Allison Parks
Encyclopedia
Allison Parks born Gloria Waldron, was an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy
magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1965, and Playmate of the Year for 1966. She appeared in the Playboy Mansion Pictorial in the January 1966 issue of Playboy (starting on page 105) along with Ashlyn Martin. Her original pictorial was photographed by William Figge
.
"Allison Parks" was a pseudonym that she used when she modeled for Playboy, but she told The Playmate Book that she liked it so much, she kept using it all the time. She already was a mother at the time of her centerfold
, and her kids were featured in a photo in her layout, but were identified as being "swimming school" students.
After her Playmate work, Parks went on to a long career as a model and actress, mostly in TV commercials.
at her favorite vacation spot of heart failure.
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1965, and Playmate of the Year for 1966. She appeared in the Playboy Mansion Pictorial in the January 1966 issue of Playboy (starting on page 105) along with Ashlyn Martin. Her original pictorial was photographed by William Figge
William Figge
William Figge was a professional photographer who, along with his wife Melba, ran a photography studio in Glendale, California. Figge was a combat photographer in World War II. After the war, he failed to find work as a cinematographer, so he stayed with photography and specialised in portraiture,...
.
"Allison Parks" was a pseudonym that she used when she modeled for Playboy, but she told The Playmate Book that she liked it so much, she kept using it all the time. She already was a mother at the time of her centerfold
Centerfold
The centerfold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait...
, and her kids were featured in a photo in her layout, but were identified as being "swimming school" students.
After her Playmate work, Parks went on to a long career as a model and actress, mostly in TV commercials.
Death
She died on June 21, 2010, on the beach in HawaiiHawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
at her favorite vacation spot of heart failure.