Arline Hunter (born Arlene J. Hunter; December 16, 1931 – September 11, 2018) was an American actress and model. She was perhaps best known as Playboy'sPlaymate of the Month for August 1954. Her centerfold was the first not to be purchased from the John Baumgarth Co. by Hugh Hefner, and was instead photographed by Ed DeLong, who went on to become one of the more prolific Playboy photographers in the 1960s.
Career
Much of Hunter's fame was built upon her resemblance to Marilyn Monroe; indeed, her Playboy pose was obviously inspired[neutrality is disputed] by Monroe's notorious 1949 nude photo session with Tom Kelley from which her own Playboy photo came. The similarity in look between Hunter and Monroe also came into play when a nude Hunter starred in a stag film called, The Apple-Knockers and the Coke.[1] For many years there have been those who have seen the film and have mistaken Hunter for Monroe.[2]
Hunter was married to Prussian-born Wolfgang Wergin until his death in February 2006.[4] Hunter died in San Pedro, California on 11 September 2018, at the age of 86.[1]
Filmography
Films
The Apple-Knockers and the Coke (1948)
The Art of Burlesque (1950) as Betty
Baghdad After Midnight (1954) (credited as Arlene Hunter)
