Jayne Mansfield 1963 she studied Italian. Reputed to be Hollywood's "smartest dumb blonde", she later complained that the public did not care about her brains saying: "They're more interested in 40–21–35." A natural brunette, Mansfield had her hair bleached, and colored platinum blonde when she moved to Los Angeles, and became one of the early "blonde bombshells", along with Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and Mamie Van Doren. In 1958, she also had her eyebrows dyed platinum. Following Jean Harlow (who started the trend with her film "Bombshell"), Monroe, Mansfield, Van Doren and Diana Dors helped establish the stereotype typified by a combination
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell The Cat Who Dropped A Bombshell is the twenty-eighth book in "The Cat Who" series by Lilian Jackson Braun. This book contains a fictional interview (with true facts) between Ms. Braun and Jim Qwilleran, a main character in the story. This story occurs during Pickax’s 150th anniversary celebration. Qwilleran’s barn is going to be sketched by an architectural student. The young architect is Harvey Ledfield, nephew of Nathan and Doris Ledfield. Harvey brings along his fiancée Clarissa Moore, who is in Journalism School. When they arrive, Harvey begins sketching but then Koko drops on