Back in the ‘40s and ‘50s it was normal for actresses to have pictures of themselves stretched out on a bed, with their most seductive bedroom eyes encouraging onlookers to come hither. See some of the sexiest starlets from decades past, doing their naughtiest poses.
Brigitte Bardot, 1956
1960
Joan Crawford, 1930
Vivien Leigh, 1935
Jane Russell, 1941
Joan Fontaine, 1942
Rita Hayworth, 1942
1945
Maureen O'Hara, 1946
Ava Gardner, 1948
Susan Hayward, 1950
Yvonne Furneaux, 1950
Kim Novak, 1954
Elizabeth Taylor, 1954
Diana Dors, 1955
Carroll Baker, 1955
Suzy Parker, 1957
Marilyn Monroe, 1959
Jayne Mansfield, 1960
Annette Funicello, 1960
May Britt, 1960
Tania Mallet, 1961
Goldie Haw, 1961
Sandra Dee, 1962
Shirley MacLaine, 1963
Diana Dors, 1963
Daniela Bianchi, 1963
Ann-Margret, 1964
Sophia Loren, 1964
Jane Fonda, 1965
Natalie Wood, 1965
Susannah York, 1966
Catherine Deneuve, 1967
Stella Stevens, 1967
Catherine Deneuve, 1968
Jane Birkin, 1970
Britt Ekland, 1971
Monica Bellucci, 1996
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1960
Joan Crawford, 1930
Vivien Leigh, 1935
Jane Russell, 1941
Joan Fontaine, 1942
Rita Hayworth, 1942
1945
Maureen O'Hara, 1946
Ava Gardner, 1948
Susan Hayward, 1950
Yvonne Furneaux, 1950
Kim Novak, 1954
Elizabeth Taylor, 1954
Diana Dors, 1955
Carroll Baker, 1955
Suzy Parker, 1957
Marilyn Monroe, 1959
Jayne Mansfield, 1960
Annette Funicello, 1960
May Britt, 1960
Tania Mallet, 1961
Goldie Haw, 1961
Sandra Dee, 1962
Shirley MacLaine, 1963
Diana Dors, 1963
Daniela Bianchi, 1963
Ann-Margret, 1964
Sophia Loren, 1964
Jane Fonda, 1965
Natalie Wood, 1965
Susannah York, 1966
Catherine Deneuve, 1967
Stella Stevens, 1967
Catherine Deneuve, 1968
Jane Birkin, 1970
Britt Ekland, 1971
Monica Bellucci, 1996
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