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Camilla Antoinette Clifford (29 June 1885 – 28 June 1971), known professionally as Camille Clifford, was a Belgian-born stage actress whose short theatrical career was highlighted by her performance as "Miss New York" in the Henry W. Savage production of The Prince of Pilsen, a role in which she impersonated a "Gibson Girl"-like woman.
An iconic Gibson Girl portrait by its creator, Charles Dana Gibson, circa 1891 The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as portrayed by the pen-and-ink illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson during a 20-year period that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. [1]
Ziegfeld Girl (or Girls) can also refer to the hierarchy of performers in Ziegfeld productions, particularly those staged by choreographer Ned Wayburn. Described as atop this hierarchy were the showgirls, tall women who modeled extravagant costumes; below them were the chorus girls, also known as "ponies" or "chickens," who danced and sang in ...
Men's swimwear was also going through a metamorphosis; swim suits started to feature more tank tops and even shorter shorts. Fast-forward ten years and the 1930s were embracing a lot more skin.
Gibson died of a heart ailment in 1944, aged 77, at 127 East 73rd Street, his home in New York City. [1] After a private funeral service at the Gibson home in New York, he was interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [22] His widow died at her home in Greenwood, Virginia in April 1956 at the age of 83. [12]
On July 3, 1909, Feldman was billed as "the most beautiful woman in the world" as part of Fred J. Hamill's "Bathing Girls" revue playing in Atlantic City, NJ. [3] She and Mr. Hamill were billed on Broadway at the American Music Hall in September 1909 [4] and at the Grand Opera House in October 1909.
NEW YORK, June 8 (Reuters) - A 17-year-old New York girl who vanished in 2009 while on spring break in a South Carolina beach town was likely held captive for several days before being killed ...
Debbie Gibson is celebrating her “rebirth.” The “Lost In Your Eyes” singer, who turned 51 on August 31, took to Instagram to share a photo of herself sporting a black bikini while standing ...