Marianne Gaba


Marianne Gaba was an American model, actress, and beauty queen. She was Miss Illinois USA 1957 and Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue.

Personal life

Gaba was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was fluent in three languages—Bohemian, Polish, and Spanish—in addition to English.
On June 11, 1960 she married Michael Eugene Starkman in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her son, Gregory C., was born in 1962 and her daughter, Wendy M. was born in 1966.
Gaba died on May 3, 2016 from brain cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 76.

Filmography