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Mamie Van Doren who was also on the touring circuit was doing a show up in New York. Her show was held over, and she asked Jayne if she could fill in for her for the show in Mississippi, and then Mamie would take her next show. Jayne agreed. She performed at the Stevens Supper Club in Biloxi. On June 29, 1967 at 2:15 am after the show on a dark road between Biloxi and New Orleans, Jayne Mansfield was involved in a fatal car crash which killed not only her, but Sam Brody. Her three children who were also in the car, were safely cushioned in the back seat. Contrary to vicious rumors started by the press then, Jayne Mansfield was not decapitated in the accident. A large blonde bouffant wig which was on her head had flown off, and a reporter reported it was her head. This was verified by the New York Times who had contacted her undertaker, James Roberts who verified that yes her body was completely intact, head included. However, there was one area on her head where her scalp separated from her skull.
Jayne Mansfield's legend of a starlet will always remain. Her sudden death only seemed to secure that. Her lavish lifestyle, epitomized the Hollywood fantasy and her spirit captured the Golden Age of Glamour. Her willingness to work for what she earned and her lighthearted approach to her own image makes her to this day one of the most Sparkling Stars of the Silver Screen.
Jayne, we miss you and we will always love you.
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