Susan Bernard Explained

Susan Bernard
Birth Name:Susan Lynn Bernard
Birth Date:11 February 1948
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Children:Joshua John Miller
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Author, businesswoman, actress, model

Susan Lynn Bernard (February 11, 1948 – June 21, 2019)[1] was an American author, actress, model and businesswoman from Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of photographer Bruno Bernard.[2]

Career

Susan Bernard was the author of six books, including Marilyn: Intimate Exposures, Bernard of Hollywood's Ultimate Pin-Up Book and Joyous Motherhood. She was the president of Bernard of Hollywood/Renaissance Road Incorporated.[3]

Bernard starred in the Russ Meyer film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! in 1965,[4] and in two seasons of General Hospital in the late 1960s.

She appeared in Playboy in December 1966, and was believed to be the first Jewish Playmate of the month, though in recent years Cindy Fuller, Miss May 1959, has claimed that she was the first Jewish Playmate.[5]

In an interview in the August 1998 issue of Femme Fatales, Bernard revealed, "I was the first under-18 Jewish virgin who was in the centerfold placed in front of a Christmas tree," and that she'd never been nude in front of anyone other than her mother prior to posing for Mario Casilli, who had been one of her father's apprentices.[6]

Personal life

Her father was photographer Bruno Bernard.[7] Her husband, although they later divorced, was actor/playwright Jason Miller; their son is actor Joshua John Miller.[7]

She died of an apparent heart attack on June 21, 2019.[8] [9]

Bibliography

Filmography

Films

Television

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Playmate data. February 5, 2010.
  2. News: Beggs. Alexandra. Marilyn Monroe: The Metamorphosis. Vanity Fair. 2011-09-28.
  3. News: Nadler. Art. MGM Exhibit To Host Bernard's LV Photos. Las Vegas Sun. 1996-12-26.
  4. News: Knolle. Sharon. Susan Bernard, 'Marilyn, Intimate Exposures' Author, Looks Back On 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'. The Huffington Post. 2012-03-19.
  5. Web site: The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles. https://web.archive.org/web/20080306112929/http://www.laweekly.com/columns/a-considerable-town/icon-love-susan-of-hollywood/10257/. dead. March 6, 2008.
  6. Scapperotti . Dan . Banned in Boston: Bernard of Hollywood . Femme Fatales . 1 August 1998 . 7 . 3 . 8–31 . Frederick S. Clark . Forest Park, Illinois . 1062-3906.
  7. Playboy. Playboy. Playmate News. 55. November 2008. 143–144.
  8. News: Katharine Q. . Seelye . Susan Bernard, 71, Dies; Actress and Keeper of a Photographic Legacy . . 2019-06-30 . A21 . subscription . 2024-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716045926/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/30/obituaries/susan-bernard-dies.html . 2023-07-16 . live.
  9. Web site: Evans . Greg . Susan Bernard Dies: 'Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!' Actress, Publisher Of Iconic Hollywood Photo Archive Was 71 . . 21 May 2021 . 2019-06-26.

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