Peggy moffitt dead
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The top American model of the 1960s, Peggy Moffitt was a startling innovator who didn’t just wear fashions, she inspired them.
The daughter of screenwriter Jack Moffitt, Margaret “Peggy” Anne Moffitt was born in Los Angeles on 14 May 1940 and attended the exclusive Marlborough School for Girls in Los Angeles, working after school at the Jax boutique in Beverly Hills.
She moved to New York for two years to study drama, then returned to Hollywood and won small parts in some movies, including You’re Never Too Young (1955), the Mitzi Gaynor/David Niven comedy The Birds and the Bees(1956), camp classic Girls Town with Mamie Van Doren (1959) and the Korean War movie Battle Flame (1959).
She started modelling in the early 60s with the new and exclusive Nina Blanchard modelling agency in Los Angeles.
By 1966 she was in London, appearing as one of the models in the background of Blow-Up, the classic Antonioni film about Swinging London.
That year, she also played a model in a little-seen French film called Who Are You, Polly Magoo? She also starred
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Model Peggy Moffitt, a Swinging Sixties Icon, Dies at 86
Peggy Moffitt, the American model and actress known for her avant-garde signature style, died on Saturday, August 10 in Beverly Hills at the age of 86 following a long illness. The news was confirmed by her son, Christopher Claxton. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, Moffitt will be remembered for her five-point haircut by Vidal Sassoon, her unique eye makeup—which she created herself, and her collaborative efforts with designer Rudi Gernreich.
Born in Los Angeles as Margaret Anne Moffitt on May 14, 1940, Peggy was raised in the California city and attended the Marlborough School in Hancock Park. She later went on to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City under instructors like Sydney Pollack and alongside fellow students including Robert Duvall. In 1955, she landed her first acting job, an uncredited role in the musical-comedy, You’re Never Too Young.
Moffitt was also trained in ballet, which influenced her modeling style. It was a shared interest in dance that first connected Moffitt to Rudi Gernr
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Peggy Moffitt, L.A.’s daring fashion model who embodied the ’60s, dies at 86
Peggy Moffitt, the L.A. fashion model whose Harlequin-like makeup and mime-inspired poses set her apart during the fashion free-for-all of the 1960s, has died at her home in Beverly Hills. She was 86.
Seemingly never out of vogue, Moffitt died Saturday from complications of dementia, according to her son, Christopher Claxton.
As the muse of avant-garde designer Rudi Gernreich, she helped convey the futuristic themes of his collections with her unconventional style. She was known for her striking appearance, which included a mask-like white complexion, extended black lashes, black or brightly colored eye shadows and an occasional sprinkling of daisies, teardrops or silver triangles on her cheeks.
Her haircut, a short geometric shape by Vidal Sassoon, added to her stylized look, which became an embodiment of the ’60s. She maintained the look long after her modeling career ended.
Moffitt caused a fashion sensation in 1964 when she posed in a topless swimsuit Gernreich designed. It was a racy variation
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