Claudia Jennings (1949 – 1979)

Claudia Jennings: American model and actress; born Mary Eileen Chesterton 20 December 1949, Saint Paul Minnesota; died 3 October 1979, age 29, California State Route 1, California; automobile accident.

Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month November 1969 and Playmate of the Year 1970, Jennings appeared on screen from 1971 until her death in 1979. Two of her most succesful starring roles were The Unholy Rollers (1972) and Gator Bait (1974). She also appeared in an episode of The Brady Bunch (TV 1973) as an exploitative music executive.

She lost control of her VW convertible driving from Malibu to Los Angeles and collided with a van, dying at the scene of the accident.

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Donna Michelle, 1945 – 2004

Donna Michelle: ‘Animal’ in Beach Blanket Bingo (1965); Playboy Playmate of the Month December 1963 and Playboy Playmate of the Year 1964.

Sue Williams

Sue Williams: Playboy Magazine Miss April 1965; a.k.a. Sue Hamilton: actress for American International Pictures 1965 – 1966; unrelated to Karen Sue Hamilton (1945 – 1969): Arizona model and minor Hollywood actress.

Donna Michelle, 1945 – 2004

Donna Michelle: ‘Animal’ in Beach Blanket Bingo (1965); Playboy Playmate of the Month December 1963 and Playboy Playmate of the Year 1964.

Donna Michelle, 1945 – 2004

Donna Michelle: born Donna Michelle Fick, 8 December 1945, Los Angeles, California; died 11 April 2004, Ukiah, California after a heart attack. Playboy Playmate of the Month December 1963 and Playboy Playmate of the Year 1964.

Sue Williams, Miss April 1965

Playboy Playmate Sue Williams a.k.a. Sue Hamilton: no relation to Karen Sue Hamilton (1945 – 1949), did not commit suicide in 1969.

Marianne Gaba, 1939 – 2016

Marianne Gaba Starkman (November 13, 1939 – May 3, 2016): Miss Illinois 1957, Playboy centerfold September 1959; met husband Mike Starkman 1960 — a romance that lasted 56 years. Obituary.

Ashlyn Martin, 1946 – 1991

Playboy Playmate of the Month April 1964 Ashlyn Martin: born Laura Lynn Hale, 20 Mar 1946 – 24 Oct 1991 (suicide); Blood Feast (1963), Beach Party (1963), Muscle Beach Party 1964, For Those Who Think Young 1964.

Sue Williams, Miss April 1965

Playboy Playmate Sue Williams a.k.a. Sue Hamilton: no relation to Karen Sue Hamilton (1945 – 1949), did not commit suicide in 1969.

Sue Williams, 1940 – ?

Playboy Playmate Sue Williams a.k.a. Sue Hamilton: no relation to Karen Sue Hamilton (1945 – 1949), did not commit suicide in 1969.