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Marianne Gaba
Gaba as a guest star on 77 Sunset Strip in 1960
Playboy centerfold appearance
September 1959
Preceded by	Clayre Peters
Succeeded by	Elaine Reynolds
Personal details
Born	(1939-11-13)November 13, 1939 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 3, 2016(2016-05-03) (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Marianne Gaba (November 13, 1939 – May 3, 2016) was an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Illinois USA 1957 and Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue.

Personal life

Gaba was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was fluent in three languages—Bohemian (Czech), Polish, and Spanish—in addition to English.

On June 11, 1960, she married Michael Eugene Starkman in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her son, Gregory C., was born in 1962 and her daughter, Wendy M. was born in 1966.

Gaba died on May 3, 2016, from brain cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 76.

Filmography

• Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) .... Robot
• How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) .... Animal
• The Beverly Hillbillies
  • "Cool School Is Out" (1965) .... Squirrel
  • "Big Daddy, Jed" (1965) .... Squirrel
• Burke's Law - "Who Killed the Fat Cat?" (1965) .... Beautiful Blonde
• The Patsy (1964) (uncredited) .... Waitress
• Island of Love (1963) (uncredited)
• The Choppers (1961) .... Liz
• Checkmate - "The Button-Down Break" (1961) .... Lucille, Devlin's Girl Friend
• 77 Sunset Strip
  • "The Affairs of Adam Gallante" (1960) .... Peaches Schultz
  • "Sing Something Simple" (1959) .... Lita Ladoux
• G.I. Blues (1960) (uncredited) .... Bargirl
• Raymie (1960) .... Second Girl
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) (uncredited) .... Young Girl
• Mike Hammer (1959) .... Doris' daughter
• Johnny Staccato - "A Piece of Paradise" (1959) .... Gaba Gaba Hey
• Missile to the Moon (1958) .... Moon Girl
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show - “Too Much Pot Roast” (1957) ….. Miss Illinois

See also

• List of people in Playboy 1953–1959
• List of Playboy Playmates of 1959

References

1. ^ "Playmate data". Retrieved May 23, 2010.
2. "Miss Illinois USA Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
3. Lentz, Harris III (June 2016). "Marianne Gaba, 76". Classic Images (492): 51.
4. "(photo caption)". The Decatur Daily Review. Illinois, Decatur. Associated Press. July 16, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved June 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Marianne Gaba - the Private Life and Times of Marianne Gaba. Marianne Gaba Pictures".

External links

• Marianne Gaba at IMDb

• 1939 births
• 2016 deaths
• Actresses from Chicago
• Miss USA 1950s delegates
• 1950s Playboy Playmates
• Female models from Illinois
• Deaths from brain cancer in California
• 21st-century American women