Matt yammers on about cartoonist MILTON CANIFF and lesser topics for the edification of millions.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
PROJECT RUNWAY AND BETTIE PAGE (AND CANIFF!)
Ok, let's get that out of the way. Yes, I watch Project Runway with my wife, and not because she cajoles me or anything. It's a good show, even if your a straight man (p.s., I also like Kathy Griffin). An added bonus for watching this season is that one of the contestants, Kenley Collins, reminds me so much of '50s pin-up sensation Bettie Page. In Collins' audition video for 'Project Runway', she mentions that she's the granddaughter of a '40s calendar girl and we see a picture in the background, but it doesn't look like Page and I don't think Page had any children. The resemblance just knocks me out, aided by Collins' affinity for post-WWII era fashion accoutrements (click the arrow thingy in the upper-right hand corner of the Acrobat box to enlarge).
Readers may recall that I named Bettie Page Rules by Jim Silke one of my top 10 books of 2007. Now I see that Dark Horse has released a Bettie Page art portfolio by Silke. As an added bonus for Milton Caniff fans, Silke draws Page as two of Caniff's most famous characters - Miss Lace and the Dragon Lady (note the Caniff backgrounds!).
Thanks for the great article! Im very flattered. My grandmother is not Betty Page, although she did look ALOT like her and I look alot like my grandmother. Keep watching! Kenley Collins
Sorry it took me so long to find you. Cyberspace is way too big for me to get everywhere I need to be. ;-) Hope by now you've heard that Bettie Page left a parting gift for fans: her authorized documentary, due out during the second half of 2010. She never had any kids. And she modeled from 1950-1957. Join the fun on the film's website and Forum: http://www.bettiepagemovie.com . Hope to see ya there!
4 comments:
Don't you think your Betty Page look-alike is shaping up to the the season's backstabbing villain?
Lust has blinded me to any of her shortcomings.
Actual e-mail response from Kenley herself!!
Thanks for the great article! Im very flattered. My grandmother is not Betty Page, although she did look ALOT like her and I look alot like my grandmother.
Keep watching!
Kenley Collins
Sorry it took me so long to find you. Cyberspace is way too big for me to get everywhere I need to be. ;-) Hope by now you've heard that Bettie Page left a parting gift for fans: her authorized documentary, due out during the second half of 2010. She never had any kids. And she modeled from 1950-1957. Join the fun on the film's website and Forum: http://www.bettiepagemovie.com . Hope to see ya there!
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