Yvette Vickers

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Yvette Vickers
Vickers in 1958
Born
Yvette Iola Vedder

(1928-08-26)August 26, 1928
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Diedc. 2010 (aged 81-82)[2]
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • pin-up model
  • singer
Years active1950–1990
Spouses
Don Prell
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​
(m. 1953; div. 1957)​
Leonard Burns
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(m. 1959; div. 1961)​
Tom Howland
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(m. 1967; div. 1969)​

Yvette Vickers (born Yvette Iola Vedder; August 26, 1928 – c. 2010

pin-up model and singer.[4]

Early life and early career

Vickers was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of jazz musician Charles Vedder. During her youth, she traveled with her parents to their various performances. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and studied journalism.[3] While at UCLA, she took a class in acting and discovered that she enjoyed it, so she changed her major to drama. She began making television commercials. She later moved to New York City to model for White Rain shampoo advertisements, but she eventually returned to California to pursue an acting career.[5]

Career

Her first movie appearance is listed under the name Yvette Vedder in

collector's item.[6]

Vickers in Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)

In 1958, she appeared in

One Step Beyond
titled "The Aerialist", aired on April 28, 1959, and an episode of Bat Masterson titled "Double Trouble in Trinidad," aired January 7, 1959 as "Jessie Simmons."

She appeared as Playboy's

men's magazines. Her film roles began to decrease around this time. She did play some small parts in films from 1962 onward, including a small role in Hud (1963). Her last role was in Evil Spirits, a 1991 horror film
.

Vickers was also a singer. In the 1990s, she released a jazz tribute to her parents on CD titled A Tribute to Charlie and Maria. In 2005, she visited Canada for the first time to appear at the Toronto Classic Movie Festival. She appeared with interviewer Tom Weaver on the audio commentary track of the 2007 DVD release of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. She had been writing her autobiography before her death.

Personal life

In 1953, Vickers married Don Prell, and they were divorced by 1957. Her second marriage was to Leonard Burns in 1959, divorcing in 1961. Her third and final marriage was to Tom Howland from 1967 to 1969. Vickers had no children. She had a long-term relationship with actor Jim Hutton.[8] She also had a recurring relationship with actor Cary Grant in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Death

Vickers was last seen alive in 2010. She had withdrawn from her

cremated.[9]

Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner issued statements expressing his sorrow and outrage at her lonely death.[10][11] Her half-brother Perry Palmer[12] retained possession of her ashes.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1950 Sunset Boulevard Giggling Girl on Phone at Party Uncredited
1950 The Sound of Fury Dance Floor Extra Uncredited
1957 Reform School Girl Roxy
1957 Short Cut to Hell Daisy
1957 The Sad Sack Hazel (WAC) Uncredited
1958 Juvenile Jungle Kitten Uncredited
1958 Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Honey Parker
1958 The Saga of Hemp Brown Amelia Smedley Uncredited
1959 I Mobster The Blonde
1959 Attack of the Giant Leeches Liz Walker
1962 Pressure Point Drunken Woman Uncredited
1963 Hud Lily Peters
1963 Beach Party Blonde Yoga Girl Uncredited
1971 What's the Matter with Helen? Mrs. Barker
1976 Vigilante Force Unnamed Blonde Woman Uncredited
1990 Evil Spirits Neighbor (final film role)

See also

  • List of people in Playboy 1953-1959

References

  1. ^ a b "Playmate data". Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "'Mummified' Former Playmate Swerved Between Recluse and Storyteller". ABC News.
  3. ^ a b "Officials try to ID body in home of 1959 Playmate". May 3, 2011. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Blankstein, Andrew (May 2, 2011). "Mummified body of former Playboy playmate Yvette Vickers found in her Benedict Canyon home". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  5. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7864-2857-1
    .
  6. ^ Halperin, James L. (ed.) (2005) Heritage Vintage Movie Poster Signature Auction 2005 Catalog #624. Dallas: Heritage Capital Corporation, page 63.
  7. OCLC 49632006
    . Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  8. ISBN 978-0-517-57150-7
    .
  9. Yahoo!7. Archived from the original
    on May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  10. ^ Mikulan, Steven (February 1, 2012). "Left Behind". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  11. ^ Shira, Dahvi (May 5, 2011). "INSIDE STORY: The Final Tragic Years of Yvette Vickers". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  12. ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

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