some clippings from local papers: By SUSAN KOOMAR Pocono Record Senior Managing Editor April 27, 2008 PEN ARGYL - This Slate Belt town has a buried treasure - literally. Far from Hollywood, Fairview Cemetery sits near ordinary ranch-style homes, slate heaps and a park with a carousel. It's nothing fancy, but that doesn't disappoint fans of glamour goddess Jayne Mansfield. They gathered at her grave on April 19 to observe what would have been her 75th birthday. Flowers - including red roses sent by Mansfield's daughter, "Law & Order" star Mariska Hargitay - adorned the grassy plot and marble heart gravestone. None of Mansfield's family here is still alive. Her aunt died a few years back. But Jayne is not forgotten 41 years after her death in a Louisiana car crash. Admirers, ardent and unabashed, came from New Jersey, Maryland and even North Carolina. They wore Jayne T-shirts and tattoos. One fan even displayed an exotic gold and leopard fur bracelet that belonged to Mansfield. "Jayne would have loved this," said superfan Frank Ferruccio. "She said she always wanted to be remembered like Marilyn (Monroe) was." Mansfield died four years after Monroe. Ferruccio organized the gathering and has been caring for Mansfield's grave since he was 13. He lives in South Plainfield, N.J., about an hour's drive from Pen Argyl. Ferruccio's obsession with Mansfield began when he was a boy watching old movies with his parents. He started collecting movie memorabilia, self-published a book about Mansfield and amassed an array of her costumes, clothes and ornaments from her Hollywood mansion and even her driver's license. Then he bought a cemetery plot so he can be buried near Mansfield when the time comes. "It's a passion," he said. "I want to be up here. I've been coming here my whole life. It's always where I've found peace." Fans at the birthday observance said they love Mansfield - not as the "Poor Man's Marilyn Monroe" - but as a saucy star in her own right who enjoyed fame. While Monroe was fragile and fearful, Mansfield was having a blast with a bodybuilder husband Mickey Hargitay at their lavish playland dubbed the "Pink Palace." Mansfield decorated the mansion with cupids. She swam in a heart-shaped pool and had a fountain that gushed champagne. "She was a fun person. Fun in life. Fun on screen. She died in a tragic way, but she wasn't a victim," said Ferruccio. Hillary Mansfield, a North Carolina fan, changed her name to honor her favorite star. She first saw Mansfield on the cover of the book Hollywood Babylon. "I thought she was the most beautiful creature I ever saw," she said. "In my life, there's been a lot of darkness. She was a constant light." Hillary visits the Mansfield grave at least once a year. Kim Rosenthal is another fan quick to contrast Mansfield favorably with Monroe. "She loved her kids. She loved her fans. She was a genuine person. Marilyn Monroe didn't want fans to touch her," said Rosenthal, of Randallstown, Md. Even in the age of Pamela Anderson and Anna Nicole Smith, fans say there's nobody who can match Jayne. Voluptuous in skimpy gowns, Mansfield had highly publicized wardrobe malfunctions long before Janet Jackson met Justin Timberlake. "Jayne was in control of the joke. She had a wonderful sense of humor about herself," said Hillary Mansfield. Jayne's 75th birthday featured burgers and fries - not pink champagne - at Black's Luncheonette in Pen Argyl. Fans chatted and chowed. Then it was time to admire the flowers on Jayne's grave and pose for photos. Jayne would have loved it. And they'll be back. "Like Marilyn, she died young and beautiful," said Ferruccio. "People wonder what she would be like today." ------------------------------- Jayne Mansfield 1/1/1965 2405:1 Other Sells Pen Argyl property Clippings Jayne Mansfield 7/1/1967 2489:1 Obituary Age 34 Nee Vera Jane Palmer Clippings Bangor Library Clippings, SAT 01 JUL 1967. Funeral for Jayne Mansfield Set For Monday In Pen Argyl. Vera Jayne Palmer, who left Pen Argyl to become famous in the film industry as Jayne Mansfield, will be buried Monday at 2 p.m. in the Fairview Cemtery, southeast of Pen Argyl. The body of the glamourous movie star, who was killed in an auto accident Thursday near New Orleans, LA, was flown today to Newark, NJ, Airport. Attendants of the Pullis Funeral Home, 126 Pennsylvania Ave., Pen Argyl, returned the body to Pen Argyl. Mickey Hargitay, whom Miss Mansfield wed in 1956 and divorced in Mexico in 1963, arrived in Newark by plane and followed the hearse to Pen Argyl. Secrecy Sought. Throughout the community of Pen Argyl, there was an effort to keep the details of the burial secret to prevent crowds. Relatives asked that the service be private and only family members be permitted to attend. Mrs. Clyde Pullis, whose husband will handle funeral arrangements, said they had received orders not to divulge any information. Mrs. Bert Milheim, 115 Schanck Ave., Pen Argyl, also refused to disclose any details. She was the movie star's aunt as a sister of Miss Mansfield's mother, Mrs. Harry L. Peers, Dallas, Tex. Father's Grave. Miss Mansfield will be buried near the graves of her father, Herbert W. Palmer, who was a lawyer in Phillipsburg, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Palmer and her great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jeffery on her mother's side. It was reported today that her mother and stepfather are on their way to Pen Argyl to attend the services. Whether or not Miss Mansfield's estranged third husband, Matt Cimbar, will attend was not known. Relatives are expected to stay at Mrs. Millheim's home. Miss Mansfield also had a great-uncle and great-aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jackson, 210 N. Robinson Ave., Pen Argyl, and several cousins living in the Pen Argyl area. Dispute Over Body. After Miss Mansfield's death, in which two men traveling with her were also killed and three of her children injured, a dispute developed on who would claim the body. New Orleans Criminal District Court Judge Bernard J. Bagert ruled yesterday that Hargitay was still married to the 34-year-old sex symbol at the time of her death. In ordering Miss Mansfield's body released to Hargitay and her mother, the judge rejected the claim of movie director Cimber, father of Miss Mansfield's year-old son Antonio and generally assumed to be her husband. The judge's ruling was based on an affidavit from Weber, that the divorce the couple obtained in Juarez, Mexico, in 1963 was not valid and that no further divorce had been obtained by either. Lawyer Quoted. But an El Paso, Tex., newspaper quoted Javier Alvarez, Juarez attorney who handled the divorce, as insisting it was legal. "The ruling is absurd and he had no legal grounds to base his ruling," the attorney said. "He had no authority whatsoever to declare the divorce invalid without knowing the facts in the case." Alvarez said he had records showing Hargitay's consent to divorce on April 30, 1963, and that a separate agreement had been signed by the actress. Irwin Boscoe, Cimber's attorney, said they do not recognize Hargitay's claims that the divorce was not final or legal. However, Bosco said Cimber probably would not fight for custody of the body because it "would be an extremely morbid thing." The body of Samuel S. Brody, 48, lawyer killed in the crash, was sent to Los Angeles. It was claimed by Beverly Brody, who had sued him for divorce and named Miss Mansfield as co-respondent. Funeral services for Ronald B. Harrison, 20, a student from Mississippi City, Miss., who was driving the car, were scheduled today in Gulfport, Miss. The 34-year-old Miss Mansfield was born in Bryn Mawr, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, but spent most of her early life in Phillipsburg and Pen Argyl. On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Sherri LaBar <sherri.labar@gmail.com>wrote: > First husband was Paul J. Mansfield. > > sherri > > > On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Pat Banks <tencreek@tpg.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi Carol >> >> I thought Bryn Mawr sounded more Welsh than Cornish but Cornish was >> definitely mentioned in relation to the Pen Argyl district. That, plus >> her father being involved with slate quarrying, connects his family to >> Delabole where there used to be a slate quarry - it's close to the >> Parish of St.Teath as Ray mentioned.. I think Mansfield was the name of >> either her first or second husband, another one was Hargitay. Yes she >> was the actress. Died in a car accident I believe at a quite young age. >> >> Cheers >> >> Pat >> >> On 14/06/2012 8:11 PM, Carol Noonan wrote: >> > Pat: Bryn Mawr is in the "Mainline" area, suburban Philadelphia, which >> was >> > settled by the Welsh. It is not very close to the Pen Argyl area which >> is >> > close to the Pocono Mts. Are we talking about the actress? I think the >> name >> > may be just a stage name. Carol in sunny, warm (not hot) Maryland. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: cornish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On >> > Behalf Of Pat Banks >> > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:50 AM >> > To: cornish@rootsweb.com >> > Subject: Re: [CORNISH] Jayne Mansfield >> > >> > Hi Julie >> > >> > According to her bio. Jayne Mansfield was born in Bryn Mawr, >> Pennsylvania >> > which was in the Cornish area of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. >> > Her father worked in the slate industry. Ray has given the connection >> > with St.Teath which is near Delabole - slate country as I remember? >> > >> > Cheers >> > >> > Pat >> > >> > On 14/06/2012 2:48 PM, Julie Wheeler wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I am giving a talk about the famous and infamous Cornish people at the >> >> upcoming Cornish Cultural Celebration and came across Vera Jane/Jayne >> >> Palmer aka Jayne Mansfield. Has it been proven that her >> >> greatgrandfather was Thomas Palmer from St Teath, I can see in the >> >> various census etc. that it all appears to fit.but is it true?? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> Julie >> >> >> >> Originally from Camborne, Cornwall >> >> >> >> Now in NSW, Australia >> >> >> >> OPC for Redruth >> >> >> >> President : Southern Sons of Cornwall >> >> >> >> <http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jwheeler/> >> >> http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jwheeler/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cornish Cultural Celebration October 2012 in the Shoalhaven >> >> >> >> <http://tinyurl.com/7n8exxz> http://tinyurl.com/7n8exxz >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> Subscribe to digest by sending an email >> toCORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com >> > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. 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