[ad_1] Raquel Welch, who has died aged 82, had only three lines as Loana in the 1966 film fantasy One Million Years BC but attained sex-symbol status from the role, in which she was dressed in a fur-lined bikini. The image made its imprint in popular culture and the publicityContinue Reading
[ad_1] The term “sex symbol” reeks of a bygone age of smirking sexism, and very often female stars landed with this tag would be given some exotic outfit. Ursula Andress had her ivory-white bikini with chunky belt buckle in Dr No; Jane Fonda had her sleek one-piece with black stripesContinue Reading
[ad_1] The actor Raquel Welch has died. She was 82. The website TMZ first reported the news, citing family members who said Welch died on Wednesday after a short illness. Welch’s manager confirmed her death to the AFP News agency in an emailed statement and said she died peacefully earlyContinue Reading
[ad_1] Raquel Welch married her childhood sweetheart James Welch in 1959; they divorced in 1964, but she kept his surname. She began to appear on television and took bit parts in movies. Here she is, second from right, in the Elvis Presley vehicle Roustabout, 1964. Photograph: Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via GettyContinue Reading