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Birthday greetings on this Wednesday ...

Tom McAndrew

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(again, filling in for fair while he works on his bucket list)

Our first greetings go out to a lady that was born in SE PA (Bryn Mawr), and is buried in NE PA (Pen Argyl), after her untimely death at the age of 34. A young Mr. Gambit was a fan of hers on the big screen, on TV, and anywhere else he saw her. On the big screen, Mr. Gambit enjoyer her in The Girl Can't Help It, The Wayward Bus, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, Kiss Them for Me, and Promises! Promises! She appeared on a number of TV shows during the 50s and 60s, but is probably best known for turning down the role of Ginger Grant on the TV sitcom Gilligan's Island. She was born Vera Jayne Palmer, and while Mr. Gambit may have known her as Vera Jayne, to her fans she was known as Jayne Mansfield.

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and this infamous photo where even Sophia Loren was distracted by Jayne:
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Our next greetings go out to a lady that Mr. Gambit has enjoyed on the big screen and on TV. Her most memorable films are Ruby in Paradise, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, Where the Heart Is, High Crimes, De-Lovely, Bug, Dolphin Tale, Divergent, and Insurgent. She was born as Ashley Tyler Ciminella, and Mr. Gambit may call her Ash, but to her fans she's known as Ashley Judd.

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Our next greetings go to a lady that Mr. Gambit has enjoyed on the big screen. Interestingly, he was also a fan of her mother, Goldie Hawn. This actress got her big break in the movie Almost Famous, and has since appeared in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Raising Helen, "You, Me and Dupree," Fool's Gold, Bride Wars, Nine, and Deepwater Horizon. And she also has some business sense, as she co-founded Fabletics, which are widely popular fitness wear for women. The lovely Kate Hudson.

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Our last birthday greetings go out to a lady that Mr. Gambit has enjoyed watching on the tennis court, as well as enjoyed looking at in SI Swimsuit editions. The lovely Maria Sharapova.

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Excellent Tom. I must be getting really old because I paid more attention to the Porsche than Maria in the final picture. Of course, both look terrific, but that is one great looking automobile.:)
I am going to take a brief moment to add one Birthday Greeting that takes me back to my youth. Actress Elinor Donahue, who has had a lengthy career, but is best known for playing Betty on "Father Knows Best", is 80 today. She was not a knockout, but I think was prettier than most give her credit for. Another "girl next door". Happy Birthday "Princess"!

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A quick note on Jayne Mansfield. For those who don't know, her untimely death was in an automobile accident in which she, and two other adults sitting in the front seat, were killed when their car rear ended a tractor-trailer. In the back seat, asleep, were her three children, all of whom survived with minor injuries. One of those children was Mariska Hargitay, only 3 years old, who became an award winning actress, famous for her role on NYPD Special Victims Unit.
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I am going to take a brief moment to add one Birthday Greeting that takes me back to my youth. Actress Elinor Donahue, who has had a lengthy career, but is best known for playing Betty on "Father Knows Best", is 80 today. She was not a knockout, but I think was prettier than most give her credit for. Another "girl next door". Happy Birthday "Princess"!

I had planned to include her, as she had the girl-next-door look you're always partial to. Alas, I couldn't find a group of pics of her that I felt did her any justice.
 
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This is quite a lovely group of ladies for today, a day better known for the Waco and Oklahoma City tragedies IIRC.

If asked to judge today's birthday ladies facially only what would be your top three?

For me:
Judd in her prime
Donahue in her prime
Sharapova
 
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Excellent Tom. I must be getting really old because I paid more attention to the Porsche than Maria in the final picture. Of course, both look terrific, but that is one great looking automobile.:)
I am going to take a brief moment to add one Birthday Greeting that takes me back to my youth. Actress Elinor Donahue, who has had a lengthy career, but is best known for playing Betty on "Father Knows Best", is 80 today. She was not a knockout, but I think was prettier than most give her credit for. Another "girl next door". Happy Birthday "Princess"!

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She also played Andy Griffith's girlfriend Ellie/Miss Ellie and the town druggist (pharmacies weren't invented yet) in The Andy Griffith Show.

I wouldn't mind sittin' in front of Floyd's barber shop these days. I'll leave the whittlin' to you and the yappin' to Bushwood. Tom can just sit there goin' "Yep. Yep. Nope. Yep."

And I ain't gone fishin' so don't even ask.
 
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