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Bobbi Shaw

1942-

Updated 4/25/2007.

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American International always cast plenty of female pulchritude in the beach party films, but one of the most beautiful actresses to work at AIP is Bobbi Shaw. She made just a few films during her all-too-brief film career; Shaw is a fixture in the final four AIP beach party films, including Pajama Party, Beach Blanket Bingo, How To Stuff a Wild Bikini, and Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, along with a handful of other AIP releases.

Bobbi Shaw

AIP photo of Bobbi Shaw from 1964

Shaw was often teamed with comedian Buster Keaton, particularly in Pajama Party and How To Stuff a Wild Bikini. Keaton was originally cast in The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, but he was suffering from lung cancer, so comedian Benny Rubin filled in instead. After the release of The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini in 1966, Shaw retired from the screen.

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Pajama Party (1964)

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From AIP's Pajama Party. LEFT and CENTER A: Buster Keaton as Chief Rotten Eagle and Bobbi Shaw as Helga. CENTER B and CENTER C: Nice cheesecake promotional photos. RIGHT: Shaw with Jesse White

Ski Party (1965)

Bobbi Shaw with Dwayne Hickman and Frankie AvalonSki Party

From AIP's Ski Party. LEFT: Nita (Bobbi Shaw) helps Nora (Dwayne Hickman) and Jane(Frankie Avalon) with their skiing. RIGHT: With Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, and Robert Q. Lewis

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)

Bobbi Shaw Buster Keaton

From AIP's How to Stuff a Wild Bikini with Buster Keaton

bobbi shaw today

Bobbi Shaw is now a respected acting coach and goes by the name Bobbie Shaw-Chance. Some of her pupils include skater-turned-actor Steven Cousins, as well as up-and-coming actors Heather Reagan and Robert Kusserow.

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filmography

The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) with Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley, Aron Kincaid, Quinn O'Hara, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Patsy Kelly, and Susan Hart
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) with Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Jody McCrea, John Ashley, Donna Loren, and Deborah Walley
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) with Annette Funicello, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Mickey Rooney, Buster Keaton, and Harvey Lembeck
Sergeant Deadhead (1965) with Frankie Avalon, Deborah Walley, Eve Arden, John Ashley, and Donna Loren
Ski Party (1965) with Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Yvonne Craig, Deborah Walley, and Aron Kincaid
Pajama Party (1964) with Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Donna Loren, and Jody McCrea
Passion Holiday (1962)

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This site features a write-up of Stephen J. McParland's book IT'S PARTY TIME: A Musical Appreciation of the Beach Party Film Genre; the book contains information on many of the beach party actors from the 1960s and includes information, trivia, interviews, discussion, film-by-film breakdowns, movie posters, ads, press articles, photographs, and a comprehensive discography.
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