Posted by: ugotpursenality on: December 17, 2008
Birth: Apr. 22, 1923
Jackson
Madison County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Dec. 11, 2008
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Burial: Westwood Memorial Park
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County California, USA
Source: Find a Grave
b. April 22, 1923 d. December 11, 2008
Model, American Folk Figure. She was a photographer’s model who was the subject of thousands of pin-up pictures during the post-World War [...]
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: December 12, 2008
In Memory of Bettie Mae Page
“With deep personal sadness I must announce that my dear friend and client Bettie Page passed away at 6:41pm PST this evening in a Los Angeles hospital. She died peacefully but had never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack nine days ago.
She captured the imagination of a generation of [...]
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: December 12, 2008
Bettie Page … “Free at last!”
I think everyone knew it was coming. It’s been a waiting game since the 2nd. So where does one start when the inevitable has happened? I guess to go with the standard obituary first …
Bettie Page, the brunet pinup queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo and kitschy bangs whose [...]
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: December 12, 2008
According to KSBY 6 Action News, as of December 10th, Bettie page is still in a coma. Page was a top student who became a secretary and then went into modeling. She hoped to become a mainstream actress. With her trademark short dark bangs, her photos included a centerfold in the January 1955 issue of [...]
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: September 14, 2008
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: August 27, 2008
The Dino Lounge: Coolness Is Timeless: Dean Martin Ogles Tura Satana & Bettie Page is a really great site. If you love retro, the rat pack and Dean Martin you will love this site. Full of info on Dean. And, they posted this cartoon of Dean ogling Bettie Page which I have never seen before. [...]
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: July 31, 2008
Came across some nice art work by an artist named James May. He has quite a portfolio on Bettie Page. It’s definitely worth a look see! Visit his site here.
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: July 31, 2008
According to a Bettie Page Site on Squido our Bettie is in a nursing home now:
“For those of you following the situation, Bettie had pneumonia and a kidney condition that put her in the hospital in December 2007. She became well enough to be released to a nursing home in January. As of now, she is [...]
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: April 22, 2008
I came across this photo on Live Journal. This is the first recent Bettie Page photo I have seen in a very long time. I have no idea where they got the picture … but am curious if it is really her. Would love some comments or verification if anyone out there knows.
She looks fantastic!
Posted by: ugotpursenality on: April 20, 2008
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