Top Models by Samuel Claesson - HTML preview

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Samuel Claesson is a well-established author in the field of film. After watching King Kong (1933) as a teenager, he developed a passion for Hollywood' s Golden Era. That was strengthened when he discovered that his aunt, Pat Sheehan, was an actress and model in the 1950s who was the daughter-in-law of Bing Crosby. After earning a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, he began writing for Classic Images and the Quad-City Times. He ' s published interviews with such talents as Melinda Markey, Rafael Lopez, Patrick Adiarte, and Phyllis Yarwood. He plans to go to overseas to pursue a career in teaching, hoping to visit Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Sweden, Liechtenstein, United Kingdom, Antarctica, and Greenland. His hobbies include traveling, reading, and gaming.

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There were a lot of talents in Hollywood

in the 1950s, some of whom -despite

being talented- faded into obscurity after

a brief fling at stardom. I thought that

it’d be great to pay tribute to seven whom

appeared in films like Guys and Dolls

(1955) while modeling for some

prominent brands. June Kirby (1928-

2022), Larri Thomas (1932-2013), and Pat

Sheehan (1931-2006) are the blondes,

and Suzanne Ames (1933-2013), Suzanne

Alexander (1931-1975), Madelyn Darrow

(1935-2015), and Jann Darlyn are the

brunettes. They could act, sing, dance,

and some became successful in the field

of business. I conducted various

interviews and compiled photographs to

create a great publication dedicated to

their careers.

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