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Mummified body of Hollywood actress found in her home

Mummified body of Hollywood actress found in her home

The mummified remains of film actress Yvette Vickers have been found in her Hollywood home. She was 82.

Ms. Vickers hadn’t been seen for many months and her body was discovered by a neighbour who became concerned about the rundown condition of the property and letters being left uncollected in the mailbox.

An expert from the LA County Coroner’s office said it appeared the actress had been dead for months.

Police are not treating the death as suspicious.

The actress made her film debut in Short Cut To Hell (1957). The film was James Cagney’s directorial debut but it was not a great success.

Ms. Vickers also added being Playboy’s Playmate of the Month (1959) title to her credits.

In 1958 she appeared in Attack of the 50-Foot Woman with Attack of the Giant Leeches the following year.

Her other credits included Hud (1963), which starred Paul Newman, and Evil Spirits (1971), which starred Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters.

But her career was mostly spent in B movies. Her last film was Evil Spirits (1990).

 

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