PAULA PRENTISS [ca. 1960] Oversized cheesecake photo

[Los Angeles: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ca. 1960]. Vintage original 16 x 20″ (41 x 51 cm) black-and-white double weight matte finish photo. Minor storage wear, slight curling at top and bottom, minor corner creasing. Near fine.

One of the last stars ever to be put under contract to a major studio, MGM put Paula Prentiss under contract in 1960 — but only after she arranged to marry her live-in boyfriend Richard Benjamin. They have remained married to this day.

She made her debut in this light comedy with songs and then went on to be featured in several films with Jim Hutton. They made five films together between 1960 and 1964.

Like all contract players, she was obliged to do publicity shots such as this, for one of her early-1960s comedies.