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Brenda Venus

October 21, 2023

Brenda Venus is an American model, writer, actress, and filmmaker.[2]

Brenda Venus
Portrait of Brenda Venus
Born
Biloxi,[1] Mississippi, US
Other namesBrenda Gabrielle Venus
Occupation(s)model, writer, actress, filmmaker
Years active1967–2010

Early life Edit

Brenda Gabrielle Venus was born on November 10, 1947 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Venus is of Native American and Sicilian ancestry.[3]

Literary career Edit

Venus is the author of Secrets of Seduction[4] and Secrets of Seduction for Women[5][6] and a 2012 novella titled "Twelve Hours".[7] Her books have been translated into 37 languages.[8] Publishers William Morrow and E.P. Dutton sent her on a worldwide publicity tour[9][10] making various appearances on TV,[11][12] radio[13] and press interviews. For over six years, starting in 1998, Venus wrote a popular column for Playboy magazine called "Centerfolds on Sex."[14] She also produced, directed, shot and narrated the documentary film Love and Sex in LA with seven Playboy Centerfolds and up-coming actors in LA.

Relationship with Henry Miller Edit

When Venus was a college student, she purchased at auction a book that contained an envelope with the address of famed writer Henry Miller. Venus wrote to Miller and they became pen pals. Eventually Miller became her mentor and Brenda his muse.[15] Miller wrote 1,500 letters that were collected into the 1986 book Dear, Dear Brenda – The Love Letters of Henry Miller to Brenda Venus.[16][17][18]

Miller's long-time friend and confidant, fellow novelist and poet Lawrence Durrell wrote in the introduction to Miller's book Dear, Dear Brenda that: "The role of Brenda Venus will keep its interest and importance also as a memorial of his last great attachment--an Ariel to his Prospero... She enabled him to dominate his infirmities and to experience all the Joys of Paradise."[19]

According to writer Ed Millis, "Venus was a source of inspiration to the aging and ailing Miller. Brenda was all of 24 years of age, Henry was 84. She was a beautiful Southern belle, "The Boticelli of Mississippi"—he called her. Henry, the renegade intellectual, the writer, had taken millions of us to the sexy Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. Now he was sick and slowly recuperating. He needed a lift in spirits... Brenda the Muse breathed life into her mortal charge and gave him reason to live. Miller gave her focus and fine tuning and wrote Venus over 1,500 letters which amounted to four-thousand hand-written pages. She responded in kind for over four years—the last four years of his life. "[20]

Film and TV Edit

Venus appeared in the Clint Eastwood film The Eiger Sanction and several other films. She also appeared as a host/narrator in Love & Sex in LA.

Her movie appearances include:

Title Year Role Notes
Night Fright 1967 Sue
An Eye for an Eye 1973 Joanie
Foxy Brown 1974 Jennifer
The Eiger Sanction 1975 George
The Legend of Valentino 1975 Constance Carr TV movie
Against a Crooked Sky 1975 Ashkea
Swashbuckler 1976 Bath Attendant
Joshua 1976 Sam's Wife
FM 1978 Dolores Deluxe
Deathsport 1978 Adriann
48 Hrs. 1982 Hooker
The Avenging 1982 Juanita Quintana (final film role)

Russian play Edit

Venus, a play about her life,[21] featured Olympic Gold Medalist Svetlana Khorkina in the title role. The cast also included members of the Bolshoi Ballet .[1][22]

As an artistic subject Edit

Brenda has been the subject of several artists besides Henry Miller, including painter Harold Frank,[23] photographer Ken Marcus, and former boxer Gary Dobry.[24]

Playboy appearances Edit

In the spring of 1997, Venus posed for a celebrity nude pictorial in Playboy Magazine.[25]

She also appeared in Playboy in July 1986.[26] According to the Playboy website:

"One of the women with whom Miller had a romantic, yet platonic, relationship was Brenda Venus.[27] Her friendship with Miller lasted four years, until his death in 1980. In 1986, some of the hundreds of letters Miller wrote to Venus were published in the book Dear, Dear Brenda. Following the book's release, Venus posed for the July 1986 issue of Playboy."[28]

References Edit

  1. ^ a b King, Steve (June 7, 2013). "Daybook: Nin, Miller, Venus". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved July 27, 2013.Link updated 27 December 2021
  2. ^ . YouTube. January 17, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Brenda Venus at IMDb Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Venus, Brenda (May 1, 1993). The Secrets of Seduction: How to Be the Best Lover Your Woman Ever Had. Dutton. ISBN 978-0525936015. Retrieved May 12, 2019. ISBN9780525936015.
  5. ^ Corrigan, Patricia (February 1, 1997). . St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Venus, Brenda (February 1, 1996). Secrets of Seduction for Women. Dutton. ISBN 978-0525941033. Retrieved May 12, 2019. ISBN9780525941033.
  7. ^ . twelve-hours.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  8. ^ . liftoph.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  9. ^ "Who is Brenda Venus?". Omnilexica. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "Brenda Venus : Early Career, Images, Film and TV, Russian Play, and a List of Books by Author Brenda Venus". PaperBackSwap. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Paley Center for Media". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. ^ Venus, Brenda (January 24, 2009). "Brenda Venus & Masters". YouTube. Retrieved July 29, 2018.[dead YouTube link]
  13. ^ "Brenda Venus". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  14. ^ . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  15. ^ Young, Noel (February 2, 1986). "Dear, Dear Brenda THE LOVE LETTERS OF HENRY MILLER TO BRENDA VENUS; text by Brenda Venus; edited by Gerald S. Sindell; introduction by Lawrence Durrell (Morrow: $17.95; 191 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  16. ^ Davidson, Cathy N. (March 21, 1996). The Book of Love: Writers and Their Love Letters. Plume. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-452-27594-2. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  17. ^ Whitman, Alden (January 1, 1986). "Miller's letters show love of life". Chicago Sun-Times.
  18. ^ Tytell, John (May 5, 1991). . The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  19. ^ "75 Books Challenge for 2013: brenpike reads - 75 Books Challenge for 2013". Librarything.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  20. ^ "RRABIA. ¡ si no la tienes deberias tenerla !. primavera 2003. henry miller. brenda venus". todocoleccion.net. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  21. ^ Terex, Natasha (February 22, 2002). . The Russian Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  22. ^ Rich, Tim (July 17, 2004). "OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN: Toxteth Teenager Takes Aim at Russian Queen". The Independent.[dead link]
  23. ^ ManagedArtwork.com. "Art Galleries Santa Fe - Canyon - Matthews Gallery - Harold Frank - Artist-Detail". Thematthewsgallery.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  24. ^ . Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  25. ^ Bio, brendavenus.com
  26. ^ Brenda Venus, nudography.com
  27. ^ Brenda Venus, xcelebs.org
  28. ^ Brenda Venus 2017-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, playboy.com

External links Edit

 
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Brenda Venus is an American model writer actress and filmmaker 2 Brenda VenusPortrait of Brenda VenusBornBiloxi 1 Mississippi USOther namesBrenda Gabrielle VenusOccupation s model writer actress filmmakerYears active1967 2010 Contents 1 Early life 2 Literary career 3 Relationship with Henry Miller 4 Film and TV 5 Russian play 6 As an artistic subject 7 Playboy appearances 8 References 9 External linksEarly life EditBrenda Gabrielle Venus was born on November 10 1947 in Biloxi Mississippi Venus is of Native American and Sicilian ancestry 3 Literary career EditVenus is the author of Secrets of Seduction 4 and Secrets of Seduction for Women 5 6 and a 2012 novella titled Twelve Hours 7 Her books have been translated into 37 languages 8 Publishers William Morrow and E P Dutton sent her on a worldwide publicity tour 9 10 making various appearances on TV 11 12 radio 13 and press interviews For over six years starting in 1998 Venus wrote a popular column for Playboy magazine called Centerfolds on Sex 14 She also produced directed shot and narrated the documentary film Love and Sex in LA with seven Playboy Centerfolds and up coming actors in LA Relationship with Henry Miller EditWhen Venus was a college student she purchased at auction a book that contained an envelope with the address of famed writer Henry Miller Venus wrote to Miller and they became pen pals Eventually Miller became her mentor and Brenda his muse 15 Miller wrote 1 500 letters that were collected into the 1986 book Dear Dear Brenda The Love Letters of Henry Miller to Brenda Venus 16 17 18 Miller s long time friend and confidant fellow novelist and poet Lawrence Durrell wrote in the introduction to Miller s book Dear Dear Brenda that The role of Brenda Venus will keep its interest and importance also as a memorial of his last great attachment an Ariel to his Prospero She enabled him to dominate his infirmities and to experience all the Joys of Paradise 19 According to writer Ed Millis Venus was a source of inspiration to the aging and ailing Miller Brenda was all of 24 years of age Henry was 84 She was a beautiful Southern belle The Boticelli of Mississippi he called her Henry the renegade intellectual the writer had taken millions of us to the sexy Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn Now he was sick and slowly recuperating He needed a lift in spirits Brenda the Muse breathed life into her mortal charge and gave him reason to live Miller gave her focus and fine tuning and wrote Venus over 1 500 letters which amounted to four thousand hand written pages She responded in kind for over four years the last four years of his life 20 Film and TV EditVenus appeared in the Clint Eastwood film The Eiger Sanction and several other films She also appeared as a host narrator in Love amp Sex in LA Her movie appearances include Title Year Role NotesNight Fright 1967 SueAn Eye for an Eye 1973 JoanieFoxy Brown 1974 JenniferThe Eiger Sanction 1975 GeorgeThe Legend of Valentino 1975 Constance Carr TV movieAgainst a Crooked Sky 1975 AshkeaSwashbuckler 1976 Bath AttendantJoshua 1976 Sam s WifeFM 1978 Dolores DeluxeDeathsport 1978 Adriann48 Hrs 1982 HookerThe Avenging 1982 Juanita Quintana final film role Russian play EditVenus a play about her life 21 featured Olympic Gold Medalist Svetlana Khorkina in the title role The cast also included members of the Bolshoi Ballet 1 22 As an artistic subject EditBrenda has been the subject of several artists besides Henry Miller including painter Harold Frank 23 photographer Ken Marcus and former boxer Gary Dobry 24 Playboy appearances EditIn the spring of 1997 Venus posed for a celebrity nude pictorial in Playboy Magazine 25 She also appeared in Playboy in July 1986 26 According to the Playboy website One of the women with whom Miller had a romantic yet platonic relationship was Brenda Venus 27 Her friendship with Miller lasted four years until his death in 1980 In 1986 some of the hundreds of letters Miller wrote to Venus were published in the book Dear Dear Brenda Following the book s release Venus posed for the July 1986 issue of Playboy 28 References Edit a b King Steve June 7 2013 Daybook Nin Miller Venus Barnes amp Noble Retrieved July 27 2013 Link updated 27 December 2021 Love amp Sex in LA YouTube January 17 2015 Archived from the original on March 9 2016 Retrieved July 29 2018 Brenda Venus at IMDb Retrieved July 29 2018 Venus Brenda May 1 1993 The Secrets of Seduction How to Be the Best Lover Your Woman Ever Had Dutton ISBN 978 0525936015 Retrieved May 12 2019 ISBN9780525936015 Corrigan Patricia February 1 1997 Making Book on Lots of Flirtatious Maneuvers St Louis Post Dispatch Archived from the original on July 20 2018 Retrieved August 25 2017 Venus Brenda February 1 1996 Secrets of Seduction for Women Dutton ISBN 978 0525941033 Retrieved May 12 2019 ISBN9780525941033 Twelve Hours by Brenda Venus twelve hours com Archived from the original on January 7 2012 Retrieved May 12 2019 Brenda Venus Secrets of Seduction liftoph com Archived from the original on September 19 2011 Retrieved January 17 2015 Who is Brenda Venus Omnilexica Retrieved July 29 2018 Brenda Venus Early Career Images Film and TV Russian Play and a List of Books by Author Brenda Venus PaperBackSwap Retrieved July 29 2018 The Paley Center for Media The Paley Center for Media Retrieved July 29 2018 Venus Brenda January 24 2009 Brenda Venus amp Masters YouTube Retrieved July 29 2018 dead YouTube link Brenda Venus Rottentomatoes com Retrieved July 29 2018 Brenda Venus in Love Advice Love Advice Advisor at INGENIO Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved January 17 2015 Young Noel February 2 1986 Dear Dear Brenda THE LOVE LETTERS OF HENRY MILLER TO BRENDA VENUS text by Brenda Venus edited by Gerald S Sindell introduction by Lawrence Durrell Morrow 17 95 191 pp Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 29 2018 Davidson Cathy N March 21 1996 The Book of Love Writers and Their Love Letters Plume p 291 ISBN 978 0 452 27594 2 Retrieved July 3 2011 Whitman Alden January 1 1986 Miller s letters show love of life Chicago Sun Times Tytell John May 5 1991 Naughty Boy Of American Literature The Washington Post Archived from the original on June 29 2014 Retrieved July 27 2013 75 Books Challenge for 2013 brenpike reads 75 Books Challenge for 2013 Librarything com Retrieved July 29 2018 RRABIA si no la tienes deberias tenerla primavera 2003 henry miller brenda venus todocoleccion net Retrieved July 29 2018 Terex Natasha February 22 2002 Russia s top gymnast turns to acting The Russian Journal Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved July 27 2013 Rich Tim July 17 2004 OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN Toxteth Teenager Takes Aim at Russian Queen The Independent dead link ManagedArtwork com Art Galleries Santa Fe Canyon Matthews Gallery Harold Frank Artist Detail Thematthewsgallery com Retrieved July 29 2018 On The Canvas Archived from the original on December 18 2014 Retrieved January 14 2015 Bio brendavenus com Brenda Venus nudography com Brenda Venus xcelebs org Brenda Venus Archived 2017 09 30 at the Wayback Machine playboy comExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brenda Venus Official website Brenda Venus at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brenda Venus amp oldid 1179591657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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