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Marianne Gravatte

Marianne Gravatte
Playboy centerfold appearance
October 1982
Preceded byConnie Brighton
Succeeded byMarlene Janssen
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1983
Preceded byShannon Tweed
Succeeded byBarbara Edwards
Personal details
Born (1959-12-13) December 13, 1959 (age 65)
Hollywood, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Marianne Gravatte (born December 13, 1959, in Hollywood, California) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1982 issue, then as the 1983 Playmate of the Year. Her original pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley.

Career

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After being noticed in Playboy magazine by Ratt band member Stephen Pearcy, Gravatte appeared in the video as Stephen Pearcy's girlfriend for the band's song "Lay It Down".[1] She was also featured on the front cover of the song's parent album, Invasion of Your Privacy, Ratt's second record, which was released in 1985.

She posed for Playboy again for the April 1994 Playmate Revisited feature.[2]

Personal life

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From 1988 to 1990 Gravatte worked at the bar at the Out of Bounds Sports Bar in Huntington Beach, California with her husband, Mark E. Larsen. She is the mother of three sons.[2]

TV appearances

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Other appearances

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Playboy appearances

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NSS, books, and supplements

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Foreign Playboy

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marks, Craig; Tannenbaum, Rob (27 October 2011). I Want My MTV: the Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. New York: Dutton. p. 273. ISBN 9781101526415.
  2. ^ a b Staff. "Playmates Revisited". Playboy. Retrieved 30 December 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
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