Expect Raquel Welch to be a fixture on the Cougatron.
Quick facts on this vintage lady gleaned from her Wikipedia:
- She became a weather forecaster at KFMB, a local San Diego television station.
- Welch’s first featured role came in the beach film A Swingin’ Summer
- She was the last star created under the studio system.
- Welch’s most controversial role by far came in the notorious Myra Breckinridge with Mae West. She took the part as the film’s transsexual heroine
- Playboy called her the “Most Desired Woman” of the 1970s
