Virginia Bell

Virginia "Ding Dong" Bell (born 1932 in Montrose, California) was a topless model and actress. She started her career in the 1950s as a burlesque dancer. Standing only 5'2" (1.57 m), her 48-inch bust was her most prominent asset. According to "Celebrity Sleuth" magazine, Virginia's measurements were 48-24-36. She is frequently said to have had the best body ever of any burlesque dancer or pin up model.

Virginia had one starring role in a feature film, "Bell, Bare and Beautiful" (1963), which was the product of legendary sexploitation team of Herschell Gordon Lewis and David Friedman. In it, Virginia plays a burlesque dancer pursued by Lewis regular Thomas Wood. But his attempts at finding true love with the "girl of his dreams" are thwarted by her gangster boyfriend (played by David Friedman). Wood gets around this speedbump by tracking Virginia down at the nudist camp she frequents, which is where at least half the film takes place.

Virginia would make another appearance in "Lullaby of Bareland" (1964), a series of three shorter segments spliced together to flesh out the runtime. Virginia's contribution is a lengthy striptease routine. The final sequence of the film is most notable for the appearance of the topless British Invasion knockoff, "The Beatlettes".

Aside from feature films, Virginia appeared in many nudie loops, which can be found in the video series, "Reel Classics", and in the "Big Bust Loops" and "Super Boobs" series from Something Weird Video.

References

* [http://javasbachelorpad.com/bell.html Femme Fatale: Virginia Bell] at javasbachelorpad.com
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