With deep personal sadness I must announce that my dear friend and client Bettie Page passed away at 6:41pm PST this evening in a Los Angeles hospital. She died peacefully but had never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack nine days ago.

She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality. She is the embodiment of beauty.

Statement by Mark Roesler, business agent for Bettie Page

From the Associated Press:

Bettie Page, a 1950s pinup known for her raven-haired bangs and saucy come-hither looks, was hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, her agent said Friday.

Happy Birthday Bettie Page!

With Bettie in the news so much lately (thanks to the release of the film The Notorious Bettie Page), wanted to remind everyone that today Bettie Page turned 83 years old.

On Friday, March 17 at Noon EST, "The Queen of Curves" herself, Bettie Page, will be answering questions during a once in a lifetime web cast.

You can visit the official Bettie Page web site for more info.

"I have no idea why I'm the only model who has had so much fame so long after quitting work."

The Los Angeles Times has a new interview with Bettie Page -- which is amazing considering the now 82-year-old Page rarely speaks to the press.

"I want to be remembered as I was when I was young and in my golden times…. I want to be remembered as a woman who changed people's perspectives concerning nudity in its natural form."

Picturehouse Films has released the final The Notorious Bettie Page movie poster. The U.S. domestic poster features a somewhat illustrated image of star Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page. The film is set for release this April.

Apple and Picturehouse Films have released The Notorious Bettie Page trailer ahead of the film's upcoming April release. "The most successful pin-up of the 1950s, Bettie Page’s legendary photographs made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and turned her into one of the first sex icons."

Picturehouse Films has released The Notorious Bettie Page movie poster. The teaser poster, featuring a cropped image of star Gretchen Mol, is the first bit of print advertising seen for the upcoming Bettie Page bio-pic, due to be released this April.

We're finally getting some new images of actress Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page in the upcoming theatrical bio-pic The Notorious Bettie Page. You can see Mol as the pin-up queen here, here, and here.

The Notorious Bettie Page will premiere September 14th at the Toronto Film Festival.

"The film follows Page from her childhood in Nashville to New York, where she moves to pursue her acting dreams. To make ends meet, Page starts modelling and soon gets into nude photography; it is not long before she is posing for sado-masochistic fetish pics. She becomes the first celebrity bondage model in the United States and finds herself at the centre of a Senate investigation into pornography. Soon after, in 1958, she undergoes a rather sudden religious conversion and disappears from the public eye."

The Notorious Bettie Page will have it's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs September 8th - 17th, 2005. "The film offers a provocative exploration of the real character and many facets of a successful pin-up girl (played by Gretchen Mol) whose deep religious beliefs and cheerful naiveté contrasted sharply with her iconic image. The film also stars Lili Taylor and David Strathairn."

Bettie Page is one of the subjects in a new fictional novel called Still Lifes: Marilyn, Bettie, Joe, Jack and Me by author Chic Popielarz.

"What did Bettie Page have to do with the Bay of Pigs? Who killed Marilyn Monroe? Was Oswald the lone gunman? Did the old man in the nursing home have the answers? A story book for adults illustrated with a series of paintings (primarily nudes) by the author."

The new joint film company venture between HBO Films and New Line Cinema, now known as Picturehouse, has been announced along with the studio's 2006 film release slate.

Among the new movie releases announced is The Notorious Bettie Page, which is set for a March 2006 debut in theatres. You can read the official New Line Cinema / HBO press release about the new Picturehouse film company here.

Visit the Picturehouse films official site to see a new image of actress Gretchen Mol as Bettie Page.

Just wanted to remind everyone that Bettie Page turned 82 today, April 22nd, 2005. Happy Birthday Bettie!