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Janet Pilgrim Death

Janet passed away on May 1, 2017 at the age of 82 in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.

Janet Pilgrim Birthday and Date of Death

Janet Pilgrim was born on June 13, 1934 and died on May 1, 2017. Janet was 82 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: June 13, 1934
Date of Death: May 1, 2017
Age at Death: 82

Janet Pilgrim - Biography

Janet Pilgrim (born Charlaine Edith Karalus June 13, 1934) is an American model who was an employee in Playboy's offices when she was offered an opportunity to become one of the magazine's Playmate of the Month. A native of the Illinois city of Wheaton, she was chosen as Playmate of the Month three times: July 1955, December 1955 and October 1956.
In 1955 Playboy was in its second year of production and had previously used professional models as Playmates. Karalus worked for Hugh Hefner in the subscription department and agreed to pose for the July 1955 episode in exchange for a new addressograph for the office. Hefner reportedly chose the name "Janet Pilgrim" as to make fun of sexual puritanism.

Karalus appeared topless with a tuxedo-clad man reported to be Hefner in the background with his back to the camera. The caption read in part: "We found Miss July in our own circulation department, processing subscriptions, renewals, and back copy orders. Her name is Janet Pilgrim and she's as efficient as she is good looking."
In the early 1980s she attended college to become a registered nurse, and worked in geriatrics. She is the daughter of the late Gedeminis Karalus and Hulda Wittekind. She was predeceased by her husband Alan Whitelaw; her brothers George and Donald, and sister Carol. She is survived by her sister Marilyn Pajkos; her daughters Linda (Kerry) Smith, of New Canaan; and Lisa (Gary) Wehner, of Hartwick, NY. She had five grandchildren: Zachary and Rachel Smith, of New Canaan; and Christopher, Jennifer, and Samantha Wehner, of Hartwick, New York.