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Virginia "Ding Dong" Bell (born 1932 in Montrose, California) was a topless model and actress. She started her career in the 1950s as a burlesque dancer. Standing only 5'2" (1.57 m), her 48-inch bust was her most prominent asset. According to Celebrity Sleuth magazine, Virginia's measurements were as follows: 48-24-36. | Virginia "Ding Dong" Bell (born 1932 in Montrose, California) was a topless model and actress. She started her career in the 1950s as a burlesque dancer. Standing only 5'2" (1.57 m), her 48-inch bust was her most prominent asset. According to Celebrity Sleuth magazine, Virginia's measurements were as follows: 48-24-36. | ||
==Work== | ==Work== | ||
Virginia had one starring role in a feature film, Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963), which was the product of legendary sexploitation team of Herschell Gordon Lewis and David Friedman. In it, Virginia plays a burlesque dancer pursued by Lewis regular Thomas Wood | Virginia had one starring role in a feature film, Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963), which was the product of legendary sexploitation team of Herschell Gordon Lewis and David Friedman. In it, Virginia plays a burlesque dancer pursued by Lewis regular Thomas Wood. | ||
Known mainly as a headlining burlesque queen (see Lullaby of Bareland), Virginia Bell also made numerous nudie cutie film loops in her day, which were silent. Apparently, she was with child when Bell, Bare and Beautiful was shot, which would explain why she is tastefully draped in so many scenes. Filmed on location at Spartans’ Tropical Garden in Miami, Florida.Memorably, the film is remembered as one of the most terrible movies of its day. Nonetheless, it became a cult classic. | |||
Virginia would make another appearance in Lullaby of Bareland (1964), a series of three shorter segments spliced together to flesh out the runtime. Virginia's contribution is a lengthy striptease routine. The final sequence of the film is most notable for the appearance of the topless British Invasion knockoff, "The Beatlettes". | Virginia would make another appearance in Lullaby of Bareland (1964), a series of three shorter segments spliced together to flesh out the runtime. Virginia's contribution is a lengthy striptease routine. The final sequence of the film is most notable for the appearance of the topless British Invasion knockoff, "The Beatlettes". | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 25 October 2006
Virginia "Ding Dong" Bell (born 1932 in Montrose, California) was a topless model and actress. She started her career in the 1950s as a burlesque dancer. Standing only 5'2" (1.57 m), her 48-inch bust was her most prominent asset. According to Celebrity Sleuth magazine, Virginia's measurements were as follows: 48-24-36.
Work
Virginia had one starring role in a feature film, Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963), which was the product of legendary sexploitation team of Herschell Gordon Lewis and David Friedman. In it, Virginia plays a burlesque dancer pursued by Lewis regular Thomas Wood.
Known mainly as a headlining burlesque queen (see Lullaby of Bareland), Virginia Bell also made numerous nudie cutie film loops in her day, which were silent. Apparently, she was with child when Bell, Bare and Beautiful was shot, which would explain why she is tastefully draped in so many scenes. Filmed on location at Spartans’ Tropical Garden in Miami, Florida.Memorably, the film is remembered as one of the most terrible movies of its day. Nonetheless, it became a cult classic.
Virginia would make another appearance in Lullaby of Bareland (1964), a series of three shorter segments spliced together to flesh out the runtime. Virginia's contribution is a lengthy striptease routine. The final sequence of the film is most notable for the appearance of the topless British Invasion knockoff, "The Beatlettes".
Aside from feature films, Virginia appeared in many nudie loops, which can be found in the video series, "Reel Classics", and in the "Big Bust Loops" and "Super Boobs" series from Something Weird Video.
