Mary Hughes(1944-2007)
- Actress
Beautiful, sexy, and shapely (36-22-36) blonde knockout Mary Cecilia
Hughes was born on February 25, 1944 in Hollywood, California and grew
up in Southern California. She was discovered on the beach in Malibu,
California. Mary made her film debut in
Muscle Beach Party (1964).
Hughes appeared in a handful of "Beach Party" movies made by American
International Pictures; she was often cast as a sunny and spirited
bikini-clad sprite in these cheerfully silly outings. Moreover, Mary
also popped up in the car race items,
Fireball 500 (1966) and
Thunder Alley (1967). Her last
feature was the Elvis Presley vehicle,
Double Trouble (1967). Outside of
her film work, Hughes also modeled for various magazines throughout the
1960's. Mary was romantically linked to famous guitarist
Jeff Beck of
The Yardbirds; she's mentioned twice in
The Yardbirds' song, "Psycho Daisies".
Hughes married singer/songwriter
Lee Michaels on December 19, 1968;
the couple had two children before eventually divorcing. Mary went on
to become a Yoga and fitness instructor in Malibu after calling it a
day as an actress. Mary Hughes died of cancer, at age 63, on December
13, 2007.
