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| According to ''The Playmate Book'', Wells was paid $500 for her Playmate pictorial, along with $100 a month during her two-year exclusivity contract with ''Playboy.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Edgren |first=Gretchen |url=http://archive.org/details/SE_The_Playmate_Book_1996 |title=The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds |publisher=General Publishing Group |year=1996 |pages=73}}</ref> She was Playmate of the Month for June 1960.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Goldweber |first=David Elroy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gfdYCAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT1739&dq=%22Delores+Wells%22&hl=en |title=Claws & Saucers: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film 1902-1982: A Complete Guide |date=2015-12-01 |publisher=Lulu Press, Inc |isbn=978-1-312-28803-4 |language=en}}</ref> Wells was working as a dancer in the chorus of Chicago nightclub ] when she was scouted for Playboy.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite news |title=A Dime More A Peep |access-date=13 June 2022 |work=] |date=May 23, 1960|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_newsweek-us_1960-05-23_55_21}}</ref> | According to ''The Playmate Book'', Wells was paid $500 for her Playmate pictorial, along with $100 a month during her two-year exclusivity contract with ''Playboy.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Edgren |first=Gretchen |url=http://archive.org/details/SE_The_Playmate_Book_1996 |title=The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds |publisher=General Publishing Group |year=1996 |pages=73}}</ref> She was Playmate of the Month for June 1960.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Goldweber |first=David Elroy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gfdYCAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT1739&dq=%22Delores+Wells%22&hl=en |title=Claws & Saucers: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film 1902-1982: A Complete Guide |date=2015-12-01 |publisher=Lulu Press, Inc |isbn=978-1-312-28803-4 |language=en}}</ref> Wells was working as a dancer in the chorus of Chicago nightclub ] when she was scouted for Playboy.<ref name="Newsweek">{{cite news |title=A Dime More A Peep |access-date=13 June 2022 |work=] |date=May 23, 1960|url=http://archive.org/details/sim_newsweek-us_1960-05-23_55_21}}</ref> | ||
| Wells had a short acting career in the 60s, episodically appearing in small parts in B-movies and television series.<ref name=":2" /> She preferred comedic roles and aspired to be like ],<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=http://archive.org/details/boxofficejulsep183boxo |title=Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1963) |last2= |date=1963 |publisher=New York, Boxoffice |others=Media History Digital Library}}</ref> appearing in three of the 'beach party' movies.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stanfield |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cghgDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA40&dq=%22Delores+Wells%22&hl=en |title=Hoodlum Movies: Seriality and the Outlaw Biker Film Cycle, 1966-1972 |date=2018-07-13 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |isbn=978-0-8135-9905-2 |pages=39-40 |language=en}}</ref> More steadily she was a ]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kathryn Leigh Scott |url=http://archive.org/details/bunnyyears00scot |title=The Bunny years |date=1998 |publisher=Pomegranate Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-938817-43-7 |pages=57}}</ref> at the ] ], where she made $1000 a week.<ref name=":0" /> After her career at Playboy she worked as a makeup artist for ] and in the business office of the ].<ref name=":2" /> She worked briefly as secretary to ].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| Wells died in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 78.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Gregg |first=Becca Y. |title=Not Forgotten: Centerfold remembered as loving mother |url=http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/not-forgotten-centerfold-remembered-as-loving-mother |url-access=subscription |newspaper=] |date=March 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013225025/https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/not-forgotten-centerfold-remembered-as-loving-mother |archive-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref> | Wells died in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 78.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=Gregg |first=Becca Y. |title=Not Forgotten: Centerfold remembered as loving mother |url=http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/not-forgotten-centerfold-remembered-as-loving-mother |url-access=subscription |newspaper=] |date=March 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013225025/https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/not-forgotten-centerfold-remembered-as-loving-mother |archive-date=October 13, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| Delores Wells | |
|---|---|
 Delores Wells in a publicty photo from 1963 | |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| June 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Ginger Young |
| Succeeded by | Teddi Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Delores Marie Wells (1937-10-17)October 17, 1937 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 2016(2016-02-09) (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 and was one the cover models in January 1961.
Early life
Wells was from Reading, Pennsylvania, and grew up with an interest in science fiction and becoming a movie star.
Career
According to The Playmate Book, Wells was paid $500 for her Playmate pictorial, along with $100 a month during her two-year exclusivity contract with Playboy. She was Playmate of the Month for June 1960. Wells was working as a dancer in the chorus of Chicago nightclub Chez Paree when she was scouted for Playboy.
Wells had a short acting career in the 60s, episodically appearing in small parts in B-movies and television series. She preferred comedic roles and aspired to be like Lucille Ball, appearing in three of the 'beach party' movies. More steadily she was a Playboy Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club, where she made $1000 a week. After her career at Playboy she worked as a makeup artist for Alice Cooper and in the business office of the Oakland Raiders. She worked briefly as secretary to Linda Lovelace.
Wells died in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 78.
Filmography
- 87th Precinct - "My Friend, My Enemy" (1961) .... Clerk
- The Bob Cummings Show - "Roamin' Holiday" (1961)
- Thriller - "'Til Death Do Us Part" (1962) .... Flo
- Beach Party (1963) .... Sue
- Burke's Law - "Who Killed Alex Debbs?" (1963) .... Dream Girl
- The Time Travelers (1964) .... Reena (Danny's love interest)
- Bikini Beach (1964) .... Sniffles
- Muscle Beach Party (1964) .... Sniffles
- Banning (1967) .... Girl at Pool
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) .... Very Attractive Woman
See also
References
- "Appearances by starlet". Des Moines Tribune. 1963-08-30. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ Scaglione, Cec (1964-03-28). "'Muscle Beach Party' features lucky lass". The Windsor Star. p. 17. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ Edgren, Gretchen (1996). The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds. General Publishing Group. p. 73.
- ^ Goldweber, David Elroy (2015-12-01). Claws & Saucers: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film 1902-1982: A Complete Guide. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-312-28803-4.
- "A Dime More A Peep". Newsweek. May 23, 1960. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Gregg, Becca Y. (March 26, 2016). "Not Forgotten: Centerfold remembered as loving mother". Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.
- Boxoffice (Jul-Sep 1963). Media History Digital Library. New York, Boxoffice. 1963.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Stanfield, Peter (2018-07-13). Hoodlum Movies: Seriality and the Outlaw Biker Film Cycle, 1966-1972. Rutgers University Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-8135-9905-2.
- Kathryn Leigh Scott (1998). The Bunny years. Internet Archive. Pomegranate Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-938817-43-7.
- Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc (1963). Motion Picture Exhibitor (Apr-Jun 1963). Media History Digital Library. Philadelphia, Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc. p. 19.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - "Oh! To be a fish". The Tampa Tribune. 1963-05-14. p. 32. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- "Clipped From The Daily Times". The Daily Times. 1964-04-22. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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