The following is a list ofPlayboy Playmates of 1959,the 5th anniversary year of the publication.Playboymagazine names itsPlaymate of the Montheach month throughout the year.
January
edit| 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, inChaplin, West Virginia) is an Americanmodeland actress. She wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor the January 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byRon Vogel.
February
edit| Eleanor Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 13, 1938 Waukegan, Illinois,United States[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 81⁄2in (1.74m)[1] |
Eleanor Bradley(born December 13, 1938, inWaukegan, Illinois)[1]is an Americanmodel.She wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor the February 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed by Ron Vogel.[1]
March
edit| Audrey Daston | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 25, 1936 Boise, Idaho,United States |
Audrey Daston(born April 25, 1936 inBoise, Idaho) is an Americanmodel.She wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor the March 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byLawrence Schiller.
April
edit| 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, inValhalla, New York) is an Americanmodel.She wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor the April 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed by Barbara and Justin Kerr.
May
edit| Cindy Fuller | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1938 Boston, Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 2020(aged 81) |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] |
Cindy Fuller(May 13, 1938 – January 6, 2020) was born inBoston,Massachusetts.[2]She was an Americanmodelwho wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor its May 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byBunny Yeager.[2]Many years later, at around the turn of the 21st-century, she claimed to be the firstJewishPlaymate. That means she was the first, by about seven years, before the previously presumed first one, December 1966'sSusan Bernard.[3]Fuller died on January 6, 2020, at the age of 81.[4]
June
edit| Marilyn Hanold | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1938 Jamaica, New York,United States[5] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[5] |
Marilyn Hanold(born June 9, 1938, inJamaica, New York)[5]is an Americanmodeland actress. She wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor its June 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byBruno Bernard.
July
edit| Yvette Vickers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1928 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Died | c.2010 (aged 81-82)[6](exact date unknown; body found on April 27, 2011) Los Angeles |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Yvette Iola Vickers(néeVedder) (August 26, 1928 – c. 2010) was a blond-haired, blue-eyed American actress,pin-upmodel, and singer. In 1959 she appeared as thePlayboyPlaymate of the Monthfor the July issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byRuss Meyer.She also appeared in several other men's magazines.
August
edit| Clayre Peters | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1930 Manhattan, New York,U.S. |
Clayre Petersborn September 17, 1930 in Manhattan, New York, is an Americanmodel.She is best known for beingPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor its August 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byFrank Eck.
September
edit| Marianne Gaba | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1939 Chicago, Illinois,U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2016(aged 76) Los Angeles, California,U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Marianne Gaba(November 13, 1939 – May 3, 2016) was an Americanmodel,actress andbeauty queen.She wasMiss Illinois USA1957Playboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor its September 1959 issue. Marianne Gaba Starkman died from a brain tumor in Los Angeles, on May 3, 2016, at the age of 76.[7]
October
edit| Elaine Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1939 Jersey City, New Jersey[8] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[8] |
Elaine Reynolds(born September 7, 1939, inJersey City, New Jersey)[8]is an Americanmodel.She wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor its October 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed by Frank Eck.[8]Her centerfold appears in the 1989 filmDead Poets Society.
November
edit| Donna Lynn | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1936 Walukee, Oklahoma[9] |
| Height | 5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m)[9] |
Donna Lynn(born September 21, 1936, in Walukee, Oklahoma)[9]is an Americanmodel.She wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor its November 1959 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byFrank Bez.
December
edit| Ellen Stratton | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1960 | |
| Succeeded by | Linda Gamble |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bonnie La Rue Nix June 9, 1939 Marietta, Mississippi,U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 2016(aged 76) California,U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Bonnie La Rue Miller(néeNix,June 9, 1939 – April 26, 2016), better known asEllen Stratton,was an Americanmodel.She wasPlayboymagazine'sPlaymate of the Monthfor December 1959. She also became the first "official"Playmate of the Yearfor 1960.[10] Hercenterfoldwas photographed by William Graham. Stratton died in California, on April 26, 2016 at the age of 76.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abcd"Playmate listing".RetrievedFebruary 15,2010.
- ^abc Tomolson, Mark."Cindy Fuller".PLAYBOY Playmates.Kalamazoo, Michigan.Archivedfrom the original on 11 December 2023.Retrieved11 December2023.
- ^Friedman, Gabe (28 September 2017)."7 Jewish Playboy playmates from 62 years".Times of Israel.Jerusalem,Israel.Archivedfrom the original on 22 May 2022.Retrieved11 December2023.
- ^"Cindy Fuller".My P Mates.Retrieved14 December2023.
- ^abc"Playmate listing".RetrievedFebruary 15,2010.
- ^"'Mummified' Former Playmate Swerved Between Recluse and Storyteller ".ABC News.
- ^"Marianne Gaba Starkman".Legacy.Retrieved14 December2023.
- ^abcd"Playmate data".RetrievedFebruary 7,2010.
- ^abc"Playmate listing".Retrieved2009-02-15.
- ^"Hugh Hefner announces Playmate of the Year in Las Vegas".3 May 2009.RetrievedMarch 12,2010.
- ^"Death record for Ellen Stratton".Retrieved18 December2023.