Monday, April 11, 2016

Hollywood Starlet by Norman Rockwell: Mardee Hoff

From the Saturday Evening Post 2016 Calendar--  March.

"Hooray for Hollywood!  By the 1930s, America's obsession with celebrity was in high gear, and Rockwell immortalized one of its rituals -- the star interview.  Within two weeks of the picture appearing on the Post cover, his model Mardee Hoff, an aspiring actress, landed a contract with 20th Century Fox --  a testament to Rockwell's influence."

Hollywood Starlet appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, March 7, 1936.

One thing nice about this 2016 Saturday Evening Post calendar is that there are so many Rockwell prints that I've never seen before.

I was unable to find out anything about her on Wiki or imdb.  I did find a picture of her wearing short shorts and saying that in 1935 she was selected as having the most perfect figure.  Not bad judging by the photo.

Thanks Norman.  --DaCoot

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