Marianne Gaba

Acting

Marianne Gaba

Born November 13, 1939 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died May 3, 2016 · aged 76

Cute and sexy blonde Marianne Gaba was born Mary Ann Gaba on November 13, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. Gaba was crowned Miss Illinois in a local beauty pageant in 1957 and was one of fifteen finalists in the Miss Universe contest held in Long Beach, California in July of that same year. Marianne attended USC for two years and wrote a gossip column for "TV and Movie Screen" magazine. She was the Play…

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Please Don't Eat the DaisiesPlease Don't Eat the Daisies · 1960
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.21960
MovieComedyFamily
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York.
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini MachineDr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine · 1965
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
5.21965
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot has invented an army of bikini-clad robots programmed to seek out wealthy men and charm them into signing over their assets. Secret agent Craig Gamble and millionaire Todd Armstrong set out to foil his fiendish plot.
G.I. BluesG.I. Blues · 1960
G.I. Blues
6.51960
MovieMusicComedy
Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open a nightclub once he's discharged. Although he may lack the capital for such a venture, a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But when the friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.
The Ladies ManThe Ladies Man · 1961
The Ladies Man
6.31961
MovieComedy
After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?
How to Stuff a Wild BikiniHow to Stuff a Wild Bikini · 1965
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
5.31965
MovieComedyMusic
When he's stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.
Missile to the MoonMissile to the Moon · 1958
Missile to the Moon
3.71958
MovieScience FictionHorror
Two escaped convicts are found hiding in a rocketship built by a renegade inventor, who forces them to become the crew for a trip to the Moon. Also on board, as inadvertent stowaways, are his assistant and his secretary; and none of them are aware that the inventor is actually a Lunarian explorer sent to Earth by the dying Lunar civilization and the only remaining male member of that civilization.
The ChoppersThe Choppers · 1961
The Choppers
5.51961
MovieActionDrama
A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.
Island of LoveIsland of Love · 1963
Island of Love
5.81963
MovieComedy
Con artist Steve Blair persuades Tony Dallas, a Manhattan gangster, to finance a movie about Adam and Eve by offering the female lead to Tony's stripper girl friend, Cha Cha Miller. The film is such a disaster, however, that Steve and his writer, Paul Ferris, decide to escape on a freighter to Greece. En route, Steve learns that the island of Paradeisos has lost its tourist trade because it has no apparent historical or mythological heritage. Intrigued, he hits upon the scheme of turning Paradeisos into a legendary island of love and taking a cut from all commercial enterprises. After planting Greek antiquities in the waters surrounding the island, Steve induces Paul to "recover" them, thus causing the tourist trade to increase.

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Island of LoveIsland of Love · 1963
Island of Love
5.81963
MovieComedy
Con artist Steve Blair persuades Tony Dallas, a Manhattan gangster, to finance a movie about Adam and Eve by offering the female lead to Tony's stripper girl friend, Cha Cha Miller. The film is such a disaster, however, that Steve and his writer, Paul Ferris, decide to escape on a freighter to Greece. En route, Steve learns that the island of Paradeisos has lost its tourist trade because it has no apparent historical or mythological heritage. Intrigued, he hits upon the scheme of turning Paradeisos into a legendary island of love and taking a cut from all commercial enterprises. After planting Greek antiquities in the waters surrounding the island, Steve induces Paul to "recover" them, thus causing the tourist trade to increase.

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