The Independent titled, "Bunny Yeager: Pin-up who moved behind the camera to take influential, iconic shots of Bettie Page and Ursula Andress" called her photographic technique pioneering and influential. The Washington Post reported she "helped define [the] art of erotic photography." Yeager is credited with helping to popularize the bikini in America. The inspiration for the term "cheesecake" in reference to scantily clad women has been attributed to Yeager. Her books, including Photographing the Female Figure which sold over 300,000 copies, have influenced several generations of photographers. Media appearances and depictions On July 14, 1957, Yeager appeared on What's My Line?, stumping the panel. She was also on I've Got a Secret and To Tell the Truth. She was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1966 to discuss her book, How I Photograph Myself. In 1968 she played the role of a Swedish masseuse opposite Frank Sinatra in Lady In Cement. She had bit parts in over half a dozen films including Tony Rome, Midnight Cowboy, Porky's, Dogs of War, Absence of Malice, Harry & Son and The Mean Season. Yeager also had small roles in a number of television series including Miami Vice and made occasional appearances singing in Miami nightclubs. Yeager was played by Sarah Paulson in the 2005 film The Notorious Bettie Page. She was also featured on a 2006 CNN story about the 60th anniversary of the bikini. In 2005, Cult Epics released the DVD 100 Girls by Bunny Yeager, a documentary with behind-the-scenes footage on Yeager's photo sessions with Page and other pin-up models. Books Filmography References Further reading - a photo feature with a dozen of Yeager's pictures and her commentary. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/12/bettie-page-and-bunny-yeager/383783/ External links http://gavlakgallery.com Bunny Yeager Studio 1929 births Playboy photographers 2014 deaths American women photographers People from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania People from North Miami, Florida Writers from Miami 21st-century American women