The reality of Jayne Mansfield’s death is far more horrifying and tragic than anything the rumor mill could conjure up.
Jayne Mansfield, a famous blonde bombshell actress, died instantaneously on June 29, 1967, when the vehicle she was riding collided with a trailer truck on U.S. Route 90 east of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Jayne Mansfield resided at the Cabana Courtyard Apartments in June 1967 while appearing in Biloxi, Mississippi’s Gus Stevens Supper Club.
Mansfield presented two nightly performances, at 9 and 11 p.m., billed as ‘The Most Publicized S*x Queen’ and Movie Star with Bob Sweeney ‘The Schoolmaster who masters in humor.’
Mansfield left after a June 28th evening engagement at 2:30 in the morning to go to an early New Orleans TV show interview.
Where & How Did The Accident Happen?
A semi-truck collided with the back of a car carrying Jane Mansfield and three of her children, including actress Mariska Hargitay, on a dark Louisiana highway at around two in the morning on June 29, 1967.
The actress needed to get to New Orleans for a television appearance scheduled for the next day after performing at a nightclub in Biloxi.
Mansfield sat in front with her boyfriend Samuel S. Brody and the driver, Ronald B. Harrison, for the trip. Her three kids dozed out in the backseat.
A nearby machine spewing heavy fog to kill mosquitos probably prevented Harrison from spotting the truck until it was too late.
The three people in the front seat died instantaneously due to the collision, which tore off the top of Mansfield’s automobile.
Mansfield’s three children were discovered in the backseat still alive when police arrived on the scene. The three adults in the front seats died instantaneously from the collision, along with Mansfield’s dog.
Jayne Mansfield’s death images revealed that the roof and trailer were almost completely sheared off.
The top of the Buick Electra was severed when it fell under the trailer after colliding with the truck.
Jayne Mansfield’s Cause Of Death Revealed
The actress was pronounced dead by police at the scene.
As information about the horrific accident spread, speculations surfaced that Jaynes Mansfield had been beheaded in the collision.
Jayne Mansfield’s death pictures were made public after the tragedy fueled the speculations.
In other photos, it appeared as though her head had been severed due to the fact that her wig had been tossed from the automobile.
Police claimed that Mansfield died in a horrifying manner right on the spot.
The upper part of this Caucasian female’s head was severed, according to the police report made after the accident.
According to Mansfield’s death certificate, she suffered from a scalping injury rather than a complete decapitation, with her head crushed and her skull partially separated.
The beheading tale is still often told and was even included in the 1996 film Crash.
The celebrity, who had dated Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, was slain by a curse that LaVey allegedly placed on her boyfriend, Brody.
This rumor, of course, has not been proven. But it too endures, in part because of the 2017 film Mansfield 66/67.
Funeral Of Jayne Mansfield
The funeral for Mansfield was held on July 3 in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania.
Charles Montgomery, a pastor of the Zion Methodist Church, led the service. The Pullis Funeral Home chapel hosted a private funeral service.
A Methodist minister officiated at her funeral. The only ex-husband in attendance at the funeral was Mickey Hargitay. Mansfield was buried next to her father, Herbert Palmer, in the Fairview Cemetery southeast of Pen Argyl.
Who Was Jayne Mansfield?
Jayne was born on April 19, 1933, under the astrological sign of the Aries.
She was born to English and German-ancestry Herbert William Palmer and English and Cornish-ancestry Vera Jeffrey (née Palmer) Palmer.
Her father, Robert B. Meyner, the future governor of New Jersey, practiced law in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, where she spent her early years.
Her dad had a heart attack and passed away in 1936.
Jayne studied German and Spanish while she was a teen and took piano, violin, and viola classes.
After graduating from high school, she pursued acting studies at Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas in Austin.
After moving back to Dallas, Mansfield studied acting under Baruch Lumet, who was instrumental in helping her land her first film test in 1954.
Jayne’s Professional Acting Career
American actress and singer Jayne Mansfield performed as an actress on stage, in movies, and on television.
She was also a singer, a nightclub performer, and an early “Playboy” Playmate.
She was the first significant American actress to play a leading role in a Hollywood movie while nude.
She was regarded as a key Hollywood s*x symbol during the 1950s and 1960s.
Jayne had amassed more than 30 acting credits.
Jayne Married Three Times
Jayne had five children from her three marriages, all of which ended in divorce.
Numerous men, including Robert and John F. Kennedy, her lawyer Samuel S. Brody, and Las Vegas performer Nelson Sardelli, were romantically involved with her at some point in her life.
At 17, Jayne wed Paul Mansfield on May 6, 1950. On November 8, 1950, their daughter Jayne Marie was born.
Three years after their separation, Jayne and Paul divorced at the beginning of 1953.
On January 13 of that year, Mansfield wed Mickey Hargitay, a bodybuilder, actor, and former Mr. Universe who had proposed to her in November 1957 with a 10-carat diamond ring.
Mickey Jr., Zoltan, and Mariska were the sons and daughters that Mansfield and Hargitay shared.
Before filing for divorce in July 1966, Mansfield wed filmmaker Matt Cimber on September 24, 1964.
The couple had a son named Tony. Around that time, Jayne moved in with Sam Brody, her divorce attorney, who was then married to Beverly Brody.
In her divorce petition, Beverly listed Jayne as the “41st other lady” in Brody’s life.
How Much Money Did Jayne Mansfield Have?
At the time of her passing in 1967, Jayne Mansfield, an American actress, and singer had a net worth of $2 million.
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