Jayne Mansfield Author:May Mann A sex symbol who absorbed publicity like a sponge? Yes,but there was an underlying sweetness and femininity about Jayne. She had a great sense of humor...She shared a personality trait with Marilyn Monroe---another star whose death was equally untimely. Both of them had sympathetic personalities and I feel that this was the main reason for their... more » great popularity. The pblic sensed a certain softness and vulnerability about them.« less