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 The text is taken from Pamela’s unpublished biography.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
Nudism
Glamour photography, with its fixation with boobs, was bound to overlap with the nudist movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Where else could you get to see people, especially ladies, naked as nature intended? Shed your inhibitions and take a historical look at nature’s playmates in paradise.
As Nature Intended: Lobby Cards
A set of six lobby cards from the American release of the film As Nature Intended (1961). In America, the word Naked in the title was considered too risqué and was dropped. Ironically the US version of the film is far racier as the UK release had several cuts. The Continue Reading
Naked(er) as Nature Intended
I would like to thank Gavcrimson for allowing me to re-post this article from his blog. I recently managed to get hold of the US version of Naked As Nature Intended (1961), and was pleasantly surprised to find a very different version of the film than the one I’d previously encountered Continue Reading
Hex Appeal – Witches’ Brew
In 1949, Pamela Green joined Spielplatz Naturist Club in Bricket Wood, near St. Albans. Another famed member was Ross Nichols (1902-1975), founder of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Ross was a committed naturist and joined the utopian Spielplatz community in Hertfordshire in the 1930s. A neighbouring naturist club, The Fiveacres Continue Reading
Cut scene from Naked as Nature Intended
The infamous shower scene from Naked as Nature Intended cut from the British release by the censor in 1961 and still missing from all subsequent UK releases. It was cut due to the assumption that people would infer that Pamela and her flatmate were lesbians. The scene remained in the Continue Reading
Nudes of the World and Take off your Clothes and Live!
People tend to assume that NANI (Naked – As Nature Intended) was one of the first British nudist movies if not the first. It wasn’t. The first British Nudist film was Nudist Paradise (1958). It was quickly followed by Travelling Light (1959), Nudist Memories (1959), The Nudist Story (1960), and Continue Reading
Naked as Nature Intended Japanese Poster
Naked as Nature Intended was released in Japan in 1963, two years after its UK release. This is a hansai sized poster, approx. 20.0″ X 28.5″, from that release. The picture is of Pam on a swing at Spielplatz. The photo was originally taken by Douglas Webb. It would be Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Intended DVD to be released
Naked As Nature Intended is celebrating its 50th birthday this year – the iconic British film that brought us bare breasts on Porthcurno beach and donkey-stroking in Clovelly. To celebrate, it’s finally coming out on DVD on the 18 April (alongside Pauline Collins’ salacious ‘Secrets of a Windmill Girl’)…. Simon Continue Reading
Naked As Nature Intended Screening at Spielplatz
Spielplatz, the nudist camp featured in Naked As Nature Intended is having a special screening of the film on 20th August 2010. Contact the club if you want to go. Our book Naked As Nature Intended: The Epic Tale of a Nudist Picture is available to purchase from our shop.cx