Bettie Page Dies

Actress/pinup/model Bettie Page, who scandalized the movie world with her willingness to pose in scanty clothes and in suggestive poses, has died. She left the entertainment world several decades ago after a religious conversion but her life still continued to be somewhat bumpy as this Time Magazine story notes. Gretchen Moll starred in a dramatization of Bettie’s life, The Notorious Bettie Page, in 2005. Here’s more from the L. A. Times about Ms. Page’s life and impact.