For fans of classic 50's men's magazines, there are some pin-up
models that just stand out (and that's not an easy thing considering the
hundreds of women who graced the pages of dozens publications). West Coast
nightclub singer
Bonnie Logan is one such woman. (She also
went by the name Laura Lee.) In all of her photo shoots (mostly
done by quirky photographer Earl Leaf--he's the man show
on one of the pictures in her gallery.), there is always this electrical
sultriness and exotic quality. Usually the goal of women getting on the
pages of magazines like Adam and Sir Knight
was to further her career in other fields (mostly burlesque or acting).
Sometimes it worked wonders. Most of the time, as in Logan's
case, her fame was limited to a few more nightclub bookings and a future
where only fans of retro culture would know her. (In fact, her appearance
on the cover of
Girl Watcher #2 along with June
Wilkinson is very sought after by collectors.) To get more
of a sense on how these magazines tried to promote their models, check
out this write-up
Adam (vol. 2 no. 12,
1958) gave her.
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