She met with the industrial designer Richard Arbib for a while but it lasted not long. Only in , after retiring from show business Page officially announced that in her personal life there was a man Armand Watson, who became the second husband of a celebrity. The couple lived together for five years and then divorced. After the breakup, Bettie returned to her hometown and met with her first husband briefly but she annulled the marriage a year later.
In , the former model moved to Florida and met Harry Lear, who had three children from his first marriage. Page always dreamed of a big family but sexual harassment, experienced in her youth, deprived her of the joy of motherhood. Having married Lear, Betty took care of the family as best she could but her efforts were in vain.
The relations of the spouses recalled a polygon of hostilities because of the constant intervention of the ex-wife of Harry and the vagaries of the younger generation. After five years, Page left her husband and fell into despair and depression. In , the ex-model had a nervous breakdown, as a result of which she was in a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of "acute schizophrenia".
After spending 20 months under the supervision of doctors, Page was not cured. The "Queen of Pinups" was placed in a state hospital for eight years after the attack on the homeowner and was released from supervision only in Bettie's health was deteriorated dramatically in On December 6, Page had a heart attack, after which she fell into a coma.
The doctors ' prognosis was disappointing and the family agreed to switch off the life support unit on 11 December According to the friend and agent of the model Mark Roesler, Bettie died without pain, and the cause of untimely death was a heart attack. Toggle navigation Logo Biography News About. Celebrities Models Bettie Page. Bettie Page. Name: Bettie Page Bettie Page. Birthplace: Nashville, USA. Tags: actress , model. More info: show.
Bettie Page: biography Bettie Page is the legendary model and actress of the 50s, the muse of photographers, the "Queen of Pinups. Betty Page in her youth Childhood of the future model was spent under challenging conditions. Her Southern drawl and a refusal to sleep with a Hollywood producer hampered her acting career, according to her bio. He was a creep. He drove off in his big car and scolded me, 'You'll be sorry.
Page said she regretted not accepting studio boss Jack Warner's offer of another screen-test, but it came while she was trying to save her marriage to her first husband, Billy Neal. Her modeling breakthrough began after she divorced Neal in when she met a police officer whose hobby was photography.
He suggested the black bangs, which became her trademark, her bio said. Not long after, her images were everywhere, gracing magazine covers and locker pin-ups. Page wore nothing but a Santa hat in Playboy's January centerfold.
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said her appearance in his magazine's first year was a milestone. Perhaps the most memorable photos of Page were her bondage poses, which she said were all pretend.
I don't get it. She became a James Dean type of 'rebel' figure as she allowed people to be less inhibited and look at sex in a different way.
Soon her image was gracing playing cards, record albums and bedroom posters across the country. She stopped modeling in , retreated from the public spotlight and turned to religion. She enjoyed a renaissance of sorts in the s, as a new generation of fans became obsessed with her legacy. She never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack earlier this month. With her dark bangs, alluring blue-gray eyes and wide smile, Page cultivated an innocent girl-next-door persona.
The one-time school teacher was nice, but clearly also naughty. Some of her photos featured spanking and bondage. Page professed to be mystified by all the attention, saying she never felt particularly attractive and had to wear a lot of makeup to cover up her large pores. After she found God, she was initially ashamed of having posed nude.
Bettie Mae Page was born on April 22, , in Nashville, one of six children.
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