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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 196002" data-attributes="member: 7">I'm something of an oddity when it comes to reading about old Hollywood stars. It never fails that I become particularly attracted to a certain era in said individual's life, and I spend the majority of my time researching what ever I can about that time period. Jayne Mansfield is no different. There are specific eras of her life that I feel especially drawn to, and therefore spend significant time with. There was a time Mansfield placed a strong emphasis on changing her public image. It seems it started around 1962, and it was hit into high gear after Monroe's death that August. Beforehand, Jayne had dyed her hair back to its original brunette for a handful of pictures, such as The Loves of Hercules, but she hadn't made any permanent change from the "dumb blonde" facade she fed to solidify her fame. Like I said, it seems it all started as the demand for blonde actresses started to decline. As her oldest daughter, Jayne Marie, said: It was 1964 when Jayne wanted to change her image. She decided to move to New York, because that's where more "serious" actresses live. She also changed her look; she started wearing her hair up, she started wearing high-neck dresses, gray and conservative clothes. According to Jayne Marie, her mother became serious about "getting good roles in films," but "they didn't come... that was the problem". Evidently, Mansfield wanted things to change. But it was too late. She had solidified herself as the high priestess of the dumb blonde arena. No one had fueled the image as much as Jayne, nor had anyone seemed to relish playing the "character" as much as she. When she tried to remedy her career decline by refreshing her image, it wasn't what the public wanted. They weren't interested in having her any other way. And after a while, she stopped trying. She gave in and became a caricature.   <img src="http://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Jayne-Mansfield-brunette-1959.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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