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Linda Bent(1943-2024)

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"Bikini Beach" Linda Opie
Linda Bent was born on 17 December 1943 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965), Bikini Beach (1964) and Pajama Party (1964). She was married to Richard Mark Lampert and Phillip Bent. She died on 26 July 2024.
BornDecember 17, 1943
DiedJuly 26, 2024(80)
BornDecember 17, 1943
DiedJuly 26, 2024(80)
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Known for

Buster Keaton, Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Annette Funicello, Beverly Adams, John Ashley, Dwayne Hickman, Harvey Lembeck, and Jody McCrea in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
4.8
  • Bookend #1(as Linda Opie Bent)
  • 1965
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in Bikini Beach (1964)
Bikini Beach
5.5
  • Beach Girl
  • 1964
Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk in Pajama Party (1964)
Pajama Party
5.0
  • Pajama Girl(as Linda Opie)
  • 1964
Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, and Julie Parrish in Fireball 500 (1966)
Fireball 500
5.1
  • Leander Fan
  • 1966

Credits

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Actress

  • Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, and Julie Parrish in Fireball 500 (1966)
    Fireball 500
    5.1
    • Leander Fan
    • 1966
  • Buster Keaton, Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Annette Funicello, Beverly Adams, John Ashley, Dwayne Hickman, Harvey Lembeck, and Jody McCrea in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
    How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
    4.8
    • Bookend #1 (as Linda Opie Bent)
    • 1965
  • Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
    Beach Blanket Bingo
    5.7
    • Beach Girl
    • 1965
  • Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk in Pajama Party (1964)
    Pajama Party
    5.0
    • Pajama Girl (as Linda Opie)
    • 1964
  • Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in Bikini Beach (1964)
    Bikini Beach
    5.5
    • Beach Girl
    • 1964
  • Muscle Beach Party (1964)
    Muscle Beach Party
    5.2
    • Surfer Girl (as Linda Opie)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Linda Opie Bent
  • Born
    • December 17, 1943
    • Norfolk, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • July 26, 2024
  • Spouses
      Richard Mark LampertDecember 17, 1967 - June 18, 1982 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Richard Cameron Lampert
  • Parents
      Eleanor Bernard Rhea
  • Relatives
      Elizabeth Lee Opie(Sibling)
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Husband Phillip Bent died with friend and fellow actor Peter Sachse in a private plane crash on July 12, 1966. The civilian-converted AT-6 type, owned and piloted by her husband, was showing off for wives Linda & Salli Sachse, friends and other beach-goers near La Jolla's WindanSea beach area when it pulled up too low, crashing into the sea.

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