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{{short description|American beauty queen, model, and actress (1939–2016)}} |
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| caption = Gaba as a guest star on ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' in 1960 |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1939|11|13}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1939|11|13}} |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2016|5|3|1939|11|13}} |
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| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. |
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| bust = 34"<ref name=sepkingly /> |
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| preceded = [[List of Playboy Playmates of 1959#August|Clayre Peters]] |
| preceded = [[List of Playboy Playmates of 1959#August|Clayre Peters]] |
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| succeeded = [[List of Playboy Playmates of 1959#October|Elaine Reynolds]] |
| succeeded = [[List of Playboy Playmates of 1959#October|Elaine Reynolds]] |
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'''Marianne Gaba''' (November 13, 1939 – May 3, 2016) was an American |
'''Marianne Gaba''' (November 13, 1939 – 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> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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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> 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> |
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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>{{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> |
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Gaba died on May 3, 2016 from [[brain cancer]] in [[ |
Gaba died on May 3, 2016, from [[brain cancer]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], aged 76. |
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==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) |
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* ''[[The Choppers]]'' (1961) .... Liz |
* ''[[The Choppers]]'' (1961) .... Liz |
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* ''[[Checkmate (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 |
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* ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' |
* ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' |
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** "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 |
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* ''[[Raymie]]'' (1960) .... Second Girl |
* ''[[Raymie]]'' (1960) .... Second Girl |
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* ''[[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 |
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* ''[[Mike Hammer]]'' (1959) .... Doris' daughter |
* ''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)|Mike Hammer]]'' (1959) .... Doris' daughter |
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* ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'' - "A Piece of Paradise" (1959) .... Gaba Gaba Hey |
* ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'' - "A Piece of Paradise" (1959) .... Gaba Gaba Hey |
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* ''[[Missile to the Moon]]'' (1958) .... Moon Girl |
* ''[[Missile to the Moon]]'' (1958) .... Moon Girl |
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* ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]] - “Too Much Pot Roast” (1957) …..'' Miss Illinois |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of people in Playboy |
* [[List of people in Playboy 1953–1959]] |
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* [[List of Playboy Playmates of 1959]] |
* [[List of Playboy Playmates of 1959]] |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb name|id=0299915|name=Marianne Gaba}} |
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[[Category:Actresses from Chicago]] |
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[[Category:Miss USA 1950s delegates]] |
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[[Category:Female models from Illinois]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:19, 23 March 2024
Marianne Gaba | |
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Gaba as a guest star on 77 Sunset Strip in 1960 | |
Playboy centerfold appearance | |
September 1959 | |
Preceded by | Clayre Peters |
Succeeded by | Elaine Reynolds |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[1] | November 13, 1939
Died | May 3, 2016 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 76)
Height | 5 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) .... Robot
- How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) .... Animal
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- "Cool School Is Out" (1965) .... Squirrel
- "Big Daddy, Jed" (1965) .... Squirrel
- Burke's Law - "Who Killed the Fat Cat?" (1965) .... Beautiful Blonde
- The Patsy (1964) (uncredited) .... Waitress
- Island of Love (1963) (uncredited)
- The Choppers (1961) .... Liz
- Checkmate - "The Button-Down Break" (1961) .... Lucille, Devlin's Girl Friend
- 77 Sunset Strip
- "The Affairs of Adam Gallante" (1960) .... Peaches Schultz
- "Sing Something Simple" (1959) .... Lita Ladoux
- G.I. Blues (1960) (uncredited) .... Bargirl
- Raymie (1960) .... Second Girl
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) (uncredited) .... Young Girl
- Mike Hammer (1959) .... Doris' daughter
- Johnny Staccato - "A Piece of Paradise" (1959) .... Gaba Gaba Hey
- Missile to the Moon (1958) .... Moon Girl
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show - “Too Much Pot Roast” (1957) ….. Miss Illinois
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ "Miss Illinois USA Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ Lentz, Harris III (June 2016). "Marianne Gaba, 76". Classic Images (492): 51.
- ^ "(photo caption)". The Decatur Daily Review. Illinois, Decatur. Associated Press. July 16, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marianne Gaba - the Private Life and Times of Marianne Gaba. Marianne Gaba Pictures".