Category Archives: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

Whatever happened to…

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

Update here (August 2017). Sue Hamilton aka Sue Williams, Playboy Playmate and beach party movie actress, WAS NOT Karen Sue (Levitt) Hamilton, who died by suicide in 1969. Who was the actress who played “Peanuts” in How To Stuff a … Continue reading →

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How To Seduce a Lonely Dee-Dee

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) The seventh Beach Party movie.  Dwayne Hickman seduces Annette Funicello while Frankie Avalon is away in the Naval Reserve.

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Jo in a striped Jantzen bikini

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

Jo Collins (born Janet Canoy 5 Aug 1945, Lebanon Oregon). Playboy Playmate of the Month, December 1964. Ski Party (1965) Jo; How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) beach girl; Sergeant Deadhead (1965) Gail; Lord Love a Duck (1966) Kitten; … Continue reading →

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Ricky and Dee Dee

Posted on July 22, 2016 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) The seventh Beach Party movie.  Dwayne Hickman seduces Annette Funicello while Frankie Avalon is away in the Naval Reserve.

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Fifteen wild bikinis

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) bikini girls: from left to right: Rosemary Williams, Playboy Playmate Marianne Gaba, unidentified brunette in polka dot bikini (behind), Salli Sachse, Patti Chandler (front), Luree Holmes (obscured, behind Patti Chandler), Playboy Playmate Jo … Continue reading →

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Dr Pepper Bikini Girl

Posted on July 2, 2016 by

Donna Loren (born Donna Zukor 7 Mar 1947): Dr Pepper Girl 1963 – 1968. Movie credits: Muscle Beach Party (released 25 Mar 1964) Donna; Bikini Beach (1964) Donna; Pajama Party (1964) Vikki; Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) Donna; Sergeant Deadhead (1965) … Continue reading →

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Mary and Miki

Posted on June 26, 2016 by

Mary Hughes and Miki Dora on Malibu Beach. Deaths, January 11, 2002 – “Miklos ‘Miki’ Dora, Surfer. Miklos “Miki” Dora, 67, the legendary “Black Knight” of surfing who spurned contests and railed at Hollywood’s glamorization of the sport, died of … Continue reading →

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Beverly Does It, 1966 Style!

Posted on June 26, 2016 by

Beverly Adams around the time of her appearance in the comedy Birds Do It 1966. Cinema Retro: “Adams’ career was short-lived. She married Vidal Sassoon in 1967 and went on to use the Sassoon name to launch a line of … Continue reading →

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Linda Jean Opie

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Linda Bent: born Linda Jean Opie, 30 Mar 1939 Los Angeles, California; married Phillip Gordon “Pege” Bent (1 Jul 1941 – 12 Jul 1966) 25 Jan 1964 in San Diego, California. Linda appeared in 7 Beach Party movies in 3 … Continue reading →

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Linda Jean Opie

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Linda Bent: born Linda Jean Opie, 30 Mar 1939 Los Angeles, California; 25 Jan 1964 married Phillip Gordon “Pege” Bent (1 Jul 1941 – 12 Jul 1966) in San Diego, California. PLANE CRASH KILLS ACTOR AND FOLKSINGER. Actor PHILLIP G. … Continue reading →

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A wild bikini stuffed

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Linda Bent: born Linda Jean Opie, 30 Mar 1939 Los Angeles, California; 25 Jan 1964 married Phillip Gordon “Pege” Bent (1 Jul 1941 – 12 Jul 1966) in San Diego, California. PLANE CRASH KILLS ACTOR AND FOLKSINGER. Actor PHILLIP G. … Continue reading →

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Pelican Pete between Two Pretty Girls

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Salli Sachse and Linda Opie Bent sitting on a fake rock with a real live pelican – How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965).

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Bikini Fillers Whoop It Up

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Mary Hughes, Playboy Playmate Marianne Gaba and Patti Chandler in a local article dated August 17, 1965, promoting How To Stuff A Wild Bikini – released July 1965.

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Beauty and the Beak

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Syndicated article dated 25 April 1965, featuring Patti Chandler promoting How To Stuff A Wild Bikini – released 14 July 1965.

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Elizabeth on a sportscar

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

Elizabeth Montgomery, before she was blonde, in a publicity photo for William Asher‘s seedy and violent crime drama Johnny Cool (1963). She married Asher after the movie in late 1963, started shooting Bewitched (TV 1964 – 72) the following year, and … Continue reading →

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Mickey, Dee Dee, Animal and Peanuts

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

A pregnant Annette Funicello, modestly dressed in How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965), with Mickey Rooney, and two Playboy Playmates: statuesque Marianne Gaba as ‘Animal’ and diminutive Sue Williams as ‘Peanuts’.

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Slurping Colas with Betty Lou!

Posted on June 4, 2016 by

Diz Iz De Von Zipper! Beach Party (1963), Bikini Beach (1964), How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)

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From beach girl to ski bunny

Posted on June 4, 2016 by

Beverly Adams (born 7 November 1940, Edmonton Alberta, Canada) First screen credit: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV 1963); How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) Cassandra; Winter A-Go-Go (1965) Jo Ann Wallace.  

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A Green Beret in a brassiere

Posted on June 4, 2016 by

Irene Tsu, featured in How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965), appeared in The Green Berets (1968).

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Mickey, Kelly, Kyle and Kelly

Posted on June 4, 2016 by

Mickey Rooney with three of his children at a beach location during production of How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965): daughter Kerry, 4, son Kyle, 3, and 5-year-old daughter Kelly.

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Peanuts and Playmates

Posted on June 4, 2016 by

Playboy Playmates Jo Collins (center left, with headband) and Sue Williams (aka Sue Hamilton) with Hollywood veteran Mickey Rooney, appearing for a $5,000 fee, to help with with his latest divorce settlement. How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965). Sue … Continue reading →

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New Year 1966

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

Update here (August 2017). Sue Hamilton: Playboy Playmate of the Month April 1965 as Sue Williams. See Sue Williams / Sue Hamilton Mystery for biographical details and discussion.

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Embryonic Teen Star

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

By PATRICIA McCORMACK. NEW YORK (UPI) – If sticking to a diet helps, Sue Hamilton will see her name in big lights someday. The embryonic filmstar sat beside me at lunch. She voiced an emphatic “no” to rolls, butter, potatoes, … Continue reading →

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New Breed of Starlets

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

Starlets No Longer Lounge On Chaises; They Ride Surf – Hollywood’s new look in starlets is natural and un-made up, pretty and well-groomed in fashion. American International Pictures starlets Sue Hamilton (left) and Susan Hart (right). Sunday August 22, 1965.

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Deborah stuffs a wild bikini

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IT’S THE BARE OUTLINE of a beginners course in BOY-GIRLSMANSHIP

Posted on October 24, 2015 by

American International Pictures‘ How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (released 14 July 1965) the seventh Beach Party movie. “With Frankie away in Tahiti with his navel reserve unit, Dee Dee and the rest of the beach part gang are involved … Continue reading →

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Man! I thought you said this beach had cool chicks!

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

Before For Those Who Think Young (1964) and How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965), there was The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV), starring Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman.

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Take a girl with eyes as blue as sky…

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965): Guy Hemric wrote the lyrics to the title song: “a pretty girl with eyes that hypnotise” – that’s Linda Opie Bent, sung to by John Ashley with electric guitar and blond surfer boy … Continue reading →

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Pege Bent’s widow

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

Linda Bent: born Linda Jean Opie, 30 Mar 1939 Los Angeles, California; 25 Jan 1964 married Phillip Gordon “Pege” Bent (1 Jul 1941 – 12 Jul 1966) in San Diego, California. PLANE CRASH KILLS ACTOR AND FOLKSINGER. Actor PHILLIP G. … Continue reading →

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A surfer girl in a wild bikini

Posted on October 14, 2015 by

Mary Hughes (born Mary Cecilia Hughes, 25 Feb 1944 Hollywood, California; died 13 Dec 2007 Malibu, California) Muscle Beach Party (25 Mar 1964) surfer girl Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964) beach girl Pajama Party (11 Nov 1964) pyjama girl Beach Blanket Bingo … Continue reading →

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Queen of the surfer girls

Posted on October 13, 2015 by

The queen of surfer girls was University High’s Mary Hughes, who, at five feet nine, with pouffy, piled-up blonde hair and a George Hamilton tan, strode the ‘Bu as if it were a Paris catwalk. Duane King remembers, “When Mary … Continue reading →

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The Kingsmen in their first motion picture soundtrack album

Posted on September 30, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) original sound track album

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) production stills

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)

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Barechested beach boys in ‘How To Stuff A Wild Bikini’

Posted on September 27, 2015 by

Mickey Rooney, John Ashley, Jody McCrea and Dwayne Hickman in How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)

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“How To Stuff A Wild Bikini” OST

Posted on September 27, 2015 by

How To Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) original sound track album. Bottom row photos feature Tonia Van Deter, Playboy Playmate Jo Collins, “the bookends” Salli Sachse and Linda Opie Bent, and Mary Hughes.

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Como Rellenar Un Bikini (1965)

Posted on September 27, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) Spanish-language lobby card.

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Linda, Salli, Mickey and a pelican

Posted on September 27, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) lobby card. Main photo: Linda Opie Bent, pelican, Salli Sachse and Mickey Rooney. A smaller scale Mary Hughes, in a yellow bikini, wearing a student mortarboard, and holding a pool cue!?!

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Jody McCrea (1934 – 2009) Twentieth Century Fox player

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

Jody McCrea: his presence as a lovable bonehead defined the canonical six Beach Party movies: Beach Party (1963), Muscle Beach Party, Bikini Beach, Pajama Party (1964), Beach Blanket Bingo and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965).  

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Len Lesser

Posted on August 22, 2015 by

Len Lesser: born Leonard King Lesser, 3 December 1922 New York City, New York; died 16 February 2011, Burbank California. ‘Uncle Leo’ in Seinfeld (TV 1991-98) First credit: Studio One in Hollywood (TV 1949) ‘Two Sharp Knives’ … How to … Continue reading →

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John Ashley with arms folded

Posted on August 9, 2015 by

John Ashley made his screen debut in Dragstrip Girl (1957), one of the first films distributed by American International Pictures. His Beach Party credits include: Beach Party (1963) ‘Ken’, Muscle Beach Party (1964) ‘Johnny,’ Bikini Beach (1964) ‘Johnny’, Beach Blanket … Continue reading →

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Dwayne Hickman is smiling at you

Posted on August 9, 2015 by

Dwayne Hickman as Dobie Gillis – the title role in The Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV 1958 – 62). When he stopped playing teenagers on TV, Hickman played leading roles for American International Pictures in Ski Party (1965), Beach Blanket … Continue reading →

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Sunday New York News, October 9, 1966

Posted on August 5, 2015 by

Beverly Adams, from beach girl: How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965); to ski honey: Winter A Go Go (1966); to bikie chick: Devil’s Angels (1966).

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Patti Chandler plays with a poodle

Posted on August 4, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965): poodle – not featured in the movie – with Patti Chandler on the beach at Paradise Cove.

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Mickey Rooney and the Ratz

Posted on August 4, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965): Myrna Ross, Alberta Nelson, Andy Romano, John Macchia, Mickey Rooney as Peachy Keane, Harvey Lembeck as Eric Von Zipper, (Bob Harvey and Jerry Brutsche behind), and Allen Fife.

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Bikini girls and surf boards

Posted on August 4, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) bikini girls: from left to right: Rosemary Williams, Playboy Playmate Marianne Gaba, unidentified brunette in polka dot bikini (behind), Salli Sachse, Patti Chandler (front), Luree Holmes (obscured, behind Patti Chandler), Playboy Playmate Jo … Continue reading →

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Three bikini girls on a ladder

Posted on August 4, 2015 by

German Uta Stone, Italian Tonia Van Deter and Georgian Marianne Gordon (later married to Kenny Rogers) in a promotional photo for How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965).

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Buster Keaton as ‘Bwana’

Posted on August 4, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965): Bobbi Shaw, Buster Keaton and Irene Tsu.

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The Kingsmen ‘How To Stuff A Wild Bikini’ EP

Posted on August 2, 2015 by

The Kingsmen: house band in How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) French EP.

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Mickey Rooney among the bikini girls

Posted on August 2, 2015 by

Salli Sachse, Linda Opie Bent (behind), Sue Williams/Hamilton, Rooney and Marianne Gaba in How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965).

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Mickey Rooney talks to a pelican

Posted on August 2, 2015 by

Mickey Rooney’s performance in How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) came six months after the cancellation of his failed sitcom, Mickey (1964 – 65) which screened for 17 episodes against the far more popular Dick Van Dyke Show (1961 … Continue reading →

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Beach party kids sand-fight lobby card

Posted on August 1, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)

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Beach party kids fighting on the shore

Posted on August 1, 2015 by

The sand-fight interlude from How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965): Mike Nader, on the left, cheers on the combatants, including Luree Holmes (pigtails) on Jody McCrea (white shorts) grappling with Mary Hughes on the shoulders of a tall unidentified … Continue reading →

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Mickey Rooney with the beach party kids

Posted on August 1, 2015 by

On location for How To Stuff A Wild Bikini in April 1965: Dwayne Hickman (30 years old), Annette Funicello (22), John Ashley (30), Beverly Adams (24) and Hollywood veteran Mickey Rooney – 44 years old and on screen since 1926. … Continue reading →

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Annette’s pregnancy news

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

Published Friday April 2, 1965, suggests that Annette Funicello was about two month’s pregnant during the filming of How To Stuff A Wild Bikini – released in July 1965. Gina, Annette Funicello’s first child with husband Jack Gilardi, was born … Continue reading →

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Annette sings ‘Perfect Boy’ on the beach

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

Annette Funicello, about two months’ pregnant, sings ‘Perfect Boy’ to the beach girls, from left Tonia Van Deter, Linda Opie Bent, Rosemary Williams (behind), Patti Chandler, Luree Holmes, Mary Hughes, obscured behind, Annette, Marianne Gordon, Jo Collins, Sue Williams/Hamilton, obscured, … Continue reading →

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Annette sings with The Kingsmen

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

Actress Annette Funicello is performing with the Kingsmen, during the filming of the motion picture “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini,” in Hollywood, Calif., on August 24, 1964*. Funicello, who is expecting her first child, announced that as soon as … Continue reading →

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) foreign girls

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

Irene Tsu (native girl) and Rosemary Williams (English girl) together in a publicity photo for How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965), although they do not appear in the same frame in the movie: the English girl joins the gang … Continue reading →

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) soundtrack LP

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

A rare soundtrack album for an American International Pictures movie, with cover photographs of cast members including Ed Garner, Salli Sachse (twice), Uta Stone, Jo Collins, Linda Opie, and Mary Hughes.

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) Annette Funicello lobby card

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

A pregnant Annette Funicello sings ‘The Perfect Boy’ in How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) to the beach girls including, from left, Linda Opie, Patti Chandler, Luree Holmes, Mary Hughes, Jo Collins, Salli Sachse. I’m not sure of the … Continue reading →

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Buster Keaton’s drinking problem

Posted on July 29, 2015 by

Buster Keaton, special guest star in four beach party movies.

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Bobbi Shaw in a floral print romper suit

Posted on July 23, 2015 by

A brunette Bobbie Shaw in a publicity photo for How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)

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How To Fill A Wild Bikini (1965) Australia

Posted on July 14, 2015 by

UK and Australian title of How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965). In British-English, “stuff” was considered vulgar in the context.

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American International Pictures pressbook

Posted on July 14, 2015 by

Five Beach Party movies. Two movies are missing: Ski Party (1964) and Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), the fourth and fifth films in the series.

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) food fight

Posted on July 14, 2015 by

The seventh Beach Party movie. Annette Funicello dumps a bowl of breakfast on Dwayne Hickman who’s been cheating with Michele Carey.

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) Buster Keaton

Posted on July 6, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965)

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) bikini girls

Posted on June 17, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) bikini girls, from left to right: Rosemary Williams (behind), Marianne Gaba (front), obscured brunette in polka dot bikini (behind), Salli Sachse, Patti Chandler (front), Luree Holmes (obscured, behind Patti Chandler), Jo Collins, brunette … Continue reading →

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) Linda Opie Bent

Posted on June 17, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) Linda Bent, John Ashley, Ed Garner, Mike Nader (lying down).

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How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) beach poodle

Posted on June 17, 2015 by

How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) Patti Chandler plays with a poodle.

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Annette Funicello for Coppertone

Posted on May 22, 2015 by

Annette Funicello (1942 – 2013)

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Michele Carey

Posted on May 14, 2015 by

Michele Carey:  born 26 February 1943, Annapolis, Maryland. First credit: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV 1964) ‘The Double Affair’ – Maggie … How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) Michelle – uncredited … The Sweet Ride (22-May-68) Thumper Stevens Live … Continue reading →

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Sue Williams’ Accent

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

Sue Williams dialogue in How To Stuff A Wild Bikini (1965) Can anyone tell where Sue Williams is from, by her accent? Update here (August 2017). The Sue Williams / Sue Hamilton Mystery

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Sue Hamilton speaks

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

Woman to Woman By PATRICIA McCORMACK

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Ned Wynn

Posted on May 9, 2015 by

Arlene Charles and Ned Wynn in a publicity photograph for Pajama Party (1964) Ned Wynn: born Edmond Keenan Wynn 27 April 1941, New York City New York. Son of Keenan Wynn (Dr Strangelove), grandson of Ed Wynn (Mary Poppins), stepson … Continue reading →

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Uta Stone

Posted on May 8, 2015 by

Uta Stone How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) German Girl Dr. Fummel und seine Gespielinnen (1970) Gestatten… Vögelein im Dienst (1971)

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Tonia Van Deter

Posted on May 8, 2015 by

Tonia Van Deter Burke’s Law (TV 1965) ‘Who Killed the Grand Piano?’ – Bunny #5 How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) Italian Girl

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Marianne Gordon

Posted on May 8, 2015 by

Marianne Gordon: born 23 July 1946, Athens Georgia. First credit: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) Chickie Final credit: The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (TV 1991) Miss LaRosa

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Myrna Ross

Posted on May 4, 2015 by

Myrna Ross: born 1939 New York; died 26 December 1975, Rollinville Colorado (plane crash) First credit: Highway Patrol (TV 1958) … Beach Blanket Bingo (14-Apr-1965) Rat Pack How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) Rat Pack The Ghost in the … Continue reading →

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The Eight “Beach Party” Movies in Posters

Posted on April 22, 2015 by
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The Sue Williams / Sue Hamilton mystery

Posted on April 21, 2015 by

Update here (August 2017). Sue Williams, also known as Sue Hamilton, Playboy Playmate and beach party movie actress, WAS NOT Karen Sue (Levitt) Hamilton, who died by suicide in 1969. Who was the actress who played “Peanuts” in How To … Continue reading →

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Bobbi Shaw

Posted on April 2, 2015 by

Bobbi Shaw as Buster Keaton’s offsider Khola Khoku in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) Bobbi Shaw: born Barbara Shaw, 16 September 1943. Pajama Party (11 Nov 1964) Beach Blanket Bingo (14-Apr-1965) Ski Party (30-Jun-1965) How to Stuff a … Continue reading →

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Sue Hamilton

Posted on March 21, 2015 by

Sue Hamilton (aka Sue Williams) in a publicity photo for The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966). Update here (August 2017). Sue Williams: Playboy Playmate of the Month April 1965; also known as Sue Hamilton. See Sue Williams / Sue … Continue reading →

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Marianne Gaba

Posted on March 20, 2015 by

Marianne Gaba (born Mary Ann Gaba, 13 November 1939, Chicago Illinois). Playboy Playmate of the Month September 1959. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) Animal Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (6-Nov-1965) robot – final credit

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Jo Collins

Posted on March 19, 2015 by

Jo Collins (born Janet Canoy 5 Aug 1945, Lebanon Oregon). Playboy Playmate of the Month, December 1964 Ski Party (30-Jun-1965) Jo How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) beach girl Sergeant Deadhead (18-Aug-1965) Gail Lord Love a Duck (21-Feb-1966) Kitten … Continue reading →

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Irene Tsu

Posted on March 19, 2015 by

Irene Tsu (born 5 April 1943, Shanghai China) First screen credit: Take Her, She’s Mine (13-Nov-1963) … How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) native girl … Paradise, Hawaiian Style (15-Jun-1966) Pua … Continuous film and television credits to 2012: … Continue reading →

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Rosemary Williams

Posted on March 19, 2015 by

Above: Irene Tsu and Rosemary Williams in a publicity photo for How to Stuff a Wild Bikini Rosemary Williams How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) English girl Thunder Alley (22-Mar-1967)

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the end of the beach party

Posted on March 18, 2015 by

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) Final appearances by Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) and Frankie (Frankie Avalon). Final 1960s film appearance by John Fain Final actor credit for Mickey Dora Sergeant Deadhead (18-Aug-1965) Final appearance by Buster Keaton (died … Continue reading →

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Patti Chandler

Posted on March 18, 2015 by

Patti Chandler (born Patricia Ann Lauderback, 8 December 1943 Culver City, California). Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964) beach girl Pajama Party (11 Nov 1964) pyjama girl Beach Blanket Bingo (14-Apr-1965) Patti Ski Party (30-Jun-1965) Janet How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) … Continue reading →

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Buster Keaton

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

Buster Keaton (born Joseph Frank Keaton, 4 Oct 1895 Piqua, Kansas; died 1 Feb 1966 Los Angeles, California) Pajama Party (11 Nov 1964) Chief Rotten Eagle Beach Blanket Bingo (14-Apr-1965) Buster How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965) Bwana Sergeant … Continue reading →

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Dwayne Hickman

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

Dwayne Hickman (born 18 May 1934, Los Angeles, California) Ski Party (30-Jun-1965) Craig Gamble How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (14-Jul-1965)  Ricky Sergeant Deadhead (18-Aug-1965) Dwayne Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (6-Nov-1965) Todd Armstrong

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Beverly Adams

Posted on February 20, 2015 by

Beverly Adams (born 7 November 1940, Edmonton Alberta, Canada) First screen credit: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV 1963) ‘Wally’s Pen Pal’ Gloria Roustabout (1964) Cora – uncredited Girl Happy (1965) girl #2 – uncredited How to Stuff a … Continue reading →

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Guy Hemric

Posted on February 11, 2015 by

Guy Hemric: born Guy Bonson Hemric, 30 June 1931, North Carolina; died 10 January 1993 Florida) Muscle Beach Party (25 Mar 1964) beach boy Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964) surfer Pajama Party (11 Nov 1964) pyjama boy Beach Blanket Bingo (14-Apr-1965) beach … Continue reading →

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Linda Bent

Posted on February 2, 2015 by

Linda Bent (born Linda Jean Opie, 30 Mar 1939 Los Angeles, California) Muscle Beach Party (25 Mar 1964) surfer girl – as Linda Opie Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964) beach girl Pajama Party (11 Nov 1964) pajama girl as Lind Opie Beach … Continue reading →

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Mary Hughes

Posted on February 1, 2015 by

Mary Hughes (born Mary Cecilia Hughes, 25 Feb 1944 Hollywood, California; died 13 Dec 2007 Malibu, California) Muscle Beach Party (25 Mar 1964) surfer girl Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964) beach girl Pajama Party (11 Nov 1964) pyjama girl Beach Blanket Bingo … Continue reading →

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William Asher

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

William Asher (born William Milton Asher, 8 Aug 1921 Manhattan, New York; died 16 Jul 2012 Palm Desert, California) Beach Party (7-Aug-1963) Muscle Beach Party (25 Mar 1964) Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964) Beach Blanket Bingo (14-Apr-1965) How to Stuff a Wild … Continue reading →

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John Macchia

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

Above: Jerry Brutsche, Linda Rogers, Bob Harvey, Harvey Lembeck, Alberta Nelson, Andy Romano, John Macchia – the Ratz in Beach Party (1963) John Macchia (born John Vito Macchia 30 Oct 1931 Los Angeles, California; died 30 Jul 1967 Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

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Bob Harvey

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

Above: Jerry Brutsche, Linda Rogers, Bob Harvey, Harvey Lembeck, Alberta Nelson, Andy Romano, John Macchia – the Ratz in Beach Party (1963) Bob Harvey (born Robert Harvey 21 Dec 1930 in Propect, Connecticut; died 10 Jul 2011 in Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

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Jerry Brutsche

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

Above: Jerry Brutsche, Linda Rogers, Bob Harvey, Harvey Lembeck, Alberta Nelson, Andy Romano, John Macchia – the Ratz in Beach Party (1963) Jerry Brutsche (born Gerald Eugene Brutsche, 31 Jan 1939 in Los Angeles, California). Hollywood stuntman. Beach Party (7-Aug-1963) … Continue reading →

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Andy Romano

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

Above: Jerry Brutsche, Linda Rogers, Bob Harvey, Harvey Lembeck, Alberta Nelson, Andy Romano, John Macchia – the Ratz in Beach Party (1963) Andy Romano (born 15 June 1941) Beach Party (7-Aug-1963) J.D. Bikini Beach (22-Jul-1964) Rat Pack Pajama Party (11 … Continue reading →

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Ed Garner

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

Above: Ed Garner and Patti Chandler in a promotional photo for Pajama Party (1964) Ed Garner (born 1944 Los Angeles) Complete credits: Beach Party (7-Aug-1963) surfer – as Eddie Garner Muscle Beach Party (25 Mar 1964) surfer boy Bikini Beach … Continue reading →

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Johnny Fain

Posted on January 30, 2015 by

Johnny Fain (born 7 July 1943 in Los Angeles, California) Beach Party (7-Aug-1963) surfer – as John Fain Surf Party (30 Jan 1963) – as John Fain Muscle Beach Party (25 Mar 1964) surfer boy – as John Fain Bikini … Continue reading →

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