A Joey to behold! Sex-kitten-gone-berserk, Playboy magazine pinup, Vegas headliner, Serta mattress (and RC Cola) spokeswoman and kitsch icon Joey Heatherton (born 14 September 1944) turns 81 today. #joeyheatherton #lobotomyroom #lolaheatherton #starlet #sexkitten #oldshowbiz #triplethreat #lasvegas

.......14/9 live and learn with #LesleyGore #JoeyHeatherton www.youtube.com/watch?v=stEd...

Happy #NationalLipstickDay from our own #AlicePearce 😂😂😂💄💋

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#Bewitched #GladysKravitz #JoeyHeatherton #BewitchedHistoryBook

#QuickSidenote For a time, Joey Heatherton was the face (and body) of Serta mattress commercials... 👀 #JoeyHeatherton #Serta #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly In 1977, Joey Heatherton starred in The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington, a cheeky sex comedy where she played Xaviera Hollander… a call girl called to testify before Congress. It wasn’t exactly Oscar-worthy, but it did turn heads. #JoeyHeatherton #XavieraHollander #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly From 1965 to 1977, Joey Heatherton famously toured with Bob Hope’s USO shows, performing for American troops with a mix of singing, dancing, and provocative outfits that definitely raised eyebrows… and morale. #JoeyHeatherton #BobHope #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Her father, Ray Heatherton, was a Broadway performer turned TV pioneer… best known around New York as ‘The Merry Mailman,’ the beloved host of a long-running kids’ show in the ‘50s. #RayHeatherton #JoeyHeatherton #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly A staple of ‘60s TV variety shows… Joey Heatherton got her start appearing on The Perry Como Show. #JoeyHeatherton #PerryComo #OneHitWondered

On this day, September 14th, in 1944: Joey Heatherton was born in Rockville Centre, New York.

Today’s tribute song: Jill Sobule's “Joey”

Today’s mandatory screening: Joey teaching Johnny Carson how to frug - bit.ly/1Ny5SLF

#JoeyHeatherton #OTD
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