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Off-Ramp

Voluptua — TV love goddess's reign lasted less than 2 months

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Feb 12, 2011
Gloria Pall. Now you understand what the fuss was all about.
Gloria Pall. Now you understand what the fuss was all about.
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Courtesy Gloria Pall
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Voluptua — TV love goddess's reign lasted less than 2 months
RH Greene tells us about Voluptua, a short-lived 1950s local tv sensation, branded "Corruptua" by Christian protest groups.

UPDATE 1/4/2013:  We just learned that Gloria Pall died on December 30. RH Greene filed this piece for Off-Ramp's Valentines Day episode in 2011.

RH Greene tells us about Voluptua, a short-lived 1950s local tv sensation, branded "Corruptua" by Christian protest groups.

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