This Day in History, 1954: Hollywood director predicts end of 'glamour girls' in movies

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If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. According to Fleischer, the public had indicated it prefers the Bible to Rita Hayworth, Robinson Crusoe to Terry Moore and weird science-fiction to Jane Russell.

What Happened

The Province chose to illustrate the story on the end of glamour girls with a photo of Hollywood star Esther Williams. But his prediction that glamorous female stars were on the outs didn’t pan out — Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor were.

• He worked in a variety of genres, including the sci-fi of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea in 1954, the musical Doctor Doolittle in 1967, and the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Destroyer in.

• It noted that the only female in his film of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea was a seal named Esmerelda.

• There was also a cheesecake pic of “Miss Portland of 1949,” Colleen Miller, who was starring in a movie called Playgirl.

Key Details

The trend in Vancouver theatres the week Fleisher spoke was horror films.

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• Vancouver was still basking in the success of the Empire Games, which ran from July 7 to Aug.

• It was the first race where two runners ran a mile in under four minutes.

Why It Matters

The Vancouver Sun’s Charlie Warner took a famous photo of the moment Landy looked left and Bannister passed him on the right.

• Billed as “Adult Entertainment,” it was playing The Strand at Georgia and Granville.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by Vancouver Sun as more details emerge