Jean Cannon Bio
Jean Cannon was an American Playboy Bunny, glamour and nude model. She was born on October 5, 1941, in New York City, New York. Playboy named her its October 1961 Playmate at 19. Her appearance came during the 1960s, as Playboy grew into a major force in American magazine publishing.
Cannon had natural breasts, brown eyes and brown hair. Her measurements are 38-24-37.
Jean Cannon had already tried a surprisingly wide range of jobs before Playboy entered the picture. She worked as a receptionist, saleswoman, dance instructor, usherette and ticket seller at horse shows, moving easily between customer-facing work and jobs that demanded a little performance instinct. That variety suited someone who seemed happiest when life stayed active rather than predictable.
Animals were the more lasting passion. Cannon raised show poodles and spoke about them with the enthusiasm other people reserved for cars or clothes. Some of her Playboy earnings went straight back into the dogs, helping her expand a hobby that required time, patience and plenty of practical commitment. The rest of her interests were equally energetic: water skiing, horseback riding, tennis, swimming, diving and almost anything that kept her outdoors.
Ron Vogel photographed her centerfold with the composed studio style typical of Playboy’s early 1960s portraiture. The magazine connection soon extended into the Club world as well. Cannon worked as a Bunny in both Miami and Jamaica, turning one photographic appearance into a more mobile chapter of Playboy life. Those postings placed her far from the conventional studio setting and brought her closer to another ambition she talked about often—seeing as much of the world as possible.
Cannon’s public career remained relatively compact, but the pattern is clear: practical jobs, performance work, Playboy, Club assignments and the constant pull of travel and animals. She later settled in Florida and died in 2005. According to The Playmate Book, she had been diagnosed with terminal cancer several years earlier. What survives from her Playboy-era story is less a single glamorous moment than a portrait of someone who kept moving—between jobs, cities, beaches, clubs and the show dogs she plainly adored.
