Reagan Wilson
Reagan Diana Wilson (born March 6, 1947)[1] is an American model and actress who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1967 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.[1]
| Reagan Wilson | |
|---|---|
 Wilson in Blood Mania (1970) | |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| October 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Angela Dorian |
| Succeeded by | Kaya Christian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1947 Torrance, California, U.S.[1] |
| Measurements | Bust: 40"[1] Waist: 25" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
Early life
Wilson was born in Torrance, California, and attended Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica.[2] After her parents' divorce, she relocated to Missoula, Montana with her mother, younger brother and sister. She studied journalism at the University of Montana.[2]
Career
Wilson began working as a model after relocating to Los Angeles, California in the late 1960s. She made her film debut the 1970 horror film Blood Mania with fellow Playmate Vicki Peters, and later appeared in the 1973 film Running with the Devil. Wilson later relocated to New York City where she did further modeling work, followed by jobs in Paris and London.[2]
In 1968, Wilson appeared at a Men's Day event at the University of Washington in Seattle, which also featured a concert by Phil Ochs. Wilson was criticized for her appearance by feminist organizers, who chanted "Reagan Wilson, you are an empty vessel" at the event.[3]
In November 1969, a nude photo of Wilson made a trip to the Moon. As a joke, NASA ground staff hid a small nude photo of her (along with fellow playmates Angela Dorian, Cynthia Myers and Leslie Bianchini) inside the schedule of Apollo 12's mission commander, Pete Conrad. A photograph of Pete Conrad in his spacesuit with the Lunar Module in the background can be enlarged to see her picture .[4] Pete Conrad was the third man to walk on the Moon.[5][6]
Wilson again posed nude for Playboy for the December 1979 pictorial "Playmates Forever!"
Personal life
Wilson married Barry Hornig in 1987. The couple own a textile rug company in Santa Monica, California.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Big Valley | Janette | Episode: "The Lady from Mesa" |
| 1969 | The Johnny Carson Special | Herself | Television film |
| 1969 | Letters to Laugh-In | Herself | 1 episode |
| 1970 | The Kraft Music Hall | Herself | Episode: "Friars Club Roast of Jack Benny" |
| 1970 | Blood Mania | Cheryl | |
| 1973 | Running with the Devil | N/A | |
See also
- List of people in Playboy 1960-1969
Notes
- "Playmate listing". Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- "Reagan Wilson: October 1967". Centerfold Memories. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016.
- DuPlessis & Snitow 2007, p. 231.
- Fishman 2019, p. 283.
- Playboy Playmates pranked into Apollo 12 mission checklists - Boing Boing Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- "NASA Astronauts Brought Playmates to the Moon". Seeker. June 18, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
References
- DuPlessis, Rachel Blau (ed.); Snitow, Ann (ed.) (2007). The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women's Liberation. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-813-53973-7.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Fishman, Charles (2019). One Giant Leap. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5011-0629-3.