Bunny Yeager

Born: 1929-03-13

Linnea Eleanor "Bunny" Yeager was an American photographer and pin-up model. Her family moved to Florida when she was 17, and after graduating high school she enrolled at the Coronet Modeling School and Agency and subsequently won numerous local beauty pageants and became one of the most photographed models in Miami. Photos of Yeager appeared in over 300 newspapers and magazines. Yeager entered photography to save money by copying her modeling photographs, enrolling in a night class at a vocational school in 1953. Her career as a professional photographer began when a picture of Maria Stinger, taken for her first school assignment, was sold to Eye magazine for the cover of the March 1954 issue. She became a technically skilled photographer noted for, among other things, her early use of the fill flash technique to lighten dark shadows when shooting in bright sun. Yeager was one of the first photographers to photograph her models outdoors with natural light. Bunny discovered legendary pin-up queen Bettie Page in 1954. Her photo of Page posing in nothing but a fur-trimmed Santa hat was published as the centerfold in the January 1955 special holiday issue of "Playboy." This photo, along with other pictures of Bettie taken by Bunny, played a key role in establishing Page's iconic status. Her photographs were featured in a huge array of men's magazines throughout the years. Bunny also published over 20 books on photography.


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Lady in Cement

as Bunny Fjord - Swedish Masseuse (uncredited)
Released: 1968-11-19

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous...

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Nudes on Tiger Reef

as Nudist
Released: 1964-10-09

A Broadway director goes to a Florida nudist camp for a rest. He's shocked to discover that the...

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Bettie Page Reveals All

as Self
Released: 2013-11-22

The world's greatest pin-up model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her...

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Harry & Son

as Marina Bar Waitress
Released: 1984-03-02

Widower Harry Keach is a construction worker who was raised to appreciate the importance of...

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Inside 'Dr. No'

as Self
Released: 2000-05-16

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film Dr. No.

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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

as Self
Released: 2010-06-01

Take an outrageous ride through this wild world of exploitation films with this thoroughly...

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Bunny Yeager's Nude Camera

as Herself
Released: 1963-03-26

Dedicated to the wholesome feminine type of glamour, workaholic Bunny shoots nude after nude...

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Naked Ambition: Bunny Yeager

as uncredited
Released: 2023-11-12

Bunny Yeager, once heralded as the world's prettiest photographer, had a huge influence in...

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Bunny Yeager's Nude Las Vegas

as Herself
Released: 1964-01-01

A magazine hires photographer Bunny Yeager to do a pictorial on the showgirls of Las Vegas.

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100 Girls by Bunny Yeager

as Self / Narrator
Released: 1999-01-01

Bunny Yeager, 'The world's prettiest photographer', started out as a beauty contest winner and...

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Intimate Diary of Artists Models

as Model
Released: 1963-07-17

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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