Jayne Mansfield Death Scene
Explore the tragic story of jayne mansfield crash retold by mariska hargitay in her documentary about her mother's life. Photo shows the scene after the car crash in which jayne mansfield, 33, hollywood actress and cabaret performer, was killed, near new orleans on thursday (june 29). Also killed were her lawyer companion, mr. Samuel brody, and her chauffeur, mr. Three of her children were injured.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Born vera jayne palmer on , mansfield arrived in hollywood at just 21 years old, already a wife and mother. Mansfield starred in films like 1960s too hot to handle and 1956s the girl cant help it. But the actress was best known for h. The very sad video of jayne mansfield's body after accident being loaded into the coroners wagon. Also footage of the death car. The tragic death of yet another young hollywood starlet brought with it a swarm of national media attention. The car, which is known as jayne mansfields death car, was saved from complete destruction after it was bought by a private collector in florida. By the 1970s, the death car had become a roadside attraction.
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