Young (born 11 March 1939) is an American model and actress who was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its May 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Bez.

Ginger studied art education for three years and held a variety of jobs before her Playboy appearance, including teaching art and ice skating.
Her likeness has graced the covers of numerous recordings released by RCA, Capitol Records, and Warner Brothers. On television, she has made appearances on The Steve Allen Show, The Jerry Lewis Show, and Murder, Inc., and she did a commercial for Chock full o’Nuts coffee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Young)

Playboy playmate of april 1960 Linda Gamble

Linda Gamble (born September 11, 1939 in Pittsburgh) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for its April 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. Linda was also the 1961 Playmate of the Year.

Linda was a secretary at the time of her discovery by Playboy. She eventually became a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club. She later married and had six sons. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Gamble)

Playboy playmate of march 1960 Sally Sarell

Sally Sarell (born 25 June 1938 in Ashtabula, Ohio) was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for the March 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Louis Capuccine.

She spent part of her youth on a farm in Finland and attended Ohio State University. In the past, Sally has worked as a lifeguard, swimming instructor, secretary, and fashion model. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Sarell)

Playboy playmate of february 1960 Susie Scott

Susie Scott (born 22 August 1938 in Chicago) was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month for the February 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

Susie is the second of four children and has worked as a receptionist. She later appeared on the cover of the July 1961 issue of Playboy, as well as in the famous December 1961 “Playmate Holiday House Party” pictorial. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susie_Scott_%28model%29)

Playboy playmate of january 1960 Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens (born Estelle Caro Eggleston on October 1, 1938 in Yazoo City, Mississippi) is an American actress, film producer, film director and pinup model who began her acting career in 1959. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Stevens)