A photo of the delightfully buxom Sylvana Manto (Madelaine Bannister) by Russell Gay, who went on to found the top-shelf magazines Fiesta and Knave. Early in his career, he had a studio on 245, Tottenham Court Road, London.
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Photographer Russell Gay
One of Harrison Mark’s competitors was the photographer Russell Gay. In the fifties, he was best known to the British public as the creator of Sabrina, aka Norma Ann Sykes, the ‘twin-peak’ epitome of feminine allure. He published the magazine QT, dabbled in 8mm glamour films and 1962 his company Continue Reading
Fiesta: Summer Special
Fiesta Summer Special featuring Pamela Green as Rita Landre on the cover. The magazine features several models, such as Lyn Shaw, Rochelle Lofting and Norma Stevens, by such photographers as Eva Grant, Russell Gay and Harrison Marks. Only two of the eighty pages are dedicated to Rita Landre. There’s no Continue Reading