Known As An International Sex Symbol For A Doe-Skin Bikini, Raquel Welch Passes Away —

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Sameer Ahire
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publive-imageAmerican actress and model Raquel Welch passed away at the age of 82 this morning. Raquel's family members confirmed the news to the media, calling "brief illness" the cause of her death. May God rest her soul in peace. Prayers.publive-imageRaquel Welch was born on September 5, 1940, in Chicago. She entered the industry with A House Is Not a Home (1964), in which she played a call girl. Welch gained her first film under contract with 20th Century Fox with Fantastic Voyage (1966).publive-imageHammer Film Productions signed her for One Million Years B.C. (1966), where she got only three lines but became a global sensation for wearing a "doe-skin bikini." The posters became bestsellers that year and made her an international sex symbol. She was later seen in Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), Hannie Caulder (1971), and The Three Musketeers (1977).

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