Post #690510 by TikiTomD on Sun, Aug 18, 2013 7:49 AM

Here is a February 25, 1962 publicity photo of Cameron Mitchell, star of “The Beachcomber” TV series, with “Polynesian beauty” Laya Raki...

Now for an “Outer Limits” moment of discovery… Laya Raki was born Brunhilde Marie Alma Herta Jörns on July 27, 1927 in Hamburg, Germany, hometown of bigbrotiki!

According to Wikipedia, “As she was an admirer of the famous dancer La Jana and liked to drink raki, she assumed the stage name Laya Raki.” The article went on to say “She appeared in revealing outfits in film and photographs, and captured men's attention like no other German showgirl in the 1950s. She modeled for postcards, pin-up photographs and magazines all over the world. The Broadway columnist Earl Wilson noted her preference for scanty clothing: “You should have seen Laya Raki. Even if she is dressed, she looks like, as if she only wears the zipper and has forgotten the material”. “

More to come on “The Beachcomber”...

-Tom