Marianne Gaba

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**Marianne Gaba**

Playboy centerfold appearance	September 1959
Birthplace	Chicago
Birthdate	November 13, 1939 (age 67)
Measurements	34" - 24" - 34"
Height	5 ft 6 in
Weight	110 lbs.
Preceded by	Clayre Peters
Succeeded by	Elaine Reynolds

Marianne Gaba (born 13 November 1939 in Chicago) is an American model and beauty queen. She was Miss Illinois USA 1957 Playboy magazine's playmate of the month for its September 1959 issue.

Gaba grew up in Chicago and attended USC for two years. In 1957 she represented Illinois at the Miss USA pageant held in Long Beach, California. Gaba placed in the top fourteen in the national pageant, which was won by Mary Leona Gage (who would later reign in the midst of a scandal).

She later wrote a gossip column for TV and Movie Screen magazine and pursued a film career, mostly appearing in B-movies and series television. For a time, Gaba dated Ricky Nelson.

[edit] Filmography

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) .... Robot
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) .... Animal
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
- "Cool School Is Out" (1965) .... Squirrel
- "Big Daddy, Jed" (1965) .... Squirrel
"Burke's Law" - "Who Killed the Fat Cat?" (1965) .... Beautiful Blonde
The Patsy (1964) (uncredited) .... Waitress
Island of Love (1963) (uncredited)
The Choppers (1961) .... Liz
"Checkmate" - "The Button-Down Break" (1961) .... Girl Friend
"77 Sunset Strip"
- "The Affairs of Adam Gallante" (1960) .... Peaches Schultz
- "Sing Something Simple" (1959) .... Lita Ladoux
G.I. Blues (1960) (uncredited) .... Bargirl
Raymie (1960) .... Second Girl
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) (uncredited) .... Young Girl
"Johnny Staccato" - "A Piece of Paradise" (1959) .... Third Girl
Missile to the Moon (1958) .... Moon Girl