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TWIGGY IS ONLY 63 TODAY

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Lesley Lawson Hornby, widely known as Twiggy, was a prominent
British teenage model of the swinging sixties.

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July 1967 issue

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TOO CHUBBY TO FIT INTO REGULAR SIZES?

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Ads from the 1950’s

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THE GREAT GLORIA ~ BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1899

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              Gloria Swanson
(March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983)

Gloria Swanson was one of the most celebrated stars during the silent film 
era under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. She made dozens of silents and 
was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category.

To this day Gloria Swanson is best remembered for her role as Norma
Desmond, a fading silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film
Sunset Boulevard.

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FLATTER YOUR EYES WITH THESE FRAMES!

vintage glasses ad

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NEED A JOB? MAKE UP TO $30 A DAY!

suit sales 1959
1959

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