Bunny Yeager, photographer of Bettie Page pinups, dies at 84

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Source: LA Times

Bunny Yeager had success as a model in Miami in the 1950s, but she wanted to be a photographer. She saw her chance when she met the little-known Bettie Page, who had modeled for under-the-counter photo sets that specialized in sadomasochism.

Yeager took a somewhat more wholesome, holiday-themed photo of Page — nude except for a Santa hat — and in 1955 sent it off to fledgling magazine Playboy. "I figured because they were new they might pay attention to an amateur, and that's what happened," she told the London Telegraph in 2012.

The photo launched her career as one of the most successful pinup photographers, often with Page — who became an international sex symbol — as her model.

Yeager, 84, died Sunday in a nursing facility in North Miami. The cause was heart failure, said her agent, Ed Christin.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-bunny-yeager-20140526-story.html

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[MrScorpio]

1. Rest in Power, Bunny

[mahannah]

2. yes

[RebelOne]

3. I lived in Miami during those years and remember

Bunny Yeager well. RIP Bunny.

[dogknob]

4. Thank you, Bunny. No... Really; THANK YOU! n/t

[Miles Archer]

5. A legend, a GAME CHANGER.

Bunny set a standard in glamour photography that remains unchallenged to this day. Others have tried to emulate her style, no one has matched it. She was an artist with a truly unique vision.

[They_Live]

6. What an incredible team

they were. Thanks for your wonderful photography, Bunny!