Evening star., 1944-05-07
Greer Carson
Turns Up as
Pinup Star
NEW YORK.

The worlds reigning pin-up ia.
vorites today are Greer Carson,
Maj. James Stewart, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, President Franklin d.
Roosevelt and Bing Crosby, it was
announced in report issued by the
4s-year-old New York Frame q
Picture Co.. which since Pearl Har-
bor has sold more than 5000, 600
pin-up pictures throughout the
world.
In foxholes, barracks, paratroop-
ers' pockets, bombers, submarine
hunks, sailors hammocks-where-
ever our fighting men may be-ths
top pin-up girl is the sweet. solemn
and demure Miss Carson. Although
our men are fond Of talking glibly
about luscious sweater girls such as
Lana Turner: girls with beautiful
gains, such as Betty Cradle (who il
the No. 2 pin-up girD, and girls
with sex allure such as Hedy La
MARI; nevertheless, in the final
analysis, in the grim business of
warfare, their deep-down preference
for the good old-fashioned, whole
some type Of girl asserts itself and
it's the Carson type they like best
and pin up most, the report indi-
Gates.
Girls Have Favorites.
SPARS and the lady Marines, the
WAVES, WACS and WAFS have
their pin-up favorites, too; and the
report lists them forthwith as shy
Maj. Jimmy Stewart in first place,
followed by Capt. Clark Gable
both top-fiight fighting men as they
were once top-flight Hollywood
stars.
Civilians have their pin-up ia
vorites, too, in these topsy-turvy
days. There is a tremendous de-
mand for war leaders pictures.
whose popularity ranks in this
order:
1. Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
2. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
3. Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gomery.
4. 1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark.
S. 1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell.
6. 1t. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle
Since the beginning of the war.
Gen. Macarthur has steadfastly
held No. / place in this group with
the exception of two-month period
Immediately following the North
African invasion, when Gen. Eisen-
hover at once went into the top
spot. There was heavy demand for
Gen. Clark's picture at the time Of
the Italian invasion.
Civilian preferences for states
men rang as follows:
l. President Franklin D. Roose.
welt.
2. Prime Minister Winston
Churchill. -
3. Anthony Eden, British foreign
secretary. y
President Roosevelt has consist
emily been a pin-up favorite, there
having been an unprecedented and
constant demand for his picture for
many years. Recently, the demand
for pictures of Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York has spurted.
Crosby Always High.
Come Sinatra or high water, the
popularity of Bing Crosby as q
crooner pin-up has never wavered.
Bing still outputs frankie two to
one, stated the report.
The vogue for pin-ups Is not new.
said Charles S. Horowitz, president
of the picture frame company. His
firm has sold and kept tabs on PIN
up favorites through three wars.
In the Spanish-American War Of
1898 our men swarmed over San
Juan Hill with their uniform pock-
cts bulging with pin-ups of buxom
and coy beauties such as Lillian
Della Fox, Fay Templetor.
Minnie Maddern Fiske and Bessie
Clayton. Among civilians at that
time pin-up favorites were Teddy
Roosevelt and Admiral George
Dewey.
In World War I, pin-ups lined our
mems pockets and covered the Ar
gonne and st. Mihiel like the dew
covers Dixie, favorites being Marilyn
Miller, Mary Pickford, Marguerite
Clark, Elsie Janis and Eva Tan
quay. ee@
In World War II, however, PIN
ups have achieved the pinnacle a.
norale-builders for millions Of CT.
Joe's.