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In 1964 Mansfield turned down the role of Ginger Grant in the TV series Gilligan's Island. In 1965 she recorded two songs "As The Clouds Drift By" and "Suey." What make the songs notable is that Jimi Hendrix played bass and lead guitar.
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She recorded several albums, one entitled Jayne Mansfield: Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & Me for which she read poetry. She did more low budget movies, and some stage work as well. Fox was in dire financial trouble at the time and hoped that by bumping Mansfield up in the billing, that they could get folks to go see the film. She also worked on It Happened in Athens, and received top billing, but her role was more of a supporting one. In 1960 20th Century Fox lent her out to do two independent films in England: Too Hot To Handle and The Challenge. Mansfield kept busy with a series of low-budget European films.
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In fact, her character didn’t even land Cary Grant in the movie he was interested in Suzy Parker’s character instead. She didn't receive top female billing and her screen time was very limited. In 1957, Mansfield appeared in the film version of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Then, against advice from agents, she agreed to star opposite Cary Grant in Kiss Them For Me. She played opposite Joan Collins in The Wayward Bus, which was a moderate success. Mansfield starred in the film The Girl Can't Help It (1956) and signed a contract with 20th Century Fox. A second role that year in House of Numbers was a lead, as Jack Palance's wife. In 1957, after signing a contract with MGM as a result of her work on Death Valley Days, Lang had a bit part in a film called Hot Summer Night. The couple later married, but Wells' divorce from actress Claudia Bennett was not officially final at the time, and two years later Lang’s marriage to Wells was annulled. In 1956, Lang worked on a few episodes of Death Valley Days and met actor Alan Wells. Despite her recovery, she tired easily for the rest of her life. Within months she was better and she attributed the recovery to her faith. Not knowing what else to do, she turned to God. In 1953, Lang was suddenly unable to move her legs and facial muscles. In her teens Lang tried modeling, singing in cocktail lounges, and even playing piano in nightclubs, but she hated the work because of all the lewd come-ons by male customers. Her mother was silent movie dancer Esther Kaufman. Barbara Jean Bly, who would later change her name to Barbara Lang, was born Main Hollywood, California.