![]() ![]() Hollywood eventually noticed (how could you miss them?) and her initial English-language roles placed greater emphasis on anatomy rather than acting (the wet dress photos from “Boy on a Dolphin” can still inspire gasps). Sexy slave girls in ancient costume dramas were her initial specialty, with an emphasis on skimpy costumes ( “Two Nights with Cleopatra” and “Aida” come to our dirty minds). Sporting a jaw-dropping set of 38Cs, Sophia Loren first gained notice in the Rome movie industry with roles that showed off her, uh, talent. No wonder Jack Paar presented her on his talk show with the classic quip: “And here they are, Jayne Mansfield.” ![]() Today she possesses a superstar aura and her name alone conjures up images of Coleridge-worthy pleasure domes. But Jayne’s astonishing 40D frontline and her penchant for camp self-deprecatory humor made her a beloved icon in her own right. Okay, so she was a Marilyn Monroe clone and the bulk of her film work was dreck. But Jayne is easily the ultimate movie mammary mama. How the censors ever allowed the sight gag with Jayne Mansfield clutching the milk bottles to her chest in “The Girl Can’t Help It” is the ultimate mystery. JAYNE MANSFIELD: BRING ON THE HOME-GROWN COW JUICE While everyone knows “Carmen Jones” and her low-cut blouse, check out Dandridge shaking her stuff in the limbo dance from “Island in the Sun.” And how we envy the audiences who attended Dandridge’s classic 1950s nightclub revue, with the star holding up her legendary strapless gowns with a forceful display of anatomy. Breast buffs also recall Dandridge – for her firm, supple, utterly hypnotic orbs. Trivia buffs recall that Dorothy Dandridge was the first African-American performer to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination. When asked if she had anything on during that legendary shoot, MM replied: “Yes, I had the radio on.” Needless to say, we’re still tuned in to her frequency. ![]() ![]() While her tight costumes showed off her figure brilliantly, we still find ourselves sneaking a peek at the notorious nude calendar photos she posed for in her pre-stardom period. Kaufman referred to the Russell promotion as “A Sale of Two Titties,” and all of Russell’s flicks included some sort of bosomy double-entendre (our favorite was for “The French Line”: Jane Russell in 3-D… she’ll knock both of your eyes out!”).Įven at this late date, Marilyn Monroe represents the pinnacle of movie star perfection. Hughes’ wildly expensive and lethally overheated PR campaign for Russell’s debut vehicle “The Outlaw” created long-running censorship wars because the marketing campaign played up Russell’s cleavage with too much gusto. Thanks to Howard Hughes’ infantile preoccupation with bosoms, Jane Russell became a star. An inflatable life vest that created oversized flotation power was named the Mae West in honor of the star’s celebrated upper torso. Plenty of men wanted to come up and see her sometime, but Mae’s upper echelons actually helped saved lives in World War II. The woman who brought curves to the screen was Mae West, the taboo-breaking Brooklyn-born 1930s wisecracker who plied laughs while shaking her astonishing anatomy. ![]()
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