Delores Wells
| Delores Wells | |
|---|---|
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| June 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Ginger Young |
| Succeeded by | Teddi Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Delores Marie Wells October 17, 1937 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2016 (aged 78) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
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Delores Marie Wells (October 17, 1937 – February 9, 2016) was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1960 issue.
Career[edit]
According to The Playmate Book, Wells was paid $500 for her Playmate pictorial, along with $100 a month during her two-year exclusivity contract with Playboy.[1] She was Playmate of the Month for June 1960.[2]
During the 1960s, Delores had an acting career, appearing in small parts in B-movies and series television.[3] Wells preferred roles in comedy and aspired to be like Lucille Ball.[4] and she appeared in three of the 'beach party' movies.[5] She also was became a Playboy Bunny[6] at the Chicago Playboy Club, where she made $1000 a week.[1] After her career at Playboy she worked as a makeup artist for Alice Cooper and in the business office of the Oakland Raiders.[3] She worked briefly as secretary to Linda Lovelace.[1]
Wells died in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 78.[3]
Filmography[edit]
- 87th Precinct - "My Friend, My Enemy" (1961) .... Clerk
- The Bob Cummings Show - "Roamin' Holiday" (1961)
- Thriller - "'Til Death Do Us Part" (1962) .... Flo
- Beach Party (1963) .... Sue[7]
- Burke's Law - "Who Killed Alex Debbs?" (1963) .... Dream Girl
- The Time Travelers (1964) .... Reena (Danny's love interest)[2]
- Bikini Beach (1964) .... Sniffles
- Muscle Beach Party (1964) .... Sniffles
- Banning (1967) .... Girl at Pool
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) .... Very Attractive Woman[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Edgren, Gretchen (1996). The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds. General Publishing Group. p. 73. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goldweber, David Elroy (2015-12-01). Claws & Saucers: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film 1902-1982: A Complete Guide. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-312-28803-4. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gregg, Becca Y. (March 26, 2016). "Not Forgotten: Centerfold remembered as loving mother". Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.
- ↑ Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1963). Media History Digital Library. New York, Boxoffice. 1963. Search this book on
- ↑ Stanfield, Peter (2018-07-13). Hoodlum Movies: Seriality and the Outlaw Biker Film Cycle, 1966-1972. Rutgers University Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-8135-9905-2. Search this book on
- ↑ Kathryn Leigh Scott (1998). The Bunny years. Internet Archive. Pomegranate Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-938817-43-7. Search this book on
- ↑ Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc (1963). Motion Picture Exhibitor (Apr-Jun 1963). Media History Digital Library. Philadelphia, Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc. p. 19. Search this book on
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