Kathryn Keeton (February 17, 1939 – September 19, 1997) was an American magazine publisher along with her partner, and later husband, Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione.
Early life and show business career
Born in South Africa and raised on a farm, Keeton took up dancing in childhood to strengthen a leg affected by polio. She won a scholarship to the Sadler's Wells Ballet in London, but left after she turned 18 to work in a nightclub.[1] She appeared in bit parts in four British movies: Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) (as a tabletop dancer), Expresso Bongo (1959), Too Hot to Handle (1960), and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) (as a stripper). At the age of 24 she was what The Associated Press called "one of the highest-paid strippers in Europe".[2]