Just saw this after looking at Pin-ups for the other thread

Sorry if it's a repeat, didn't see it here yet

Pinup Bettie Page hospitalized after heart attack
By JAMES BELTRAN – 55 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bettie Page, a 1950s pinup known for her raven-haired bangs and saucy come-hither looks, was hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, her agent said Friday.

"She's critically ill," Mark Roesler of the Curtis Management Group told The Associated Press.

He said the 85-year-old had the heart attack Tuesday and was hospitalized Friday in the Los Angeles area.

A family friend, Todd Mueller, said Page was in a coma. When asked to confirm, Roesler said, "I would not deny that," but he would not comment further on her condition.

Page, a secretary turned model, is credited with helping set the stage for the sexual revolution of the rebellious 1960s. She attracted national attention with magazine photographs of her sensuous figure that were tacked up on walls across the country.

Her photos included a centerfold in the January 1955 issue of then-fledgling Playboy magazine, as well as controversial sadomasochistic poses.

Page later spent decades away from the public eye, and during that time battled mental illness and became a born-again Christian.

After resurfacing in the 1990s, she occasionally granted interviews but refused to allow her picture to be taken.

Mueller credits his business dealings with Page for bringing her out of seclusion. He said he first met her in 1989 when he offered her "a bunch of money" to show up at autograph signings.

"I probably sold 3,000 of her autographs, usually for $200 to $300," he said. "Eleanor Roosevelt, we got $40-$50. ... Bettie Page outsells them all."

I had no idea she was still alive!

Beautiful Bettie. In her photographs and videos, she was so good at emoting just through a glance or a smile. I think that's one of the biggest reasons for her appeal. If this is indeed the end for her, I hope she passes peacefully.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I recently found that out too. I read a recent interview with her but there was no photo. I think she doesn't take pictures but wants to preserve the old image.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

She went thru some mental illness, and scams that left her in poverty, it is only recently she has been making the money she deserves

NDRU said:

she allowed one in 2003 with Hefner and Olivia

how sad!

applekisses said:

She made sex look like fun

ThirdandFinal said:

She did...and it is!
I think she also made it look playful and natural. I just love her.

OMG!

My prayers go out to her, and her family.

I dressed up as her in the devil's costume for this past Halloween.

Her pictures always made me feel that the old adage "Blondes have more fun" was false.

i like this one...

WOW!! I didn't know she was still alive....but she is a timeless beauty...I hope she is resting and recuperating....

...and I think that its sad, that by some of today's standards, she'd be considered chunky...when in fact she was DA BOMB!!! or as some of our erstwhile orgers might say, "she's FOINE!!!"

Hope she will do fine asap. We love her.

I looooove Bettie Page huge fan....

local news report here in tampa bay reported her in a coma...
(6:00pm easternUSA)



it said it in the article but they were neither confirming or denying
[Edited 12/6/08 16:53pm]

she made bangs fashionable.