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{{short description|American beauty queen, model, and actress (1939–2016)}}
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'''Marianne Gaba''' (November 13, 1939 &ndash; May 3, 2016) was an American model, actress, and [[beauty queen]]. She was [[Miss Illinois USA]] 1957<ref name=illinois>{{cite web|url=http://www.missillinoisusa.com/illinois_fame.html|title=Miss Illinois USA Hall of Fame|accessdate=May 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411000638/http://www.missillinoisusa.com/illinois_fame.html|archivedate=April 11, 2010}}</ref> and ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its September 1959 issue.<ref name=sepkingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=gaba%2C+marianne&limit=0|title=Playmate data|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref>
'''Marianne Gaba''' (November 13, 1939 &ndash; May 3, 2016) was an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned [[Miss Illinois USA]] 1957<ref name=illinois>{{cite web|url=http://www.missillinoisusa.com/illinois_fame.html|title=Miss Illinois USA Hall of Fame|accessdate=May 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411000638/http://www.missillinoisusa.com/illinois_fame.html|archivedate=April 11, 2010}}</ref> and ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its September 1959 issue.<ref name=sepkingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=gaba%2C+marianne&limit=0|title=Playmate data|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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>
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 (Czech), 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>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/97/Marianne+Gaba/index.html|title = Marianne Gaba - the Private Life and Times of Marianne Gaba. Marianne Gaba Pictures}}</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>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/97/Marianne+Gaba/index.html|title = Marianne Gaba - the Private Life and Times of Marianne Gaba. Marianne Gaba Pictures}}</ref>


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


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* ''[[Island of Love (1963 film)|Island of Love]]'' (1963) (uncredited)
* ''[[Island of Love (1963 film)|Island of Love]]'' (1963) (uncredited)
* ''[[The Choppers]]'' (1961) .... Liz
* ''[[The Choppers]]'' (1961) .... Liz
* ''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]'' - "The Button-Down Break" (1961) .... Girl Friend
* ''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]'' - "The Button-Down Break" (1961) .... Lucille, Devlin's Girl Friend
* ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]''
* ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]''
** "The Affairs of Adam Gallante" (1960) .... Peaches Schultz
** "The Affairs of Adam Gallante" (1960) .... Peaches Schultz
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* ''[[G.I. Blues]]'' (1960) (uncredited) .... Bargirl
* ''[[G.I. Blues]]'' (1960) (uncredited) .... Bargirl
* ''[[Raymie]]'' (1960) .... Second Girl
* ''[[Raymie]]'' (1960) .... Second Girl
* ''[[Please Don't Eat the Daisies]]'' (1960) (uncredited) .... Young Girl
* ''[[Please Don't Eat the Daisies (film)|Please Don't Eat the Daisies]]'' (1960) (uncredited) .... Young Girl
* ''[[Mike Hammer]]'' (1959) .... Doris' daughter
* ''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)|Mike Hammer]]'' (1959) .... Doris' daughter
* ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'' - "A Piece of Paradise" (1959) .... Gaba Gaba Hey
* ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'' - "A Piece of Paradise" (1959) .... Gaba Gaba Hey
* ''[[Missile to the Moon]]'' (1958) .... Moon Girl
* ''[[Missile to the Moon]]'' (1958) .... Moon Girl
*''George Burns & Gracie Allen Show - “Too Much Pot Roast” (1957) …..'' Miss Illinois
* ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]] - “Too Much Pot Roast” (1957) …..'' Miss Illinois


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{playmate|marianne-gaba|Marianne Gaba}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0299915|name=Marianne Gaba}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0299915|name=Marianne Gaba}}


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[[Category:1950s Playboy Playmates]]
[[Category:1950s Playboy Playmates]]
[[Category:Female models from Illinois]]
[[Category:Female models from Illinois]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in California]]
[[Category:Deaths from brain cancer in California]]
[[Category:Neurological disease deaths in California]]
[[Category:21st-century American women]]
[[Category:Deaths from brain tumor]]

Latest revision as of 01:19, 23 March 2024

Marianne Gaba
Gaba as a guest star on 77 Sunset Strip in 1960
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 actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Illinois USA 1957[2] and Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue.[1]

Personal life

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Gaba was born in Chicago, Illinois.[3] She was fluent in three languages—Bohemian (Czech), 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  2. ^ "Miss Illinois USA Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. 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. ^ "Marianne Gaba - the Private Life and Times of Marianne Gaba. Marianne Gaba Pictures".
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Preceded by
Mickey Blair
 Miss Illinois USA
1957 		Succeeded by
June Pickney
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