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Just found out that D'Andrea Bryant passed on December 20, 2008: Quote:
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Just in from Hef's Twiitter account:
"I'm saddened to learn of the passing of Playmate Pamela Bryant, Miss April, 1978, on Saturday in Hawaii, from natural causes." She was 51. Last edited by lonewolf3898; December 7th, 2010 at 01:20 AM.. |
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way too young. i remember that April 1978 issue like it was yesterday. i was really going to hurt myself staring at her pictures for hours, days, months. this is crazy to hear that she died.
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December 9th, 2010, 10:32 PM | #134 |
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A website that tracks such things has reported that Pamela Jean Bryant died on December 3, 2010. She was 51. No cause of death or other information is given. I now see that someone has already posted this sad news.
PJB and my sister-in-law were acquaintances at Indiana University. http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com/l_pmom.asp?sort=dod Last edited by azurespring; December 10th, 2010 at 02:11 PM.. |
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December 10th, 2010, 02:03 PM | #137 |
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It is indeed odd that it took a quarter century for Fran Gerard's death to become generally known.
The "who's alive" notice says that Fran Gerard was the first PB model to wear prescription eyeglasses in her centerfold photo. I guess she was the first to wear glasses, but to me those lenses look completely clear--like the eyeglasses George Reeves wore as Clark Kent--not prescription. Last edited by Fabrizio; December 10th, 2010 at 03:21 PM.. Reason: Remove banned link |
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Update: I did some research and am pretty sure she did pass on. In a way its good to know who she was yet sad to know she's been gone for all this time. Here is what I believe to be the original post from another group that confirms it. All credit to the original poster/ researcher:
Last month I spotted a website that suggested Fran Gerard attended Granada Hills High School near Los Angeles. Acting on a hunch, I managed to locate a copy of the 1966 Granada Hills High School yearbook. I wanted to see if Fran was among the Class of 1966, in which case she would be 18 years old if the March 23, 1948 birthdate her Playmate bio stated was accurate. To my astonishment, I quickly found her picture, on page 23 of the yearbook in the Seniors class pictures section. Alas, it is the only picture of her in the entire yearbook that I have been able to spot. It is possible that pictures of her as an underclassman may exist in previous years/yearbooks, but her senior year, there is just once picture, which I am posting here in the Photos section. There on page 23, she is shown as "Frances Camuglia, Homemaker". It is unmistakeably our Fran. From there, the story takes a sad turn. Who was "Fran Gerard"? I did some research at ancestry.com and found a lot of details that fill in some pieces of vital information about her birth, her family, her marriages (there were 2 husbands), and her death. She was born Frances Anna Camuglia, on March 23, 1948 in New York, presumably Staten Island according to her Playmate bio. There is one conflicting birth date at ancestry.com that says her birth date was March 24, 1948, so there's a small conflict there. Her mother's maiden name was Derosa. I'm unable to confirm mother or father's full names, though ancestry.com says both are still living. Ancestry.com also says that Fran had 1 brother and 2 sisters, and all are still living. The website does not reveal their names. Fran was first married to a Jack L. Cavender on May 7, 1966. He was born in 1929, so he would have been 37 years old when they married, and she just 18. In addition, that marriage date almost certainly occurred before her high school graduation. We can use our imagination to wonder why an 18 year old girl marries a man twice her age while she is still in high school...but we can't confirm any particular reason why that occurred. One thing it apparently was not: according to ancestry.com, Fran never had any children. Another interesting fact: Fran and Jack Cavender divorced just 7 months after they were married, in January 1967, in Los Angeles. Their divorce was a "Type 2" cause, though I'm unable to determine exactly what that meant in 1967 (i.e., "extreme cruelty", "irreconcilable differences", or something similar). The State File is #002666, the Dissolution File is #702684. Who was Jack L. Cavender? I'm not finding much information, but it is possible he was Jack Lee Cavender, born in Ohio on May 27, 1929, and died in Los Angeles on March 6, 1983....though I have no confirmation that "Jack L." and "Jack Lee" are the same person. Another question about Jack L. Cavender: is it possible he is the astrologist "Jack Gemini" who "employed" Fran as his assistant, as related in her Playmate story in March 1967? Fran married again, on August 17, 1970 in Las Vegas in a religious ceremony, to M_______ A___ Rey of New Mexico. (The date of recording in the Las Vegas/Clark County records is Sept. 24, 1970) I did not see a divorce filing for Mr. Rey and Fran, so I presume they were married until her death, though I don't know that as a fact. The last details are the saddest: Fran died on May 30, 1985 in Fountain Valley, California. I'm unable to locate a death certificate on-line, so the cause of death is unknown to me, but 38 years old is much to young to leave this earth, regardless of the reason. I was so very excited today when I found Fran's senior class picture. 8 hours later, after my findings on ancestry.com, I feel very differently, very sad. She was such a beautiful woman. I hope she had a happy life. What few details we now know suggest that she may not have had the kind of happy life we'd have wished for her, but I still maintain some hope that Fran found peace and happiness after her Playboy days were done. Goodbye Fran, and rest in peace. |
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The passing of time.
Sad to see so many names here. Other than Mayfair in the 80's I never really went for the top shelf stuff, mainly growing up with the page 3 girls [not literally unfortunately ] so a lot of the American names mean nothing to me but especially bad when so many die so young. A good tribute to their passing here.
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I was not aware she had died until I joined up here. One of my favs from teh early 90's, and her gymnast clip from her PM video was one of my favorites of all time. RIP. And I echo earlier sentiments about this thread. A great idea, even if it is a sad thread. These girls deserved to be remembered and honored. |
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