Colleen Farrington
Colleen Farrington | |
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Playboy centerfold appearance | |
October 1957 | |
Preceded by | Jacquelyn Prescott |
Succeeded by | Marlene Callahan |
Personal details | |
Born | Colleen Leigh Farrington August 5, 1936[1] Davisboro, Georgia, U.S.[2] |
Died | October 12, 2015 Jupiter, Florida, U.S. | (aged 79)
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] |
Colleen Leigh Farrington[3] (August 5, 1936 – October 12, 2015)[4] was an American model and nightclub singer.[5][6]
She was the mother of Academy Award-nominated actress Diane Lane. She was also Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1957 issue. Her pictorial was photographed by Peter Basch.[2]
Life and career
Farrington was born in Davisboro, Georgia, the daughter of Eleanor Briggs.[2] Before becoming a Playmate, Farrington was a fashion model in New York City and was a particular favorite of fashion designer Oleg Cassini. She also had some acting roles.[5][7][8][9]
She eventually married acting coach Burton Eugene Lane, and divorced him in 1965, shortly after her daughter, Diane, was born.[10][11] She later settled in Georgia and married Lawrence Price.[5]
References
- ^ Colleen Price public record
- ^ a b c d e "Playmate listing". Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- ^ Young Actress' Life Like A Nightmare .
- ^ Colleen Farrington obituary accessed 10-20-2014
- ^ a b c Peer Oppenheimer (March 9, 1980). "Diane Lane: A Star for Tomorrow". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
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(help) - ^ Dorothy Kilgallen (May 10, 1962). "On Broadway". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
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(help) - ^ Richard F. Shepherd (June 2, 1963). "Curtain Going Up". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
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(help)(Photo of Farrington with actor Robert Gentile in scene from "Kitty I Hardly Knew You," part of "Chiaroscuro") - ^ "Chiaroscuro, One-Act Play, Opens at Gate". The New York Times. June 6, 1963. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
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(help)(lists Farrington and Robert Gentile as the primary actors in "Kitty I Hardly Knew You") - ^ "Roles for 'Chiaroscuro' Writer". The New York Times. May 6, 1963. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
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(help)("Major roles will also be played by Colleen Farrington and Peggy Moore.") - ^ "Diane Lane bio". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- ^ "The Happy Life of Diane Lane". Retrieved January 25, 2009.