Christa Speck

Christa Speck
Playboy centerfold appearance
September 1961
Preceded by Karen Thompson
Succeeded by Jean Cannon
Playmate of the Year
1962
Preceded by Linda Gamble
Succeeded by June Cochran
Personal details
Born (1942-08-01)August 1, 1942
Danzig, Poland[1]
Died March 22, 2013(2013-03-22) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Measurements Bust: 38"[1]
Waist: 22"
Hips: 36"
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Weight 122 lb (55 kg; 8.7 st)

Christa Speck (born August 1, 1942, in Danzig, Germany (now Gdańsk, Poland)[2][1] - died March 22, 2013) [3] was a German model and actress.[4] She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1961 issue, and as the 1962 Playmate of the Year.[1] Her original pictorial was photographed by Sam Wu.[1] She later married children's programming producer Marty Krofft.[5][6]

Her centerfold is seen in the 1978 film Animal House which takes place in 1962.

Speck died at her home in Los Angeles, California, on March 22, 2013, from natural causes at age 70.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Playmate data". Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  2. ^ Looking for a hero, p.307 (2004)
  3. ^ a b The Associated Press. "Playboy's Christa Speck, 70, dies in Los Angeles". Mercurynews.com. Retrieved 2013-03-30. 
  4. ^ (3 January 2004). That Old Feeling: Your Grandfather's Playboy, Time
  5. ^ (13 June 1970). And you thought puppets are for kids, Windsor Star
  6. ^ Ava, Now Rich Realtor, May Bow Out of Films
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