Betty Grable (Moon Over Miami, How to Marry a Millionaire)— She was an incredibly accomplished singer, dancer, and actress both in Hollywood and on Broadway, and was the highest paid woman in America for two years running. She was also THE most popular pinup girl during World War II-- her legs were famously insured for $1 million as a publicity stunt by her studio, and her famous white bathing suit photo was included in Life magazine's "100 Photographs That Changed the World".
Alexis Smith (Gentleman Jim, The Adventures of Mark Twain)—im kinda obsessed with her in gentleman jim
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Movie stars converge on the Queen Mary at Southampton in 1947. Pictured are Robert Montgomery, Loretta Young, Bob Hope, Alexis Smith and her husband Craig Stevens
Ida Lupino wore this phenomenal gown as Petey Brown in the 1946 film The Man I Love. It was seen again on Alexis Smith in a promotional photo, likely taken sometime in the late 40s.