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{{short description|American model and actress (born 1936)}}
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'''Virginia Gordon''' (born October 28, 1936 in [[Chaplin, West Virginia]])<ref name=jankingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=gordon%2C+virginia&limit=0|title=Playmate data|accessdate=May 18, 2010}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[model (person)|model]] and [[actress]]. She was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for the January 1959 issue. Her [[centerfold]] was photographed by [[Ron Vogel]].<ref name=jankingly />
'''Virginia Gordon''' (born October 28, 1936, in [[Chaplin, West Virginia]])<ref name=jankingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=gordon%2C+virginia&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date=May 18, 2010}}</ref> is an American [[model (person)|model]] and [[actress]]. She was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for the January 1959 issue. Her [[centerfold]] was photographed by [[Ron Vogel]].<ref name=jankingly />


Among Gordon's more significant movies was 1962's ''[[Tonight for Sure]]'', the directorial debut of [[Francis Ford Coppola]].
Gordon's most significant film, in terms of cinema history, is 1962's ''[[Tonight for Sure]]'', as it marks the directorial debut of [[Francis Ford Coppola]].

== Acting career ==

Gordon's acting roles were confined to appearing, mostly sans wardrobe, in a string of obscure [[sexploitation film]]s produced for the adults-only [[grindhouse]] circuit. Her first three films, ''[[Once Upon a Knight]]'' (1961), written by Bob Cresse, ''[[Surftide 77]]'' (1962), directed by [[Lee Frost (director)|Lee Frost]], and ''[[Tonight for Sure]]'' (1962), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, were standard "nudie cutie" comedies typical of the early sixties.

In 1968, Olympic International (created by the writer-director team of Frost and Cresse) produced the "roughie" thriller ''[[The Animal'' (1968 film)|The Animal]]''. Gordon has her most substantial and realistic role as a single mother terrorized and turned into an abused sex slave by a psychopath. That same year she starred in another Frost/Cresse film, ''[[Hot Spur]]'', a violent roughie western in which her character suffers similar abuse.

Her last two films ''[[Acapulco Uncensored]]'' and ''The Muthers'' (both from 1968) were softcore "nudies" from prolific skinflick director Donald A. Davis.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
* ''[[The Muthers]]'' (1968) .... Lois
* ''The Muthers'' (1968) .... Lois
* ''[[Acapulco Uncensored]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Hot Spur]]'' (1968) .... Susan O'Hara
* ''[[Hot Spur]]'' (1968) .... Susan O'Hara
* ''The Animal'' (1968)
* ''[[The Animal'' (1968 film)|The Animal]]'' (1968) .... Joan Clark
* ''[[Tonight for Sure]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Tonight for Sure]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Surftide 77]]'' (1962) .... Vultura
* ''[[Surftide 77]]'' (1962) .... Vultura
* ''[[Once Upon a Knight]]'' (1961) .... Lady Lauri
* ''[[Once Upon a Knight (film)|Once Upon a Knight]]'' (1961) .... Lady Lauri


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of people in Playboy 1953-1959]]
* [[List of people in Playboy 1953–1959]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 8 December 2022

Virginia Gordon
Playboy centerfold appearance
January 1959
Preceded byJoyce Nizzari
Succeeded byEleanor Bradley
Personal details
Born (1936-10-28) October 28, 1936 (age 88)
Chaplin, West Virginia, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]

Virginia Gordon (born October 28, 1936, in Chaplin, West Virginia)[1] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the January 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.[1]

Gordon's most significant film, in terms of cinema history, is 1962's Tonight for Sure, as it marks the directorial debut of Francis Ford Coppola.

Acting career

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Gordon's acting roles were confined to appearing, mostly sans wardrobe, in a string of obscure sexploitation films produced for the adults-only grindhouse circuit. Her first three films, Once Upon a Knight (1961), written by Bob Cresse, Surftide 77 (1962), directed by Lee Frost, and Tonight for Sure (1962), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, were standard "nudie cutie" comedies typical of the early sixties.

In 1968, Olympic International (created by the writer-director team of Frost and Cresse) produced the "roughie" thriller The Animal. Gordon has her most substantial and realistic role as a single mother terrorized and turned into an abused sex slave by a psychopath. That same year she starred in another Frost/Cresse film, Hot Spur, a violent roughie western in which her character suffers similar abuse.

Her last two films Acapulco Uncensored and The Muthers (both from 1968) were softcore "nudies" from prolific skinflick director Donald A. Davis.

Filmography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Playmate data". Retrieved May 18, 2010.
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