DeDe Lind (born Diane Gayle Lind) was an American

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famous for her appearance in ''

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'' magazine as the

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for August 1967.

Biography

Playboy

Lind's photographer friend, Leon, talked her into testing for ''Playboy''. At 19, she was selected to be the ''Playboy''

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for August 1967. The photography was done by

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. Lind received more fan mail than any other ''Playboy'' Playmate in history.The Thought Experiment (2010-06-16). "The Girls of Summer: DeDe Lind, Miss August 1967". Retrieved on 2011-01-04 from https://thethoughtexperiment.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/the-girls-of-summer-dede-lind-miss-august-1967/. Lind's color likeness traveled to space. The November 1969 Playboy calendar photo of Lind was on Apollo XII. The ground crew for the mission stashed the photo, which they labeled "MAP OF A HEAVENLY BODY" inside a locker aboard the command module ''Yankee Clipper''. Astronaut Richard Gordon, the commander of the Yankee Clipper, put the photo up for auction in 2011 for a minimum bid of US$1000 (). The winning bid was for US$21,013.20 ().RR Auction (2011). "Item 271 - Richard Gordon Catalog 366 (Jan 2011)". Retrieved on 2021-03-04 from https://rrauction.com/PastAuctionItem/3223557.

Later career

Lind appeared in the December 1979 issue of ''Playmates Forever'' and, in the early 1980s, in the first "Playmate Playoffs" special issue. Her video appearances for ''Playboy'' included ''Race Horses'' and a frontal-nudity appearance on a sailing yacht. She was also the subject for "Playmates Revisited" in the March 1996 issue. As of 1999, Lind resided in

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Death

DeDe died February 4, 2020, from ovarian cancer in Boca Raton, Florida, at the age of 72.

Filmography

* ''Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates'' (2004) (V) * ''Playboy: The Party Continues'' (2000) (TV) * ''Video Centerfold: Sherry Arnett'' (1985) (V) * ''Playboy After Dark (First Episode)'' (1968) (TV)

References

External links

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Interview with DeDe Lind
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lind, DeDe 1947 births 2020 deaths 1960s Playboy Playmates Female models from Los Angeles