Friday, April 23, 2010

What happened to '60s sex kittens?

What happened to '60s sex kittens?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-100416-sex-kittens-pictures,0,2063015.photogallery

1960s poster girl Raquel Welch is almost 70 years old and has a new
memoir out, which got us thinking: What happened to other '60s bombshells?

[See URL for photos]

.Ann-Margret

Claim to fame: Elvis Presley co-star in "Viva Las Vegas" (1964) and
other singing-dancing movies, such as "Bye Bye Birdie" (1963)

What Ann-Margret is doing now:

Recently guest starred on an episode of "Law & Order: SVU"

Cat connection: Starring role in 1964 teen-delinquency movie "Kitten
With a Whip"
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Brigitte Bardot

Claim to fame: Sexy roles in films such as "Et Dieu … crea la femme"
("… And God Created Woman," 1956) by director and then-husband Roger Vadim

What Brigitte Bardot is doing now:

Retired from film and is now an ardent animal-rights activist

Cat connection: Did we mention her animal-rights activities?
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Jane Fonda

Claim to fame: Movie career that ranged from comedy classics such as
"Barefoot in the Park" (1967) to "Barbarella" (1968) directed by
then-husband Roger Vadim

What Jane Fonda is doing now:

After a long absence from film, she returned in "Monster-in-Law"
(2005) and "Georgia Rule" (2007)

Cat connection: Title role in "Cat Ballou" co-starring Lee Marvin and
Dwayne Hickman
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Elizabeth Taylor

Claim to fame: Leading roles in movies based on Tennessee Williams
plays, including "Suddenly Last Summer" (1959)

What Elizabeth Taylor is doing now:

Active in fundraising for AIDS research

Cat connection: Played Maggie the Cat in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958)
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Eartha Kitt

Claim to fame: Star on Broadway, in movies and on television;
remembered for her distinctive voice

What Eartha Kitt is doing now:

Died in 2008

Cat connection: Catwoman in the 1960s "Batman" series on TV
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Raquel Welch

Claim to fame: "One Million Years B.C." (1966)

What Raquel Welch is doing now:

Touring to promote her memoir, "Raquel Welch: Beyond Cleavage," that
among other things reflects on her early pinup self

Cat connection: A catfight between her character and a rival in "One
Million Years B.C."

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1 comments:

Billy Lenox said...

It's a drag how Raquel Welch was blacklisted after her early 1980s lawsuit against the producers of "Cannery Row." Apparently, she had actually finally agreed to appear topless (!!!) in a film. Something happened, I'm not sure which occurred first, either she sued or was fired. Since the lawsuit, she has not made a film.