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Gaba was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name="ci">{{cite journal|last1=Lentz|first1=Harris III|title=Marianne Gaba, 76|journal=Classic Images|date=June 2016|issue=492|page=51}}</ref>
Gaba was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name="ci">{{cite journal|last1=Lentz|first1=Harris III|title=Marianne Gaba, 76|journal=Classic Images|date=June 2016|issue=492|page=51}}</ref> She was fluent in three languages -- Bohemian, Polish, and Spanish -- in addition to English.<ref>{{cite news|title=(photo caption)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5642556/the_decatur_daily_review/|work=The Decatur Daily Review|agency=Associated Press|date=July 16, 1957|location=Illinois, Decatur|page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = June 20, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref>


On June 11, 1960 she married Michael Eugene Starkman in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her son, Gregory C., was born in 1962 and her daughter, Wendy M. was born in 1966.<ref>http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/97/Marianne+Gaba/index.html</ref>
On June 11, 1960 she married Michael Eugene Starkman in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her son, Gregory C., was born in 1962 and her daughter, Wendy M. was born in 1966.<ref>http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/97/Marianne+Gaba/index.html</ref>

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Marianne Gaba
Gaba as a guest star on 77 Sunset Strip with Edd Byrnes
Playboy centerfold appearance
September 1959
Preceded byClayre Peters
Succeeded byElaine Reynolds
Personal details
Born(1939-11-13)November 13, 1939
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1]
DiedMay 3, 2016(2016-05-03) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]

Marianne Gaba (November 13, 1939 – May 3, 2016) was an American model, actress and beauty queen. She was Miss Illinois USA 1957[2] and Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue.[1]

Personal life

Gaba was born in Chicago, Illinois.[3] She was fluent in three languages -- Bohemian, Polish, and Spanish -- in addition to English.[4]

On June 11, 1960 she married Michael Eugene Starkman in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her son, Gregory C., was born in 1962 and her daughter, Wendy M. was born in 1966.[5]

Gaba died on May 3, 2016 from brain cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 76.

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Playmate data". Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Miss Illinois USA Hall of Fame". Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Lentz, Harris III (June 2016). "Marianne Gaba, 76". Classic Images (492): 51.
  4. ^ "(photo caption)". The Decatur Daily Review. Illinois, Decatur. Associated Press. July 16, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/97/Marianne+Gaba/index.html
Preceded by Miss Illinois USA
1957
Succeeded by