Betty Paige entered the world of pop art as the Queen of pin-up and star of “Playboy”.
Despite the fact that she managed for 7 years to stay at the peak of popularity, destiny weren’t too merciful. The vicissitudes in his personal life, persecution from the side of the moralists, 20-year-old wandering the USA and for many years the treatment of schizophrenia in the mental hospital – it was the cost of embodied children’s dream about an acting career.
From childhood, Betty was not spoiled as a child and knew that to achieve something, you can only own efforts. She was born into a large poor family, educated in a boarding school. In his youth wanted to be a teacher, but the puritanical manners of the Lyceum of the environment is not attracted by beauty. Leaving College, she enrolled in acting classes and gave his word that will Shine in the rays of spotlights.
Dream came true not once, Betty worked as a Secretary before quite by accident one evening on the street she met Jerry Todd. Working as a COP, Jerry was fond of photography and invited a pretty girl to do a few shots. So Betty Paige appeared first portfolio, and soon the ticket to a great life.
Jerry Todd pretty woman posed in pin-up. The experiment was so successful that the pictures were shown all over America, and Betty became a trendsetter of new style. Her pictures became interested in Irvine and Paula Clough, later cooperation suggested Bunny Yeager. Moreover, Paige has worked with such eminent photographers as Meg Riley and Cass Carr. One of the photo shoots was so impressed by publisher Hugh Hefner that he made Paige the cover page of the “Playboy”.
It seemed that the girl was waiting for a cloudless future, but the tale soon ended. Erotic photo shoot at the time, were under ban in America, the situation was the same with films, which starred Betty. Constant criticism and pressure forced the model to leave new York and quit acting in 1957.
Leopard photo shoot Betty Paige
What was beauty for 20 years, is unknown. Remembered about it only in 1979, when the press leaked the information that the star pin-up was in a psychiatric hospital. For 13 years she tried to cure schizophrenia, the effect was short-term, so from time to time Betty returned to the hospital bed. Only in 1992 it returned to normal. To her surprise, the audience did not forget her image and did replicate the fashion for pin-up. Betty began to earn money on your images, placing them on calendars, advertising posters, playing cards… Seemed to be doing better, and star Betty Paige still shining in the sky.
Paige was destined to live another 16 years. Her health shattered a heart attack, after which she fell into a long coma. The decision relatives, she was disconnected from machines on 11 December 2008.
Separately should be said about the personal life of Betty. Beauty and charm were not the key to a happy family life, twice, she married Billy Neal, for the first time at the University and the second in the years of wandering. Both times I divorced, the marriage was short-term. In the kitty and Betty were married with guy Armand Walterson, who was younger than her 12 years. Very soon sophisticated lady became cold to him. There was another marriage with the father of three children, Harry Lear. By the time Betty really wanted to give maternal care and affection, but faced with rejection by children and ex-wife Lira. A few years of unsuccessful attempts to improve family life – and Betty has been in a mental hospital.
