Three charming illustrations featuring the exquisite Teri Martine, skillfully rendered by Lorenzo Di Mauro. Hailing from Italy and born in 1954, Lorenzo is a seasoned illustrator who has worked for numerous advertising agencies over the years. Most notably, he collaborated with Peter Greenaway, creating a key illustration for the movie The Continue Reading
Blonde in a Bathtub
One of the many frustrations of growing up reading American comic books and magazines in the 1970s and 1980s was their tantalizing ads for such things as Sea-Monkeys and X-Ray Spex. No matter how much you were sold on their promises, and even if you did have the correct amount Continue Reading
Site maintenance
Over the last few days, I’ve been doing a bit of site maintenance. I am glad to say normal service has resumed. It has been chiefly backend stuff, but the shop pages have been completely rebuilt. You can now see some sample pages of the books. There is also a Continue Reading
Paula Page by Eva Grant
Paula Page’s modelling career began in the late 1950s. She was born in Shropshire in the late 1930s and studied to be a typist at school. Paula first took to nude modelling when she realised how much attention her figure attracted. She was a popular model on the circuit affectionately known Continue Reading
Operation Chastise 80th Anniversary
Tuesday marked 80 years since the Dam Busters Raid — the audacious World War II bombing raid, codenamed Operation Chastise that set out to destroy three dams in the Ruhr valley. As readers of this blog know, Douglas Webb was the front gunner in the last plane back (AJ-O). The raid was Continue Reading
Remembering Pamela Green
Thirteen years ago today, we lost my good friend Pamela Green. Her undeniable allure and captivating poses left an indelible mark on the world of glamour. I would like to thank all her fans and the readers of this blog for keeping her memory alive. Here’s a delightful picture of Continue Reading
The Irving Theatre 3-D VistaScreen
Early in his career, exploitation film director Stanely Long was the in-house photographer at the infamous but short-lived Irving Theatre. Around this time, In the mid-1950s, 3-D movies such as It came from out of Space were very much all the rage, and Long wanted a piece of the action. Continue Reading
The Bare Truth About Harrison Marks – Part 1
In August 1968, the weekly magazine Titbits ran a three-part interview with Britain’s top glamour photographer, Harrison Marks called “The Bare Truth”. Below is part one (dated 3 August 1968). I’ve transcribed the text to make it easier to read. It is worth pointing out Harrison Marks did eventually make Continue Reading
The Bare Truth About Harrison Marks – Part 3
Below is an article from Titbits, 17 August 1968. As per usual, I’ve transcribed the text for ease of use below. It is the final instalment into the “Naked World of Harrison Marks” by Vernon Gibb. You wouldn’t get the impression from the article, but George Harrison Marks was, in fact, quite Continue Reading
Harrison Marks gives Pamela Green to the World
Here’s another article from the archive—this time from Today, February 2, 1963. Today was The New John Bull which came out every Tuesday. And “bull” is the word, for Harrison Marks and Pam were never married. It just goes to show fake news isn’t a new phenomenon. The story about Continue Reading