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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 402908" data-attributes="member: 5079">A quick perusal through Youtube shows that Jayne did mostly, but not entirely, adopt a less overtly sexual wardrobe after the early 60s.  But circa '66 she was still doing the same schtick as in '56 --  the same 'sexy' breathless cooing that Marilyn had phased out long before the 60s rolled around.  More than anything else, it's why Jayne never amounted to much.  She was a personality, and a fairly limited one at that.   She was suited to game shows or variety show appearances.Skimming through some of Jayne's TV appearances points out how prudent Marilyn was to avoid the medium after the early 50s, as she would have been subjected to the same dumb, semi-lascivious gags by Milton Berle or Bob Hope.  (I do wish Marilyn had turned up during the I LOVE LUCY Hollywood episodes, though.)</blockquote>