Born on August 26, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, Yvette Vickers majored in picture and theatre arts at UCLA for three years. On a trip to New York in the mid-1950s, she was cast as the White Rain Girl in commercials. She returned to the West Coast, working in various television series until she debuted in her first movie, _Short Cut to Hell .
Her musician/song-writing parents recorded quite a few 45-RPM records in the 1950s and 1960s. Their group was billed as The Chuck Vedder Trio, and they put out primarily rock-and-roll and jazz instrumentals. Yvette, a singer on the side, released a jazz CD in the 1990s called "Tribute to Charlie and Maria" that showcased some of her parents songs. Both parents passed away in the 1990s.
Divorced twice, she had an on-and-off 15-year relationship with the late actor Jim Hutton , the father of Timothy Hutton.
Once up for a lead role in Lana Turner s Imitation of Life .
Stephen King , in his book "Stephen King: On Writing", cited her as one of his movie matine idols.
Interviewed in the book "Invasion of the B-Girls" by Jewel Shepard.
Her father Charles Vedder was a jazz saxophonist.
Her dead body was discovered in her home by neighbor Susan Savage in April 2011. Its condition suggested that she had been dead for close to a year.
Best remembered for her role as Honey Parker in the cult classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman .
Instead of taking weeks, I applied peroxide and ammonia three times in,seven days and my hair got just like straw. My scalp had sore places,all over. Even the color was horrid - an artificial orange that was,unbecoming. It is interesting to me how much hair influences your,personality. Men expect a blonde to be more frivolous and less,intelligent.
