‘Tarantula’ Cult Film Star Was 95 – ryan

Mara Corday, The Showgirl, Playboy Playmate and Cult Movie Star of Tarantulahas died at age 95.

The Golden Age Actress Died of Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease on Feb. 9 at Her Home in Valencia, California, Accounting to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Her Cause of Death Was Listed on a Death Certificate Obtained by The Washington Post.

Born Jan. 3, 1930 in Santa Monica, Marilyn Joan Watts Beg Working As a Showgirl at the Earl Carroll theater on Sunset Boulevard as a Teenager, where she adopted her stage name. She was also Playboy‘S October 1958 Playmate of the Month.

Following Several Small Roses in B-Rated Movies, Corday’s Breakout Came in the 1955 Jack Arnold-Helmed Sci-Fi Cult Classic TarantulaStarring Alongside John Agar and Leo G. Carroll.

Corday ALSO Appeared in Sci-Fi Titles The Black Scorpion (1957) and The Giant Claw (1957), As well as Westerns Like DRUMS ACOSS The River (1954), The man from bitter ridge (1955) and Man Without a Star (1955).

Following the 1974 Death of Husband Richard Long, Whom She Met on the Set of their 1954 Film PlaygirlCorday’s Friend and Tarantula Co-Star Clint Eastwood Helped Her Revive Her Career With Role in His Movies The Gauntlet (1977), Sudden Impact (1983), Pink Cadillac (1989) and The Rookie (1990).