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 and death
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.[6]
Filmography
- 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
- You Bet Your Life Contestant (1957)
See also
References
- ^ 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”.
- ^ “Marianne Gaba Starkman”. Legacy. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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