Tracking down an actress’ age for her obituary

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In a post on the Afterword blog, obituaries writer Valerie J. Nelson explains the process of tracking down the age of Yvette Vickers, a former Playboy playmate and B-movie actress who was found dead in her Benedict Canyon home.

The challenge, as Nelson describes it: ‘Actresses, more than anyone I write about, ‘prevaricate’ about their age.’

Indeed, as Nelson recounts, Vickers went from being 74 to 82. Nelson’s full post.