Can you name this person?

Samuel Colt.

Founder of Colt firearms. Hartford, CT

Yes, American; born and died in Hartford, CT

Not Grolier.

Inventor and manufacturer, came up from nothing and managed to become quite wealthy.

-Jon

So Samuel Colt then

Alum, I think you're up!

Haggises said:

So Samuel Colt then

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Yep!

-Jon

Alright then. Hope this is PG-rated, 'cause I had a thing for her when I was eleven, or ca. 1975. An out-take from the "Pin-Ups of Your Youth" thread. Not so well known as a pin-up though...

Bridget Bardot?

Have to admit, she does resemble Bardot in the pic; but no, not Brigitte Bardot.

Here's a hint: she's known for having "married" five blokes at the same time, and there is a "wedding picture" of the bride and her five grooms to prove it. I think it may have been done at the time of her actual marriage.

Wow, no takers for this beauty apart from John. You guys are either too shy or the image/person is too obscure. Perhaps another clue is in order?

Carol Cleveland?

Carol Cleveland it is! Of Monty Python fame. Here's the wedding picture, where she marries the Python gang (minus Terry Gilliam). You're up next...

OK let’s stick to the “the girls we had once a thing for”. Here is mine:

Hint: she was an actress who died at 27.

Folace said:

Hint: she was an actress who died at 27.

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Rebecca schaeffer?

Nope, much older and she is European.

Two more hints:
- Spain
- lesbian vampires
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Maribel Martin ?

malocchio said:

Maribel Martin ?

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Nope that one is still alive.

One more hint: Christopher Lee.

Soledad Rendón Bueno, aka Soledad Miranda, Susann Korda or Susan Korday