Much of Hunter's fame was built upon her resemblance to Marilyn Monroe; indeed, her Playboy pose was obviously inspired[neutrality is disputed] by Monroe's notorious 1949 nude photo session with Tom Kelley from which her own Playboy photo came.
[2] Hunter went on to have a film career that consisted mostly of sexy parts in B-movies such as White Lightnin' Road and The Art of Burlesque.
[3] She appeared as a dancer in Sex Kittens Go to College, which starred fellow bombshell Mamie Van Doren.
She also had guest roles in prominent television series such as Perry Mason and My Three Sons, and appeared in a 1962 episode of Straightaway.
[4] Hunter died in San Pedro, California on 11 September 2018, at the age of 86.