Susan Bernard

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Susan Bernard
Susan Bernard in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Born
Susan Lynn Bernard

(1948-02-11)February 11, 1948
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
DiedJune 21, 2019(2019-06-21) (aged 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Author, businesswoman, actress, model
Spouse
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(m. 1974; div. 1983)​
ChildrenJoshua John Miller
Websitewww.bernardofhollywood.com

Susan Lynn Bernard (February 11, 1948 – June 21, 2019)[1] was an American author, actress, model and businesswoman from Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of photographer Bruno Bernard.[2]

Career

Susan Bernard was the author of six books, including Marilyn: Intimate Exposures, Bernard of Hollywood's Ultimate Pin-Up Book and Joyous Motherhood. She was the president of Bernard of Hollywood/Renaissance Road Incorporated.[3]

Bernard starred in the Russ Meyer film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! in 1965,[4] and in two seasons of General Hospital in the late 1960s.

She appeared in

Cindy Fuller, Miss May 1959, has claimed that she was the first Jewish Playmate.[5]

In an interview in the August 1998 issue of Femme Fatales, Bernard revealed, "I was the first under-18 Jewish virgin who was in the centerfold placed in front of a Christmas tree," and that she'd never been nude in front of anyone other than her mother prior to posing for Mario Casilli, who had been one of her father's apprentices.[6]

Personal life

Her father was photographer Bruno Bernard.[7] Her husband, although they later divorced, was actor/playwright Jason Miller; their son is actor Joshua John Miller.[7]

She died of an apparent heart attack on June 21, 2019.[8][9]

Bibliography

  • Bernard, Susan (2011). Marilyn: Intimate Exposures. Sterling Signature.
  • Bernard, Susan (2002). Bernard of Hollywood: The Ultimate Pin-Up Book. Taschen.

Filmography

Films

Television

See also

  • List of people in Playboy 1960–1969

References

  1. ^ a b "Playmate data". Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  2. ^ Beggs, Alexandra (2011-09-28). "Marilyn Monroe: The Metamorphosis". Vanity Fair.
  3. ^ Nadler, Art (1996-12-26). "MGM Exhibit To Host Bernard's LV Photos". Las Vegas Sun.
  4. The Huffington Post
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  5. ^ "The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles". Archived from the original on March 6, 2008.
  6. ^ Scapperotti, Dan (1 August 1998). "Banned in Boston: Bernard of Hollywood". Femme Fatale. 7 (3). Forest Park, Illinois: Frederick S. Clark: 8–31.
    ISSN 1062-3906
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  7. ^ a b "Playmate News". Playboy. 55. Playboy: 143–144. November 2008.
  8. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (June 30, 2019). "Susan Bernard, 71, Dies; Actress and Keeper of a Photographic Legacy". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Evans, Greg (2019-06-26). "Susan Bernard Dies: 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!' Actress, Publisher Of Iconic Hollywood Photo Archive Was 71". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

External links

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