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Born in St. Louis, MO, Betty Grable was pushed into show business by an overbearing mother who moved her to Hollywood at the age of 13. By lying about her age, Mother manage to land her daughter several small parts. But it wasn't until Betty played the role of Glenda Crawford in Down Argentine Way in 1940, that the public started to notice her. Swe...
Born and raised in the rural south, Ava was signed to a Hollywood contract at the age of 18, based solely on a photograph her photographer brother took. She spent three years doing bit parts until 1946, when she stared in Whistle Stop. Though she didn't leave a big legacy of great films, she did give several great performances in movies such as The...
Marie was born in Kentucky, the daughter of a former Ziegfeld Girl and granddaughter of opera singer. At the age of 15, Marie became a Powers model and dropped out of school so she could enter beauty pageants, winning the title of "Miss Yonkers" and "The Queen of Coney Island" on the way to becoming "Miss New York" in 1939. Soon after, she moved to...
Bette debuted on Broadway in 1929 in Broken Dishes. She was hired by Universal Studios in 1930 and moved to Hollywood. She then went on to work for Warner Bros and her role in The Man Who Played God, in 1932, made her a star. She went on to make great films like Of Human Bondage in 1934 and won the Best Actress Oscar for Dangerous in 1935 and Jezeb...
Norma Jean, raised by a single mother who suffered from mental illness, spent her youth in and out of foster care. At the age of 16 she married and began modeling swimsuits with her new look, bleached blond hair. Her photographs made their way to Howard Hughes, head of RKO pictures, and he offered her a screen test. Turning down his offer, she inst...
Pin Up Girlsgave the GIs of WWII something to dream about and a reason to come home. The ever increasing popularity of the movies in the early 40's kept them well supplied with pictures of a multitude of young starlets to hang up in their lockers. The perfect Pin Up Girl wasn't necessarily beautiful, but was more a sexy version of the girl next doo...
Jane was interested in drama from an early age and took part in high school productions as well as learning to play the piano. Though she had to work to help support the family, she also modeled on the side. After attending drama school, she signed on with Howard Hughes and secured a role in The Outlaw in 1941. Due to the films emphasis on Jane's f...
Born in Kansas, Jean ran away from home at age to get married. The couple moved to Los Angeles where she soon found work as an extra in the movies. Her first small role was in Moran of the Marines in 1928. Howard Hughes gave Jean her first big break in 1930 in his epic film, Hell's Angels. She became known as America's new sex symbol after her role...
A predecessor to the pin up girl was the Gibson Girl made famous by artist Charles Dana Gibson. Gibson produced artwork depicting the ideal feminine woman over a 15 year period from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Gibson's 'girls' had hourglass figures and were tall with long thin necks accentuated by a bouffant hairdo. The first m...
Carrying on the tradition of the Gibson girl illustrations, the artists of the 40's and 50's offered their own brand of Pin Up Girls.
Jul 23, 2009 · He's best known for painting the classic American pinup girl. But..who is she? She's never the femme fatale, the mistress, or the classic American movie star. Rather, she's the girl next door whose charms are innocently revealed in that fleeting instant when she is momentarily caught off guard.
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Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chávez was a painter and illustrator of pin-up girls and is often considered one of the most famous pin-up artists of all time. Born February 9, 1896, in Peru to photographer Max Vargas and his wife, Margarita, Alberto was inspired early on by the paintings of Jean-Dominique Ingres and by Raphael Kirchner’s ...
Models should keep their backs straight and heads held high to capture the essence of a classic pin-up girl. The ‘S’ pose, power pose, and hand on chest/waist are some of the most popular pinup posing options to consider for a stylish photo shoot.
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Apr 12, 2024 · Vintage pinup girl style was 1940s and 1950s fashion at it's sexiest. Bring out the swimsuits, tight sweaters, low cut dresses, and hourglass flattering clothing. Although considered risque for the day, compared to modern day style, they actually don't show a lot of skin.
