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== Career decline == |
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Lorna Maitland also appear in the [[Dale Berry]] directed, ''Hip, Hot & 21'' (1967). |
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==Filmography== |
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*''[[Lorna (film)|Lorna]]'' by [[Russ Meyer]] ([[1964]]) |
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*''[[Mudhoney (film)|Mudhoney]]'' by Russ Meyer ([[1965]]) |
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*''[[Mondo Topless]]'' by Russ Meyer ([[1966]]) |
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*''[[Hot Thrills and Warm Chills]]'' by [[Dale Berry]] ([[1967]]) |
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*''[[Hip Hot and 21]]'' by Dale Berry (1967) |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 20:52, 31 March 2012
Lorna Maitland | |
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| Born | Barbara Popejoy November 19, 1943 in Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Barbara Joy |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Lorna Maitland (born November 19, 1943) is a film actress noted mostly for her large-breasted figure, with measurements of 42D-22-36.[1] She appearanced in three Russ Meyer films: Lorna, Mudhoney and Mondo Topless. Her given name is Barbara Popejoy. (Sometimes she also called herself Barbara Joy.) She was born in Glendale, California.
Sexploitation star
Lorna was a dancer in Las Vegas when she answered an ad in Daily Variety placed by Russ Meyer for the lead in Lorna (1964). Another actress was initially cast, but replaced because she was small chested. Meyer decided to hire Maitland the first day of shooting (he had accidentally overlooked her audition photos). Another account states that Maitland was selected from 132 applicants who responded to an ad in a trade paper. When the movie was being filmed, Maitland was 20. She weighed 135 pounds and measured 42D – 25 – 36.
Meyer chose the name 'Lorna Maitland' after a secretary he had once been attracted to. Also, the surname 'Maitland' would overcome the 'backwoods roots' of the character. Lorna marks the end of Russ Meyer's "nudies" and his first foray into serious film making. It is perhaps his most romantic film, despite the tragic ending. The director describes the movie as "a brutal examination of the important realities of power, prophecy, freedom and justice in our society against a background of violence and lust, where simplicity is only a facade." Reviews described Maitland as "a wanton of unparalleled emotion...unrestrained earthiness...destined to set a new standard of voluptuous beauty." Lorna was called "the female Tom Jones (film)".
According to numerous biographers, Maitland was the only leading lady Meyer disliked discussing. This was because she "hated his guts". In numerous interviews he actually claims that her figure "had gone south" after working with her. Maitland was pregnant during the two week Lorna shoot. This augmented her already very large breasts. Meyer claimed that her slightly smaller post-pregnancy breasts was a reason that Mudhoney (1965) was less successful than Lorna. Much of Meyer's unabashed sexism and big breast fetish is apparent when one reads about his views of Maitland.
Career decline
Lorna Maitland also appeared in Hip, Hot & 21 (1967) directed by Dale Berry. Following that film she vanished from the world of motion pictures. She was considered for the Angie Dickinson role in the TV series Police Woman.
Her whereabouts are currently unknown.
Filmography
- Lorna by Russ Meyer (1964)
- Mudhoney by Russ Meyer (1965)
- Mondo Topless by Russ Meyer (1966)
- Hot Thrills and Warm Chills by Dale Berry (1967)
- Hip Hot and 21 by Dale Berry (1967)
References
- ^ Celebrity Sleuth magazine
- McDonough, Jimmy (2005). Big bosoms and square jaws: the biography of Russ Meyer, king of the sex film. London: Jonathan Cape. p. 132. ISBN 0-224-07250-1.
- Oakland Tribune, Doc Scortt...Actor-Printer, Sunday, March 1, 1964, Page 7-EL.
- Van Nuys Valley News, Valley West, September 11, 1964, Page 14.