So Long, Mistress of Piedras Blancas

I would just like to take a moment to say goodbye to Jeanne Carmen, B-Movie queen, who passed away this week at the age of 77. Although she was not what one would call a screen legend, she is an odd figure of note, as she was probably the first golf pin-up. And, speaking of figures, Carmen was one of the generation of full-figured Venuses of 1950s cinema, along with the more famous Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, who is at least partly responsible for the popularity of breast augmentation today.