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Graybeard

(6,996 posts) Sun Jul 22, 2012, 02:59 PM Jul 2012

Lola Falana

Saturday's NY Times crossword had as the clue "One time Queen of Las Vegas". The answer is Lola Falana and she was a huge star. In the 1970s she was the highest paid female performer appearing in Las Vegas.

As an actress she learned fluent Italian to star in films in Italy. She was a regular on many TV shows (Hollywood Palace) and Broadway.

Bouts of Multiple Sclerosis ended her career and she now spends most of her time with her Lambs of God Ministry.

Thank you crossword for bringing back some nice memories.

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Lola Falana (Original Post) Graybeard Jul 2012 OP

I remember Lola Falana from a film or two, but MOSTLY (during my teenage years)... MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #1

That was Paula Kelly. Frank Cannon Jul 2012 #2

You're right about Paula Kelly being the first (1969, although Falana was in Playboy in 1970). MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #5

Beautiful lady! n/t Tom_Foolery Jul 2012 #3

She made history in advertising. Graybeard Jul 2012 #4

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)

1. I remember Lola Falana from a film or two, but MOSTLY (during my teenage years)...

Reply to Graybeard (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 03:12 PM

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... for being the first depiction of full-frontal nudity in a major men's magazine (Playboy 1970) when
they published an incredible nude dance/motion photographic essay of her.
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Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)

2. That was Paula Kelly.

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 04:08 PM

Jul 2012

I, too, remember that issue. Pretty shocking, back in the day.

I mostly remember Lola Falana from her inebriated appearances on The Tonight Show, which were quite amusing and invariably had Johnny Carson giving his classic WTF face to the camera.