Grandfathers everywhere are bummed this morning as news comes that seminal 1950s pinup Bettie Page was hospitalized last night. After suffering a heart attack, the 85-year-old Page is “critically ill,” according to a spokesman, and remains in intensive care. One of the earliest Playboy Playmates, Page skyrocketed to fame in the early 50s when she began appearing in bondage themed photographs and erotic films. Her rebellious image and iconic curves are often credited with helping launch the sexual revolution. Page, who became a born-again Christian, once said, “They keep saying I'm some kind of icon and that I started the new generation's sex movement. All I did was pose in the nude. I had less sex activity those seven years in New York than I had any other time in my life.”
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