Fawcett Posters and the Allure of the Pinup

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Farrah Fawcett never saw her legacy expire as America's most popular poster girl—the iconic pinup image of her in a red swimsuit sold 12 million copies. It was released in 1976, the same year she made her debut on Charlie's Angels. To this day, Fawcett's poster is the best-selling of its kind; according to The New York Times obituary, her likeness sold more than twice as many copies than posters of starlets Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable combined.

Below are seven other starlets who, like Fawcett, launched their careers with sultry print images. Click out to view!

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Posted By: Sinibaldi (July 10, 2009 at 4:31 PM)

Il verso del nuovo mattino.

Cadendo vien, la pioggia, ove il

riflesso appare, nella lontana selva,

per dipingere i mattini; poi, quando

tremulo un raggio svanisce oltre il

chiarore posato nel siepo, e geme

il cinguettio del nuovo affanno, odo

la quiete adagiarsi tra i freschi e

adorati cipressi, e silenzi infiniti che

paion fuggire nelle pieghe del sole,

come il dolce sopire delle lacrime

amare: ed allor, nel mio cuore, la

rima inquieta di una candida voce.

Francesco Sinibaldi

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Posted By: elisdad (June 26, 2009 at 6:36 AM)

the image of marilyn monroe is from The Seven Year Itch (1955). hardly launching it, monroe's career was well on its way by the time she stood over that steam grate.