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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mara Corday, born Marilyn Joan Watts (January 3, 1930 — February 9, 2025) was an American showgirl, model, actress, Playboy Playmate and a 1950s cult figure. Wanting a career in films, Corday came to Hollywood while still in her teens and found work as a showgirl at the Earl Carroll Theatre on Sunset Boulevard. Her physical beauty brought jobs as a photographer's model that led to a bit part as a showgirl in the 1951 film Two Tickets to Broadway. She signed on as a Universal International Pictures (UI) contract player where she met actor Clint Eastwood with whom she would remain lifelong friends. With UI, Corday was given small roles in various B-movies and television series. In 1954, on the set of Playgirl, she met actor Richard Long. Following the death of Long's wife, the two began dating and wed in 1957. Her roles were small until 1955 when...
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Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958
Peter GunnSeries • 1958
Adventures in ParadiseSeries • 1959
Surfside 6Series • 1960
The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries • 1951
Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries • 1952
Sudden ImpactMovie • 1983
The RookieMovie • 1990
Pink CadillacMovie • 1989
The GauntletMovie • 1977
Man Without a StarMovie • 1955
The Giant ClawMovie • 1957
TarantulaMovie • 1955
The Black ScorpionMovie • 1957
Drums Across the RiverMovie • 1954