List of Playboy Playmates of 1960
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1960. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January[edit]
| Stella Stevens | |
|---|---|
 Stevens in 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Estelle Caro Eggleston October 1, 1938 Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 2023 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Stella Stevens (born Estelle Caro Eggleston; October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023)[1] was an American film, television and stage actress, who began her acting career in 1959. She is a film producer, director and pin-up girl. In 1960, Stevens was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for January (and had featured pictorials in 1965 and 1968). Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Schallwig and Don Ornitz.[2]
February[edit]
| Susie Scott | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1938 Chicago, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, 2009 (aged 70) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Susie Scott (August 22, 1938 – June 16, 2009) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[3] Scott died of lung cancer on June 16, 2009, at the age of 70.[4]
March[edit]
| Sally Sarell | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sally Christine Sarell June 25, 1938 Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1991 (aged 52) |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Sally Sarell (June 25, 1938 – May 1, 1991) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Louis Capuccine.[5] She attended Ohio State University.[6] Sarell died on May 1, 1991, at the age of 52.[7]
April[edit]
| Linda Gamble | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Stratton |
| Succeeded by | Christa Speck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1939 Pittsburgh, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Linda Gamble (born September 11, 1939) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 1960. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. She was also the 1961 Playmate of the Year.[8]
May[edit]
| Ginger Young | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1939 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Ginger Young (born March 11, 1939) is an American model and actress who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Bez.[9]
June[edit]
| Delores Wells | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Delores Marie Wells October 17, 1937 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2016 (aged 78) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
Delores Marie Wells (October 17, 1937 – February 9, 2016) was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Don Bronstein.[10]
July[edit]
| Teddi Smith | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Delilah Henry September 21, 1942 Hastings, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Teddi Smith (born Delilah Henry; September 21, 1942) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the July 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Graham and Edmund Leja.[11] After becoming a Playmate, she was a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club. Smith appeared on the cover of Playboy five times during the early to mid-1960s.
August[edit]
| Elaine Paul | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 11, 1938 |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Elaine Paul (born August 11, 1938) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck.[12]
September[edit]
| Ann Davis | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1938 |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
Ann Davis (born June 17, 1938) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Don Bronstein.[13] Playboy also had several prominent artists, including LeRoy Neiman, produce their own illustrations of Davis for her pictorial.
October[edit]
| Kathy Douglas | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1942 |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Kathy Douglas (born May 23, 1942) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[14]
November[edit]
| Joni Mattis | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joan E. Mattis November 28, 1938 Chicago, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1999 (aged 60) Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
Joni Mattis (born Joan E. Mattis; November 28, 1938 – September 4, 1999) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Jerry White.[15]
Joni Mattis was a young housewife and mother in a troubled marriage when Hugh Hefner helped turn her life around. Ms. Mattis, a longtime friend, personal secretary and assistant to the Playboy magazine founder, who started her career with him in Chicago and eventually became a romantic interest of Hefner. Hefner said she was in an unhappy marriage and eventually divorced.[16]
Mattis died of cancer in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 60.[16]
December[edit]
| Carol Eden | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1942 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Carol Eden (born May 19, 1942) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1960 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Graham.[17] Eden's daughter Simone was the Playmate of the Month for February 1989; they thus became the first mother-daughter combination to both become Playboy Playmates.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dagan, Carmel (February 17, 2023). "Stella Stevens, Who Starred in 'The Nutty Professor,' 'The Poseidon Adventure,' Dies at 84". Variety. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "January 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "February 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Susan Evans". Legacy. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "March 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Playmate News". Playboy. Vol. 55. October 2008. pp. 123–124.
- ^ "Sally C. Sarell". U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "April 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "May 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "June 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "July 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "August 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "September 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "October 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "November 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Breslin, Meg McSherry (September 14, 1999). "Joni Mattis, Reluctant Playmate". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "December 1960 Playmate Data". Retrieved February 21, 2018.