List of Playboy Playmates of 1957

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The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1957. Playboy magazine named its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

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June Blair
Personal details
BornMargaret June Blair
(1932-10-20)October 20, 1932
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 2022(2022-12-04) (aged 90)
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

June Blair (born Margaret June Blair; October 20, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American model and actress. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams.[1] She died in Sherman Oaks, California, on December 4, 2022, at the age of 90.[2]

February

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Sally Todd
 
Todd with Dean Miller on The Tab Hunter Show, 1961
Personal details
BornSarah Joan Todd
(1934-06-07)June 7, 1934
Boone, Missouri, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 2022(2022-11-21) (aged 88)
France

Sally Todd (born Sarah Joan Todd; June 7, 1934 – November 21, 2022) was an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Sutton and Ed DeLong.[3]

March

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Sandra Edwards
 
Edwards in 1958
Personal details
Born(1938-03-12)March 12, 1938
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedJune 2, 2017(2017-06-02) (aged 79)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)

Sandra Edwards (March 12, 1938 – June 2, 2017) was an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[4] Her name is usually spelled Saundra Edwards.

April

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Gloria Windsor
Personal details
Born (1936-07-09) July 9, 1936 (age 88)

Gloria Windsor (born July 9, 1936) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the April 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams.[5]

Dawn Richard
Personal details
BornMargaret Dawn Richard
(1936-03-05) March 5, 1936 (age 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Margaret Dawn Richard (born March 5, 1936) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the May 1957 issue. She's of Osage Indian descent. Her father was a former silent movie stunt pilot. Dawn's family moved to Palm Springs, California, where her father built five motels. Richard acted in a high school stage production of "Meet Me in St. Louis".

She made her film debut in an uncredited bit part as a Pharaoh's daughter in the big budget biblical epic, “The Ten Commandments” (1956). Dawn had an especially memorable role as ill-fated gymnast "Theresa" in the drive-in adolescent horror cult classic, “I Was a Teenage Werewolf“ (1957). Among the TV shows she made guest appearances on episodes of Father Knows Best (1954), Perry Mason (1957), Colt .45 (1957), and Dragnet (1951).

Richard was the Playmate of the Month in the May, 1957 issue of "Playboy". Her centerfold was photographed by Ed DeLong and David Sutton.[6] Moreover, Dawn also posed for such adult publications as "Bachelor", "Modern Man", "Man's Magazine," and "Vue". Her poses for these magazines avoided explicit nudity.

Richard married multiple Oscar nominated producer David L. Wolper in 1958 and had three children with him prior to divorcing Wolper in 1969.

Richard married Spyro Joannides in 1970 and had one child.[6]

June

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Carrie Radison
Personal details
Born (1938-11-01) November 1, 1938 (age 86)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Carrie Radison (born November 1, 1938) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the June 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Desmond Russell.[7]

July

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Jean Jani
Personal details
Born(1931-10-31)October 31, 1931
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 26, 2021(2021-10-26) (aged 89)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)

Norma Jean Jani (October 31, 1931 – October 26, 2021) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the July 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[8]

August

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Dolores Donlon
Personal details
BornPatricia Vaniver
(1920-09-19)September 19, 1920
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 2012(2012-11-30) (aged 92)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)

Dolores Donlon (born Patricia Vaniver; September 19, 1920 – November 30, 2012) was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1957 issue.

Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[9]

September

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Jacquelyn Prescott
Personal details
Born(1936-09-30)September 30, 1936
Redlands, California, U.S.

Jacquelyn Prescott (born September 30 1936) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casili, the first Playmate of his long career with Playboy.[10]

October

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Colleen Farrington
Personal details
Born(1936-08-05)August 5, 1936
New Mexico, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 2015(2015-10-12) (aged 79)
Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

Colleen Farrington (August 5, 1936 – October 12, 2015) was an American model and nightclub singer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Basch.[11]

Farrington died in Jupiter, Florida, at the age of 79. She was the mother of Academy Award-nominated actress Diane Lane.[12]

November

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Marlene Callahan
Personal details
Born (1937-08-24) August 24, 1937 (age 87)
Ventura, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)

Marlene Callahan (born August 24, 1937) is an American model, actress and photographer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Vivienne Lapham.[13]

December

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Linda Vargas
Personal details
Born(1939-04-20)April 20, 1939
DiedMay 26, 1973(1973-05-26) (aged 34)

Linda Vargas (April 20, 1939 – May 26, 1973) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the December 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Herbert Melford and Mike Shea.[14]

Vargas, who began modeling when she was a teenager, had a steady career before and after her Playmate appearance as a model and bit actress. Frequent Playboy photographer Peter Gowland used images of her in many of his instruction books.

She died on May 26, 1973, at the age of 34.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "January 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Barnes, Mike (December 10, 2022). "June Blair, Actress on 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,' Dies at 90". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "February 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "March 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "April 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "May 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "May 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "July 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "August 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "September 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "October 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "Colleen Farrington Price Obituary". May & Smith Funeral Directors. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "November 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  14. ^ "December 1957 Playmate Data". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  15. ^ "Linda Vargas". Playboy Playmates And Centerfolds. Retrieved May 2, 2023.