Mara Corday

**marxz** · March 15th, 2008, 07:10 PM

two this month

**marxz** · March 15th, 2008, 07:16 PM

**marxz** · March 15th, 2008, 07:25 PM

Mara Corday
Playboy centerfold appearance
October 1958
Birth place Santa Monica, California
Date of birth January 3, 1930 (1930-01-03) (age 78)
Measurements Bust: 35"
Waist: 24"
Hips: 35"
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 118 lb (54 kg/8.4 st)
Preceded by Teri Hope
Succeeded by Joan Staley

Mara Corday (born Marilyn Joan Watts on January 3, 1930 in Santa Monica, California) is a showgirl, model, actress, Playboy Playmate and a 1950s cult figure.

Wanting a career in films, Mara Corday came to Hollywood while still in her teens and found work as a showgirl at the Earl Carroll Theatre on Sunset Boulevard. Her physical beauty brought jobs as a photographer's model that led to a bit part as a showgirl in the 1951 film Two Tickets to Broadway. She signed on as a Universal International Pictures (UI) contract player where she met actor Clint Eastwood with whom she would remain lifelong friends. With UI, Corday was given small roles in various B-movies and television series. In 1954 on the set of Playgirl she met actor Richard Long. Following the death of Long's wife, the two began dating and married in 1957.

Her roles were small until 1955 when she was cast opposite John Agar in Tarantula, a Sci-Fi B-movie that proved a modest success. She had another successful co-starring role in that genre (The Black Scorpion) as well as in a number of Western films. Respected film critic Leonard Maltin said that Mara Corday had "more acting ability than she was permitted to exhibit."

Mara Corday appeared as a pinup girl in numerous men's magazines during the 1950s and was the Playmate of the October 1958 issue of Playboy, together with famous model and showgirl Pat Sheehan. In 1956, she had a recurring role in the ABC television series Combat!. From 1959 to early 1961, Corday worked exclusively doing guest spots on various television series. She then gave up her career to devote her time to raising a family. During her seventeen-year marriage to Richard Long she would have three children.

A few years after her husband's passing in 1974, Corday's friend Clint Eastwood offered her a chance to return to filmmaking with a role in his 1977 film The Gauntlet. She would act with him again in Sudden Impact (1983), Pink Cadillac (1989), and in her last film, 1990s The Rookie.

**Fabrizio** · December 22nd, 2008, 06:35 AM

**masque51** · September 30th, 2009, 09:37 PM

The combined layout pages from the double Playmate issue (the other one being Pat Sheehan).

**zwaik** · January 24th, 2010, 12:31 PM

Marilyn Joan Watts aka Mara Corday

**Fabrizio** · October 30th, 2010, 03:33 PM

**Fabrizio** · November 8th, 2010, 04:55 PM

**Fabrizio** · November 12th, 2010, 11:09 PM

~~rodak~~ · January 29th, 2011, 02:25 AM

Colorized one of zwaik's pics.

March 15th, 2008, 07:10 PM	#1
marxz Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: alabama Posts: 2,119 Thanks: 1,384 Thanked 226,091 Times in 2,276 Posts	Mara Corday two this month Last edited by palo5; February 19th, 2015 at 07:53 PM.. Reason: v

March 15th, 2008, 07:16 PM	#2
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December 22nd, 2008, 06:35 AM	#4
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September 30th, 2009, 09:37 PM	#5
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January 24th, 2010, 12:31 PM	#6
zwaik M.I.A. Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Como , Italy Posts: 3,304 Thanks: 12,781 Thanked 116,440 Times in 3,358 Posts	Marilyn Joan Watts Marilyn Joan Watts aka Mara Corday __________________ Rules »» ..English • Italian • French • German • Russian.. «« Rules Last edited by zwaik; January 25th, 2010 at 10:41 AM..

March 15th, 2008, 07:25 PM	#3
marxz Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: alabama Posts: 2,119 Thanks: 1,384 Thanked 226,091 Times in 2,276 Posts	Mara Corday Playboy centerfold appearance October 1958 Birth place Santa Monica, California Date of birth January 3, 1930 (1930-01-03) (age 78) Measurements Bust: 35" Waist: 24" Hips: 35" Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Weight 118 lb (54 kg/8.4 st) Preceded by Teri Hope Succeeded by Joan Staley Mara Corday (born Marilyn Joan Watts on January 3, 1930 in Santa Monica, California) is a showgirl, model, actress, Playboy Playmate and a 1950s cult figure. Wanting a career in films, Mara Corday came to Hollywood while still in her teens and found work as a showgirl at the Earl Carroll Theatre on Sunset Boulevard. Her physical beauty brought jobs as a photographer's model that led to a bit part as a showgirl in the 1951 film Two Tickets to Broadway. She signed on as a Universal International Pictures (UI) contract player where she met actor Clint Eastwood with whom she would remain lifelong friends. With UI, Corday was given small roles in various B-movies and television series. In 1954 on the set of Playgirl she met actor Richard Long. Following the death of Long's wife, the two began dating and married in 1957. Her roles were small until 1955 when she was cast opposite John Agar in Tarantula, a Sci-Fi B-movie that proved a modest success. She had another successful co-starring role in that genre (The Black Scorpion) as well as in a number of Western films. Respected film critic Leonard Maltin said that Mara Corday had "more acting ability than she was permitted to exhibit." Mara Corday appeared as a pinup girl in numerous men's magazines during the 1950s and was the Playmate of the October 1958 issue of Playboy, together with famous model and showgirl Pat Sheehan. In 1956, she had a recurring role in the ABC television series Combat!. From 1959 to early 1961, Corday worked exclusively doing guest spots on various television series. She then gave up her career to devote her time to raising a family. During her seventeen-year marriage to Richard Long she would have three children. A few years after her husband's passing in 1974, Corday's friend Clint Eastwood offered her a chance to return to filmmaking with a role in his 1977 film The Gauntlet. She would act with him again in Sudden Impact (1983), Pink Cadillac (1989), and in her last film, 1990s The Rookie.

October 30th, 2010, 03:33 PM	#7
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November 8th, 2010, 04:55 PM	#8
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November 12th, 2010, 11:09 PM	#9
Fabrizio Former Staff Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Italia Posts: 22,101 Thanks: 47,975 Thanked 1,106,433 Times in 22,137 Posts	__________________ My scans: Playboy Italy & Playmen. If you see any of my posts with dead images please send me a PM and I'll try to locate and re-up them.

January 29th, 2011, 02:25 AM	#10
~~rodak~~ Banned! Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 14,563 Thanks: 16,750 Thanked 271,165 Times in 15,267 Posts	Colorized one of zwaik's pics.