I recently managed to get hold of a copy of The Naked Truth About Harrison Marks, the 1967 biography of everyone’s favourite alcoholic, cat lover, glamour photographer and reluctant pornographer. Rather like Mary Millington’s late 1970s biography, its a famous mixture of fact and fiction and best approached by having Continue Reading
Books
Take a look at our collection of books that unveil the glamour photography of the 1950s and 1960s. Peel back the pages as you explore biographies of influential figures like George Harrison Marks, gaining insight into the artists behind the lens, immerse yourself in monographs dedicated to iconic photographers such as Stephen Glass and Eva Grant, and explore the history of Nudist movies.
Arthur Fox – Manchester’s King of Glamour
A little bit off topic but I’m sure regular readers will appreciate this post about Arthur Fox, Manchester’s King of Glamour. He’s been unfairly neglected as his standing has faded with time. As early as 1947 he was touring striptease shows the length and breadth of England and in March Continue Reading
The Epic Tale of a Nudist Picture – Book Release
The cinematic tale of Harrison Marks’ nudist feature Naked as Nature Intended, the iconic film that brought us Pamela Green in her birthday suit. Behind-the-scenes exclusives and never before seen pictures. The text is taken from Pamela’s unpublished biography. The photos are by Douglas Webb who was the stills photographer Continue Reading
Kamera on Location by Harrison Marks
In April 1957, when the first issue of Kamera was ready for the printers, Pamela Green and Harrison Marks decided to go to the Isles of Scilly again — this time taking Marie Deveraux and Lorraine Burnett to work with them. The object of which was not only to take Continue Reading
The Story of Soho
The recently published book, The Story of Soho: The Windmill Years, by Mike Hutton author of The Vice Captain, is well worth a look. The Windmill Theatre provides the backdrop against which Hutton explores Soho, during the years 1932-1964. Jack Spot, Paul Raymond, Mrs Henderson, George Harrison Marks and Pamela are all Continue Reading
The Icon and Dambuster
Byron Rogers wrote a collection of articles on tracking down and meeting an array of quirky, whimsical and eccentric individuals, some of which were printed in the Sunday Telegraph a number of years ago. He did a piece on Douglas Webb and Pamela Green called The Icon and Dambuster. He also Continue Reading