Bettie Page is Back

Pin-up legend subject of two bio-pics


by empire |
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Fifties American pin-up legend Bettie Page is the subject of two movie possibilities, each racing to be the first to record the life of the stunning sex-pot. Notorious during the late forties and early fifties for posing for numerous nude and fetish photographs, Page was a favourite model of pin-up girl turned photographer Bunny Yeager, who had herself posed with Page before getting behind the camera. As the sexual revolution loomed over the horizon, Page eventually turned to religion and left show business, but her distinctive work regained popularity in the late eighties. The bigger film project comes from Martin Scorcese who was approached by actress Liv Tyler with the idea for the film, but the deal-making process is still underway. Perhaps a better bet for Page

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