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
Ooh-La-la! Parade Special
Below is the centre page article from Parade and Blighty, Saturday 27 Feb 1960. no. 1055. It is essentially a bit of publicity for Michael Powell’s film Peeping Tom in which Pamela had a part. I’ve transcribed the text for ease of use below. Interestingly, the article says Pam was Continue Reading
Pamela Green by Douglas Webb
I’ve not posted in a long time, as I treat here is a picture of Pamela Green — a little more mature than we usually get to see her. It was taken by Douglas Webb, and the scan is from the original colour transparency. Other news I had a delightful lunch Continue Reading
Mono Men – See my Soul
I recently came across the 7-inch single See My Soul by the Mono Men. It features Pamela Green on the cover. Some of my regular readers of the blog may recognise the striped bed cover. The single was released in 1993 and the sleeve was designed by the one and Continue Reading