Bold Magazine: February, 1955 (June McCall) Betty Page, Russ Meyer

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Published by Pocket Magazines, Inc., 1955

About this Item

February, 1955 issue of Bold Magazine featuring a Peter Gowland cover photo of mid-century pin-up model, sometime film and TV actress and ultimately tragic figure June McCall - an iconic example of Hollywood's early exploitation of beautiful women. At 17, McCall was a Vargas Girl, later the focus of over 300 cheesecake cover photos sometimes snapped by legendary photographers such as Andre de Dienes, Bernard of Hollywood, Earl Moran, Tom Kelley, et al, occasional B movie actress (notably in the SF camp classic Queen of Outer Space), frequent TV guest and chronic alcoholic, getting outrageously drunk at her first wedding and continuing to drink heavily throughout her short life, ultimately dying at the age of 55 from alcoholic liver disease in a Van Nuys, California hospital. Generally, McCall passed up few opportunities to put herself into the position of being seen. By her own admission, she said, "I want to be a great actress. That's why I'll pose in anything they want me to, as long as it gets my name in the papers." McCall was best known for her striking red hair tumbling in curls to her shoulders, her turquoise eyes, a perfect figure (36-26-36), a constitutional distaste for posing nude and her signature fish net stockings. Of special note in this issue is an article "The Ten Top Pin-Up Girls of 1955," a centerfold Jan Caldwell photo of Betty Page and a back panel Earl Leaf photo of a young Marilyn Monroe. 64 pp. 6" x 4 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Unmarked front to back. An unusually presentable copy of a collectible mid-century cheesecake publication. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly. Seller Inventory # 377223

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bold Magazine: February, 1955 (June McCall) ...

Publisher: Pocket Magazines, Inc.

Publication Date: 1955

Binding: Softcover

Condition: As New