List of Playboy Playmates of 1959
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1959, the 5th anniversary year of the publication. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
| Virginia Gordon | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28, 1936 Chaplin, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Virginia Gordon (born October 28, 1936 in Chaplin, West Virginia) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the January 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.
February
| Eleanor Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1938 Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8½ in (1.74 m)[1] |
Eleanor Bradley (born December 13, 1938 in Waukegan, Illinois)[1] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1959 issue.
March
| Audrey Daston | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Boise, Idaho, United States |
Audrey Daston (born in Boise, Idaho) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Lawrence Schiller.
April
| Nancy Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1941 Valhalla, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Nancy Crawford (born April 16, 1941 in Valhalla, New York) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the April 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Barbara and Justin Kerr.
May
| Cindy Fuller | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1938 Boston, Massachusetts, United States[2] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] |
Cindy Fuller (born May 13, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts)[2] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bunny Yeager.[2]
June
| Marilyn Hanold | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1938 Jamaica, New York, United States[3] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] |
Marilyn Hanold (born June 9, 1938 in Jamaica, New York)[3] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bruno Bernard.
July
| Yvette Vickers | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1928 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Died | c.2010 (exact date unknown; body found on April 27, 2011) Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Yvette Iola Vickers (née Vedder) (August 26, 1928 – c. 2010) was a blond-haired, blue-eyed American actress, pin-up model, and singer. In 1959 she appeared as the Playboy Playmate of the Month for the July issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Russ Meyer. She also appeared in several other men's magazines.
August
| Clayre Peters |
|---|
Clayre Peters is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck.
September
| Marianne Gaba | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1939 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | May 2, 2016 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Marianne Gaba (born November 13, 1939 in Chicago) is an American model, actress and beauty queen. She was Miss Illinois USA 1957 Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue.
October
| Elaine Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1939 Jersey City, New Jersey[4] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4] |
Elaine Reynolds (born September 7, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey)[4] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck.[4] Her centerfold appears in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.
November
| Donna Lynn | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1936 Walukee, Oklahoma, U.S.A.[5] |
| Height | 5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m)[5] |
Donna Lynn (born September 21, 1936 in Walukee, Oklahoma)[5] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Bez.
December
| Ellen Stratton | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1960 | |
| Succeeded by | Linda Gamble |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1939 Marietta, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Ellen Stratton (born June 9, 1939 in Marietta, Mississippi) is an American model. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1959. She also became the first "official" Playmate of the Year for 1960.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Playmate listing". Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Playmate data". Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Playmate listing". Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Playmate listing". Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ^ "Hugh Hefner announces Playmate of the Year in Las Vegas". Retrieved March 12, 2010.