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Deceased Playboy Playmates of the Month

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©2012 C.O.P. Audit Committee - file update generated 3-27-2012 at 21:56 GMT

CAVEATS: Our Age calculations are only as good as the validity of the date of birth/death information that we have for an individual Playmate. Age listings followed by question marks are best-guesses; ages followed by a Plus Sign ("+") are a minimal age. In both instances complete birth/death info is unavailable.

Currently 50 Playboy Playmates are confirmed to be deceased.

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The six tables (below) are ordered on these criteria:
[ 1 ]	Name of the individual
[ 2 ]	Month of First Appearance in Playboy
[ 3 ]	Chronologically by the Playmate's Date of Death
[ 4 ]	Longevity following first gatefold appearance
[ 5 ]	Cause of Death
[ 6 ]	Rumored Deceased Playmates

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Table ordered by Name of Deceased Playmate

Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Died	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
Ahlstrand, Linné	July 1958	7-1- 1936	1-18- 1967	30.55	8 yr	231 dy
Balcom, Lannie	August 1965	3-14- 1941	4-25- 1991	50.11	25 yr	288 dy
Blue, Betty	November 1956	8-14- 1931	8-23- 2000	69.03	43 yr	327 dy
Boostrom, Debbie	August 1981	6-23- 1955	7-10- 2008	53.05	27 yr	9 dy
Bridges, Elisa	December 1994	5-24- 1973	2-7- 2002	28.71	7 yr	98 dy
Bryant, Pamela Jean	April 1978	2-8- 1959	12-3- 2010	51.82	32 yr	277 dy
Cannon, Jean	October 1961	10-5- 1941	11-17- 2005	64.12	44 yr	77 dy
Cleveland, Missy	April 1979	12-25- 1959	8-14- 2001	41.64	22 yr	166 dy
Cochran, June	December 1962 & 1963 Playmate of Year	2-20- 1942	5-21- 2004	62.25	41 yr	202 dy
Crews, Tonya	March 1961	2-2- 1938	8-7- 1966	28.51	5 yr	188 dy
Empey, Marguerite	May 1955 & February 1956	7-29- 1932	8-19- 2008	76.03	53 yr	140 dy
Gerard, Fran	March 1967	3-23- 1948	5-30- 1985	37.19	18 yr	118 dy
Jackson, Jennifer Lyn	April 1989	3-21- 1969	1-22- 2010	40.84	20 yr	327 dy
Jennings, Claudia	November 1969 & 1970 Playmate of Year	12-20- 1949	10-3- 1979	29.79	10 yr	2 dy
Kreski, Connie	January 1968 & 1969 Playmate of Year	9-19- 1946	3-21- 1995	48.50	27 yr	110 dy
Kubert, Cheryl	February 1958	??-??- 1930s	4-25- 1989	53???	31 yr	83 dy
Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Died	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
Larmouth, Cathy	June 1981	7-15- 1953	1-4- 2007	53.47	25 yr	248 dy
Mansfield, Jayne	February 1955	4-19- 1933	6-29- 1967	34.19	12 yr	148 dy
Martin, Ashlyn	April 1964	3-20- 1946	10-24- 1991	45.60	27 yr	237 dy
Mattis, Joni	November 1960	11-28- 1938	9-4- 1999	60.77	38 yr	337 dy
Meyer, Eve	June 1955	12-13- 1928	3-27- 1977	48.29	21 yr	335 dy
Michelle, Donna	December 1963 & 1964 Playmate of Year	12-8- 1945	4-9- 2004	58.34	40 yr	160 dy
Monroe, Marilyn	December 1953	6-1- 1926	8-5- 1962	36.18	8 yr	247 dy
Myers, Cynthia	December 1968	9-12- 1950	11-3- 2011	61.14	43 yr	2 dy
Page, Bettie	January 1955	4-22- 1923	12-11- 2008	85.64	53 yr	345 dy
Parks, Allison	October 1965 & 1966 Playmate of Year	10-18- 1941	6-21- 2010	66.67	44 yr	293 dy
Pertile, Merle	January 1962	11-23- 1941	2-21- 1997	55.25	35 yr	83 dy
Prentiss, Melodye	July 1968	12-14- 1944	3-3- 2009	64.22	40 yr	275 dy
Rainbow, Jackie	September 1954	6-3- 1933	6-15- 1988	55.03	33 yr	288 dy
Rey, Willy	February 1971	8-25- 1949	8-13- 1973	23.97	2 yr	224 dy
Rollins, Bridgett	May 1975	9-7- 1956	2-12- 2011	54.43	35 yr	317 dy
Root, Gloria	December 1969	5-28- 1948	1-8- 2006	57.62	36 yr	68 dy
Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Died	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
Sheehan, Pat	October 1958	9-7- 1931	1-14- 2006	74.35	47 yr	135 dy
Sherwood, Phyllis	August 1963	9-30- 1937	4-16- 2007	69.54	43 yr	289 dy
Sloan, Tiffany	October 1992	5-29- 1973	11-1- 2008	35.43	16 yr	61 dy
Smith, Anna Nicole	May 1992 & 1993 Playmate of Year	11-28- 1967	2-8- 2006	39.20	13 yr	313 dy
Stafford, Marian	March 1956	2-7- 1933	11-??- 2006	73.73+	50 yr	274+ dy
Stanton, Gail	June 1978	11-19- 1954	11-21- 1996	42.01	18 yr	204 dy
Stowe, Star	February 1977	3-19- 1956	3-15- 1997	40.99	20 yr	73 dy
Stratten, Dorothy	August 1979 & 1980 Playmate of Year	2-28- 1960	8-14- 1980	20.46	1 yr	44 dy
Thomas, Nicki	March 1977	3-22- 1954	9-2- 2009	55.45	32 yr	213 dy
Tucker, Terre	November 1963	10-9- 1944	12-16- 1990	46.19	27 yr	76 dy
Vickers, Yvette	July 1959	8-26- 1928	4-27- 2010+	81.67+	50 yr	330+ dy
Vitale, Carol	July 1974	11-14- 1946	7-23- 2008	61.69	34 yr	52 dy
Waltz, Marilyn / Scott, Margaret	February 1954 (as Margaret Scott) April 1954 & April 1955 (as Marilyn Waltz)	11-5- 1931	12-23- 2006	75.13	52 yr	325 dy
Williams, Sue	April 1965	11-14- 1945	9-2- 1969	23.80	4 yr	185 dy
Willis, Carol	July 1970	4-17- 1949	11-24- 1971	22.61	1 yr	176 dy
Winder, Kristine	October 1977	10-15- 1955	10-15- 2010+	55.0+	33 yr	44+ dy
Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Died	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
Young, Laura	October 1962	5-22- 1938	11-27- 1999	61.52	37 yr	87 dy
Young, Paige	November 1968	3-16- 1944	7-14- 1974	30.33	5 yr	286 dy

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Table ordered by Month of First Playmate Appearance

First Playmate Appearance	Name	Born	Died	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
1953 - December	Marilyn Monroe	6-1- 1926	8-5- 1962	36.18	8 yr	247 dy
1954 - February	Marilyn Waltz       (as Margaret Scott)	11-5- 1931	12-23- 2006	75.13	52 yr	325 dy
1954 - September	Jackie Rainbow	6-3- 1933	6-15- 1988	55.03	33 yr	288 dy
1955 - January	Bettie Page	4-22- 1923	12-11- 2008	85.64	53 yr	345 dy
1955 - February	Jayne Mansfield	4-19- 1933	6-29- 1967	34.19	12 yr	148 dy
1955 - May	Marguerite Empey	7-29- 1932	8-19- 2008	76.03	53 yr	140 dy
1955 - June	Eve Meyer	12-13- 1928	3-27- 1977	48.29	21 yr	335 dy
1956 - March	Marian Stafford	2-7- 1933	11-??- 2006	73.73+	50 yr	274+ dy
1956 - November	Betty Blue	8-14- 1931	8-23- 2000	69.03	43 yr	327 dy
1958 - February	Cheryl Kubert	??-??- 1930s	4-25- 1989	53???	31 yr	83 dy
1958 - July	Linné Ahlstrand	7-1- 1936	1-18- 1967	30.55	8 yr	231 dy
1958 - October	Pat Sheehan	9-7- 1931	1-14- 2006	74.35	47 yr	135 dy
1959 - July	Yvette Vickers	8-26- 1928	4-27- 2010+	81.67+	50 yr	330+ dy
1960 - November	Joni Mattis	11-28- 1938	9-4- 1999	60.77	38 yr	337 dy
1961 - March	Tonya Crews	2-2- 1938	8-7- 1966	28.51	5 yr	188 dy
1961 - October	Jean Cannon	10-5- 1941	11-17- 2005	64.12	44 yr	77 dy
First Playmate Appearance	Name	Born	Died	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
1962 - January	Merle Pertile	11-23- 1941	2-21- 1997	55.25	35 yr	83 dy
1962 - October	Laura Young	5-22- 1938	11-27- 1999	61.52	37 yr	87 dy
1962 - December	June Cochran	2-20- 1942	5-21- 2004	62.25	41 yr	202 dy
1963 - August	Phyllis Sherwood	9-30- 1937	4-16- 2007	69.54	43 yr	289 dy
1963 - November	Terre Tucker	10-9- 1944	12-16- 1990	46.19	27 yr	76 dy
1963 - December	Donna Michelle	12-8- 1945	4-9- 2004	58.34	40 yr	160 dy
1964 - April	Ashlyn Martin	3-20- 1946	10-24- 1991	45.60	27 yr	237 dy
1965 - April	Sue Williams	11-14- 1945	9-2- 1969	23.80	4 yr	185 dy
1965 - August	Lannie Balcom	3-14- 1941	4-25- 1991	50.11	25 yr	288 dy
1965 - October	Allison Parks	10-18- 1941	6-21- 2010	66.67	44 yr	293 dy
1967 - March	Fran Gerard	3-23- 1948	5-30- 1985	37.19	18 yr	118 dy
1968 - January	Connie Kreski	9-19- 1946	3-21- 1995	48.50	27 yr	110 dy
1968 - July	Melodye Prentiss	12-14- 1944	3-3- 2009	64.22	40 yr	275 dy
1968 - November	Paige Young	3-16- 1944	7-14- 1974	30.33	5 yr	286 dy
1968 - December	Cynthia Myers	9-12- 1950	11-3- 2011	61.14	43 yr	2 dy
1969 - November	Claudia Jennings	12-20- 1949	10-3- 1979	29.79	10 yr	2 dy
First Playmate Appearance	Name	Born	Died	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
1969 - December	Gloria Root	5-28- 1948	1-8- 2006	57.62	36 yr	68 dy
1970 - July	Carol Willis	4-17- 1949	11-24- 1971	22.61	1 yr	176 dy
1971 - February	Willy Rey	8-25- 1949	8-13- 1973	23.97	2 yr	224 dy
1974 - July	Carol Vitale	11-14- 1946	7-23- 2008	61.69	34 yr	52 dy
1975 - May	Bridgett Rollins	9-7- 1956	2-12- 2011	54.43	35 yr	317 dy
1977 - February	Star Stowe	3-19- 1956	3-15- 1997	40.99	20 yr	73 dy
1977 - March	Nicki Thomas	3-22- 1954	9-2- 2009	55.45	32 yr	213 dy
1977 - October	Kristine Winder	10-15- 1955	10-15- 2010+	55.0+	33 yr	44+ dy
1978 - April	Pamela Jean Bryant	2-8- 1959	12-3- 2010	51.82	32 yr	277 dy
1978 - June	Gail Stanton	11-19- 1954	11-21- 1996	42.01	18 yr	204 dy
1979 - April	Missy Cleveland	12-25- 1959	8-14- 2001	41.64	22 yr	166 dy
1979 - August	Dorothy Stratten	2-28- 1960	8-14- 1980	20.46	1 yr	44 dy
1981 - June	Cathy Larmouth	7-15- 1953	1-4- 2007	53.47	25 yr	248 dy
1981 - August	Debbie Boostrom	6-23- 1955	7-10- 2008	53.05	27 yr	9 dy
1989 - April	Jennifer Lyn Jackson	3-21- 1969	1-22- 2010	40.84	20 yr	327 dy
1992 - May	Anna Nicole Smith	11-28- 1967	2-8- 2006	39.20	13 yr	313 dy
First Playmate Appearance	Name	Born	Died	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
1992 - October	Tiffany Sloan	5-29- 1973	11-1- 2008	35.43	16 yr	61 dy
1994 - December	Elisa Bridges	5-24- 1973	2-7- 2002	28.71	7 yr	98 dy
The Most Likely Months of First Appearance to have later died DEATHS MONTH DEATHS MONTH 6 February 4 March 6 October 4 August 6 December 3 January 5 April 3 June 5 July 2 May 5 November 1 September
Percentage of a Year's Playmates that have Died Percent of PMOM Deceased Year of Issues Count of Deceased Playmates Count of Playmates that Year Decedents from that year 100.0% 1953 1 1 Dec: Marilyn Monroe 45.5% 1955 5 11 Jan: Bettie Page Feb: Jayne Mansfield Apr: Marilyn Waltz May: Marguerite Empey Jun: Eve Meyer 33.3% 1968 4 12 Jan: Connie Kreski Jul: Melodye Prentiss Nov: Paige Young Dec: Cynthia Myers 25.0% 1954 3 12 Feb: Marilyn Waltz       (as Margaret Scott) Apr: Marilyn Waltz (again) Sep: Jackie Rainbow 25.0% 1956 3 12 Feb: Marguerite Empey Mar: Marian Stafford Nov: Betty Blue 25.0% 1962 3 12 Jan: Merle Pertile Oct: Laura Young Dec: June Cochran 25.0% 1963 3 12 Aug: Phyllis Sherwood Nov: Terre Tucker Dec: Donna Michelle 25.0% 1965 3 12 Apr: Sue Williams Aug: Lannie Balcom Oct: Allison Parks 25.0% 1977 3 12 Feb: Star Stowe Mar: Nicki Thomas Oct: Kristine Winder 23.1% 1958 3 13 Feb: Cheryl Kubert Jul: Linné Nanette Ahlstrand Oct: Pat Sheehan 16.7% 1961 2 12 Mar: Tonya Crews Oct: Jean Cannon 16.7% 1969 2 12 Nov: Claudia Jennings Dec: Gloria Root 16.7% 1978 2 12 Apr: Pamela Jean Bryant Jun: Gail Stanton 16.7% 1979 2 12 Apr: Missy Cleveland Aug: Dorothy Stratten 16.7% 1981 2 12 Jun: Cathy Larmouth Aug: Debbie Boostrom 16.7% 1992 2 12 May: Anna Nicole Smith Oct: Tiffany Sloan 8.3% 1959 1 12 Jul: Yvette Vickers 8.3% 1960 1 12 Nov: Joni Mattis 8.3% 1964 1 12 Apr: Ashlyn Martin 8.3% 1967 1 12 Mar: Fran Gerard 8.3% 1971 1 12 Feb: Willy Rey 8.3% 1974 1 12 Jul: Carol Vitale 8.3% 1975 1 12 Apr: Bridgett Rollins 8.3% 1994 1 12 Dec: Elisa Bridges 7.7% 1970 1 13 Jul: Carol Willis 7.7% 1989 1 13 Apr: Jennifer Lyn Jackson

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Table ordered by Date of Playmate Death

Died	Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
08-05-1962	Marilyn Monroe	December 1953	6-1- 1926	36.18	8 yr	247 dy
08-07-1966	Tonya Crews	March 1961	2-2- 1938	28.51	5 yr	188 dy
01-18-1967	Linné Ahlstrand	July 1958	7-1- 1936	30.55	8 yr	231 dy
06-29-1967	Jayne Mansfield	February 1955	4-19- 1933	34.19	12 yr	148 dy
09-02-1969	Sue Williams	April 1965	11-14- 1945	23.80	4 yr	185 dy
11-24-1971	Carol Willis	July 1970	4-17- 1949	22.61	1 yr	176 dy
08-13-1973	Willy Rey	February 1971	8-25- 1949	23.97	2 yr	224 dy
07-14-1974	Paige Young	November 1968	3-16- 1944	30.33	5 yr	286 dy
03-27-1977	Eve Meyer	June 1955	12-13- 1928	48.29	21 yr	335 dy
10-03-1979	Claudia Jennings	November 1969 & 1970 Playmate of Year	12-20- 1949	29.79	10 yr	2 dy
08-14-1980	Dorothy Stratten	August 1979 & 1980 Playmate of Year	2-28- 1960	20.46	1 yr	44 dy
05-30-1985	Fran Gerard	March 1967	3-23- 1948	37.19	18 yr	118 dy
06-15-1988	Jackie Rainbow	September 1954	6-3- 1933	55.03	33 yr	288 dy
04-25-1989	Cheryl Kubert	February 1958	??-??- 1930s	53???	31 yr	83 dy
12-16-1990	Terre Tucker	November 1963	10-9- 1944	46.19	27 yr	76 dy
04-25-1991	Lannie Balcom	August 1965	3-14- 1941	50.11	25 yr	288 dy
Died	Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
10-24-1991	Ashlyn Martin	April 1964	3-20- 1946	45.60	27 yr	237 dy
03-21-1995	Connie Kreski	January 1968 & 1969 Playmate of Year	9-19- 1946	48.50	27 yr	110 dy
11-21-1996	Gail Stanton	June 1978	11-19- 1954	42.01	18 yr	204 dy
02-21-1997	Merle Pertile	January 1962	11-23- 1941	55.25	35 yr	83 dy
03-15-1997	Star Stowe	February 1977	3-19- 1956	40.99	20 yr	73 dy
09-04-1999	Joni Mattis	November 1960	11-28- 1938	60.77	38 yr	337 dy
11-27-1999	Laura Young	October 1962	5-22- 1938	61.52	37 yr	87 dy
08-23-2000	Betty Blue	November 1956	8-14- 1931	69.03	43 yr	327 dy
08-14-2001	Missy Cleveland	April 1979	12-25- 1959	41.64	22 yr	166 dy
02-07-2002	Elisa Bridges	December 1994	5-24- 1973	28.71	7 yr	98 dy
04-09-2004	Donna Michelle	December 1963 & 1964 Playmate of Year	12-8- 1945	58.34	40 yr	160 dy
05-21-2004	June Cochran	December 1962 & 1963 Playmate of Year	2-20- 1942	62.25	41 yr	202 dy
11-17-2005	Jean Cannon	October 1961	10-5- 1941	64.12	44 yr	77 dy
01-08-2006	Gloria Root	December 1969	5-28- 1948	57.62	36 yr	68 dy
01-14-2006	Pat Sheehan	October 1958	9-7- 1931	74.35	47 yr	135 dy
02-08-2006	Anna Nicole Smith	May 1992 & 1993 Playmate of Year	11-28- 1967	39.20	13 yr	313 dy
Died	Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
11-??-2006	Marian Stafford	March 1956	2-7- 1933	73.73+	50 yr	274+ dy
12-23-2006	Margaret Scott / Marilyn Waltz	February 1954 (as Margaret Scott) April 1954 & April 1955 (as Marilyn Waltz)	11-5- 1931	75.13	52 yr	325 dy
01-04-2007	Cathy Larmouth	June 1981	7-15- 1953	53.47	25 yr	248 dy
04-16-2007	Phyllis Sherwood	August 1963	9-30- 1937	69.54	43 yr	289 dy
07-10-2008	Debbie Boostrom	August 1981	6-23- 1955	53.05	27 yr	9 dy
07-23-2008	Carol Vitale	July 1974	11-14- 1946	61.69	34 yr	52 dy
08-19-2008	Marguerite Empey	May 1955 & February 1956	7-29- 1932	76.03	53 yr	140 dy
11-01-2008	Tiffany Sloan	October 1992	5-29- 1973	35.43	16 yr	61 dy
12-11-2008	Bettie Page	January 1955	4-22- 1923	85.64	53 yr	345 dy
03-03-2009	Melodye Prentiss	July 1968	12-14- 1944	64.22	40 yr	275 dy
09-02-2009	Nicki Thomas	March 1977	3-22- 1954	55.45	32 yr	213 dy
01-22-2010	Jennifer Lyn Jackson	April 1989	3-21- 1969	40.84	20 yr	327 dy
04-27-2010+	Yvette Vickers	July 1959	8-26- 1928	81.67+	50 yr	330+ dy
06-21-2010	Allison Parks	October 1965 & 1966 Playmate of Year	10-18- 1941	66.67	44 yr	293 dy
10-15-2010+	Kristine Winder	October 1977	10-15- 1955	55.0+	33 yr	44+ dy
12-03-2010	Pamela Jean Bryant	April 1978	2-8- 1959	51.82	32 yr	277 dy
Died	Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Age at Death	Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance
02-12-2011	Bridgett Rollins	May 1975	9-7- 1956	54.43	35 yr	317 dy
11-03-2011	Cynthia Myers	December 1968	9-12- 1950	61.14	43 yr	2 dy
Count of Playmate Deaths - by Decade of Death DECADE DEATHS Playmates 1950s 0   1960s 5 L. Ahlstrand, T. Crews, J. Mansfield, M. Monroe & S. Williams 1970s 5 C. Jennings, E. Meyer, W. Rey, C. Willis & P. Young 1980s 4 F. Gerard, C. Kubert, J. Rainbow & D. Stratten 1990s 9 L. Balcom, C. Kreski, Ashlyn Martin, J. Mattis, M. Pertile, G. Stanton, S. Stowe, T. Tucker & L. Young 2000s 19 B. Blue, D. Boostrom, E. Bridges, J. Cannon, M. Cleveland, J. Cochran, M. Empey, C. Larmouth, D. Michelle, B. Page, M. Prentiss, G. Root, P. Sheehan, P. Sherwood, T. Sloan, A.N. Smith, M. Stafford, C. Vitale & M. Waltz 2010s 8 P. Bryant, J.L. Jackson, C. Myers, A. Parks, B. Rollins, N. Thomas, Y. Vickers & K. Winder

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Table ordered by Longevity Following First Playmate Appearance

Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance		Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Died	Age at Death
1 yr	44 dy	Dorothy Stratten	August 1979 & 1980 Playmate of Year	2-28- 1960	8-14- 1980	20.46
1 yr	176 dy	Carol Willis	July 1970	4-17- 1949	11-24- 1971	22.61
2 yr	224 dy	Willy Rey	February 1971	8-25- 1949	8-13- 1973	23.97
4 yr	185 dy	Sue Williams	April 1965	11-14- 1945	9-2- 1969	23.80
5 yr	188 dy	Tonya Crews	March 1961	2-2- 1938	8-7- 1966	28.51
5 yr	286 dy	Paige Young	November 1968	3-16- 1944	7-14- 1974	30.33
7 yr	98 dy	Elisa Bridges	December 1994	5-24- 1973	2-7- 2002	28.71
8 yr	231 dy	Linné Ahlstrand	July 1958	7-1- 1936	1-18- 1967	30.55
8 yr	247 dy	Marilyn Monroe	December 1953	6-1- 1926	8-5- 1962	36.18
10 yr	2 dy	Claudia Jennings	November 1969 & 1970 Playmate of Year	12-20- 1949	10-3- 1979	29.79
12 yr	148 dy	Jayne Mansfield	February 1955	4-19- 1933	6-29- 1967	34.19
13 yr	313 dy	Anna Nicole Smith	May 1992 & 1993 Playmate of Year	11-28- 1967	2-8- 2006	39.20
16 yr	61 dy	Tiffany Sloan	October 1992	5-29- 1973	11-1- 2008	35.43
18 yr	118 dy	Fran Gerard	March 1967	3-23- 1948	5-30- 1985	37.19
18 yr	204 dy	Gail Stanton	June 1978	11-19- 1954	11-21- 1996	42.01
20 yr	73 dy	Star Stowe	February 1977	3-19- 1956	3-15- 1997	40.99
Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance		Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Died	Age at Death
20 yr	327 dy	Jennifer Lyn Jackson	April 1989	3-21- 1969	1-22- 2010	40.84
21 yr	335 dy	Eve Meyer	June 1955	12-13- 1928	3-27- 1977	48.29
22 yr	166 dy	Missy Cleveland	April 1979	12-25- 1959	8-14- 2001	41.64
25 yr	248 dy	Cathy Larmouth	June 1981	7-15- 1953	1-4- 2007	53.47
25 yr	288 dy	Lannie Balcom	August 1965	3-17- 1941	4-25- 1991	50.11
27 yr	9 dy	Debbie Boostrom	August 1981	6-23- 1955	7-15- 2008	53.05
27 yr	76 dy	Terre Tucker	November 1963	10-9- 1944	12-16- 1990	46.19
27 yr	110 dy	Connie Kreski	January 1968 & 1969 Playmate of Year	9-19- 1946	3-21- 1995	48.50
27 yr	237 dy	Ashlyn Martin	April 1964	3-20- 1946	10-24- 1991	45.60
31 yr	83 dy	Cheryl Kubert	February 1958	??-??- 1930s	4-25- 1989	53???
32 yr	213 dy	Nicki Thomas	March 1977	3-22- 1954	9-2- 2009	55.45
32 yr	277 dy	Pamela Jean Bryant	April 1978	2-8- 1959	12-3- 2010	51.82
33 yr	44+ dy	Kristine Winder	October 1977	10-15- 1955	10-15- 2010+	55.0+
33 yr	288 dy	Jackie Rainbow	September 1954	6-3- 1933	6-15- 1988	55.03
34 yr	52 dy	Carol Vitale	July 1974	11-14- 1946	7-23- 2008	61.69
35 yr	62+ dy	Merle Pertile	January 1962	11-23- 1941	2-??- 1997	55.19+
Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance		Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Died	Age at Death
35 yr	317 dy	Bridgett Rollins	May 1975	9-7- 1956	2-12- 2011	54.43
36 yr	68 dy	Gloria Root	December 1969	5-28- 1948	1-8- 2006	57.62
37 yr	87 dy	Laura Young	October 1962	5-22- 1938	11-27- 1999	61.52
38 yr	337 dy	Joni Mattis	November 1960	11-28- 1938	9-4- 1999	60.77
40 yr	160 dy	Donna Michelle	December 1963 & 1964 Playmate of Year	12-8- 1945	4-9- 2004	58.34
40 yr	275 dy	Melodye Prentiss	July 1968	12-14- 1944	3-3- 2009	64.22
41 yr	202 dy	June Cochran	December 1962 & 1963 Playmate of Year	2-20- 1942	5-21- 2004	62.25
43 yr	2 dy	Cynthia Myers	December 1968	9-12- 1950	11-3- 2011	61.14
43 yr	289 dy	Phyllis Sherwood	August 1963	9-30- 1937	4-16- 2007	69.54
43 yr	327 dy	Betty Blue	November 1956	8-14- 1931	8-23- 2000	69.03
44 yr	77 dy	Jean Cannon	October 1961	10-5- 1941	11-17- 2005	64.12
44 yr	293 dy	Allison Parks	October 1965 & 1966 Playmate of Year	10-18- 1941	6-21- 2010	66.67
47 yr	135 dy	Pat Sheehan	October 1958	9-7- 1931	1-14- 2006	74.35
50 yr	274+ dy	Marian Stafford	March 1956	2-7- 1933	11-??- 2006	73.73+
50 yr	330+ dy	Yvette Vickers	July 1959	8-26- 1928	4-27- 2010+	81.67+
52 yr	325 dy	Margaret Scott / Marilyn Waltz	February 1954 (as Margaret Scott) April 1954 & April 1955 (as Marilyn Waltz)	11-5- 1931	12-23- 2006	75.13
Years Lived Beyond First Gatefold Appearance		Name	Playmate Appearances	Born	Died	Age at Death
53 yr	140 dy	Marguerite Empey	May 1955 & February 1956	7-29- 1932	8-19- 2008	76.03
53 yr	345 dy	Bettie Page	January 1955	4-22- 1923	12-11- 2008	85.64

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Table ordered by Cause of Playmate Death

Cause of Death	Name	Playmate Appearances	Died	Age at Death
adverse reaction to      prescription medication	Missy Cleveland	April 1979	8-14- 2001	41.64
airplane crash	Eve Meyer	June 1955	3-27- 1977	48.29
asphyxiation	Melodye Prentiss	July 1968	3-3- 2009	64.22
asthma attack	Pamela Jean Bryant	April 1978	12-3- 2010	51.82
automobile accident	Tonya Crews	March 1961	8-7- 1966	28.51
automobile accident	Claudia Jennings	November 1969 & 1970 Playmate of Year	10-3- 1979	29.79
automobile accident	Jayne Mansfield	February 1955	6-29- 1967	34.19
automobile accident	Carol Willis	July 1970	11-24- 1971	22.61
cancer	Linné Ahlstrand	July 1958	1-18- 1967	30.55
cancer	Jean Cannon	October 1961	11-17- 2005	64.12
cancer	Marguerite Empey	May 1955 & February 1956	8-19- 2008	76.03
cancer	Connie Kreski	January 1968 & 1969 Playmate of Year	3-21- 1995	48.50
cancer	Joni Mattis	November 1960	9-4- 1999	60.77
cancer	Cynthia Myers	December 1968	11-3- 2011	61.14
cancer	Bridgett Rollins	May 1975	2-12- 2011	54.43
cancer	Gloria Root	December 1969	1-8- 2006	57.62
Cause of Death	Name	Playmate Appearances	Died	Age at Death
cancer	Phyllis Sherwood	August 1963	4-16- 2007	69.54
cancer	Nicki Thomas	March 1977	9-2- 2009	55.45
cancer	Terre Tucker	November 1963	12-16- 1990	46.19
cancer	Kristine Winder	October 1977	10-15- 2010+	55.0+
cancer	Laura Young	October 1962	11-27- 1999	61.52
complications from surgery	Merle Pertile	January 1962	2-21- 1997	55.25
drug overdose	Lannie Balcom	August 1965	4-25- 1991	50.11
drug overdose	Elisa Bridges	December 1994	2-7- 2002	28.71
drug overdose	Jennifer Lyn Jackson	April 1989	1-22- 2010	40.84
drug overdose	Marilyn Monroe	December 1953	8-5- 1962	36.18
drug overdose	Willy Rey	February 1971	8-13- 1973	23.97
drug overdose	Anna Nicole Smith	May 1992 & 1993 Playmate of Year	2-8- 2006	39.20
drug overdose	Paige Young	November 1968	7-14- 1974	30.33
heart attack	Cathy Larmouth	June 1981	1-4- 2007	53.47
heart attack	Donna Michelle	December 1963 & 1964 Playmate of Year	4-9- 2004	58.34
heart attack	Pat Sheehan	October 1958	1-14- 2006	74.35
Cause of Death	Name	Playmate Appearances	Died	Age at Death
heart attack & pneumonia	Bettie Page	January 1955	12-11- 2008	85.64
heart failure	Betty Blue	November 1956	8-23- 2000	69.03
heart failure	Yvette Vickers	July 1959	4-27- 2010+	81.67+
intestinal blockage & kidney failure	Gail Stanton	June 1978	11-21- 1996	42.01
lupus, scleroderma, osteoporosis	Carol Vitale	July 1974	7-23- 2008	61.69
murdered (by husband)	Dorothy Stratten	August 1979 & 1980 Playmate of Year	8-14- 1980	20.46
murdered (by serial killer)	Star Stowe	February 1977	3-15- 1997	40.99
suicide (terminal cancer)	Debbie Boostrom	August 1981	7-10- 2008	53.05
suicide	Cheryl Kubert	February 1958	4-25- 1989	53???
suicide	Ashlyn Martin	April 1964	10-24- 1991	45.60
suicide	Tiffany Sloan	October 1992	11-1- 2008	35.43
suicide	Sue Williams	April 1965	9-2- 1969	23.80
« unknown »	June Cochran	December 1962 & 1963 Playmate of Year	5-21- 2004	62.25
« unknown »	Fran Gerard	March 1967	5-30- 1985	37.19
« unknown »	Allison Parks	October 1965 & 1966 Playmate of Year	6-28- 2010	66.69
« unknown »	Jackie Rainbow	September 1954	6-15- 1988	55.03
Cause of Death	Name	Playmate Appearances	Died	Age at Death
« unknown »	Marian Stafford	March 1956	11-??- 2006	73.73+
« unknown »	Marilyn Waltz	February 1954 (as Margaret Scott) April 1954 & April 1955 (as Marilyn Waltz)	12-23- 2006	75.13
7 of the 52 Playmates of the Year have died ( 13.46% ) compared to 50 of the 702 Playmates of the Month ( 7.12% )
Ranking of the Most Frequent Causes of Death amongst Playmates DEATHS CAUSE 13 cancer 7 drug overdose 6 heart attack and/or failure 5 suicide 4 automobile accident 2 murdered 1 adverse reaction to      prescription medication 1 airplane crash 1 asphyxiation 1 asthma attack 1 complications from surgery 1 intestinal blockage & kidney failure 1 lupus, scleroderma, osteoporosis 6 « unknown »

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Rumor Mill — Possibly Deceased Playmates
No supporting data available to confirm or refute the rumors

Name	Playmate Appearances	Possible Time Frame of Death	Source of Rumor
Linda Vargas	December 1957	unknown	PML1 Group

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