Merle Pertile
| Merle Pertile | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| January 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Lynn Karrol |
| Succeeded by | Kari Knudsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1941 Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 1997 (aged 55) Lake Arrowhead, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Merle Pertile (November 23, 1941 – February 21, 1997) was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1962 issue.[1]
Biography
Pertile was born on November 23, 1941, in Whittier, California and grew up in Indiana and Illinois. She attended and graduated from Hammond High School, Hammond, Indiana in 1959.[2] Following graduation, she moved to Los Angeles, where she became a contract player with Universal Pictures and had guest spots on several TV shows.
During the second season of the Playboy's Penthouse TV series (1960–61), Pertile became a regular cast member. It was there that she first met Hugh Hefner.
According to The Playmate Book, Pertile died on November 28, 1997.[3] She was married to Jed S. Levitt. She has a son, Krishna Joseph Levitt [4] and a daughter, Kenya Johanna Levitt.[5] She died on February 21, 1997, in Lake Arrowhead, California. The cause of death was complications following heart surgery.
See also
References
- ^ "January 1962 Playmate Data". Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Merle Pertile Profile". Hammond High School. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ Edgren, Gretchen (2005). The Playmate Book: Six Decades of Centerfolds. Taschen. ISBN 978-3822848241.
- ^ "Krishna Levitt". IMDb.
- ^ "Kenya Pertile-Levitt". IMDb.