Famed pin-up girl Jeanne Carmen’s bio, Jeanne Carmen: My Wild, Wild Life as a New York Pin Up Queen, was published last year. Written by her son Brandon James, the book shines uncommon light on what life was like for 1950s icons like Carmen (above, center, at a recent Halloween party) and rival Bettie Page. Now James has created a screenplay based on Carmen’s life; reportedly it’s in the hands of Scarlett Johansson’s and Kate Bosworth’s agents.

In her heyday, Carmen was one of the most sought-after pin-up models in the world. She posed for a variety of mainstream and “gentlemen’s sophisticate” magazines and calendars, appeared on Broadway and in Hollywood films, and was linked romantically to Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Howard Hughes and Errol Flynn.

She also was linked to some notorious mobsters, and she says they’re ultimately the reason she dropped out of sight in 1962. In a newly published interview at SX News, Carmen makes some startling revelations: She spoke to Marilyn Monroe on the night she died and adds fuel to persistent rumors that Monroe might not have taken her own life, and mobster Johnny Rosselli confessed to her he killed capo Sam Giancana.

Images: Jeanne Carmen

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