I picked up a fun book on the internet on Fifties pinup and cheesecake photography called Best Photography Trend Book 157. It was sold as being full of original model signatures. That wasn't the reason I bought it, but it was a fun plus.
When the book arrived I carefully leafed through it. Sure enough, there were the signatures, as promised: Sandra Edwards, Vivian Melody, Mona Miller, Marilyn Hannold, Jody Nelson, Virginia de Lee, Arlen Hunter, Betty Brosmer, Mishe Swanson, Donna Fisher, Jackie Hilton, Diane Weber, Marilyn Masters, and four others. Turns out one of the 'four others' was Marilyn Munroe. Wow! Hey, wait a second, that's not Marilyn Munroe's signature. Come to think of it, all the other signatures are in the same pen, and in the same handwriting.
Those aren't unique signatures. Looks like somebody - not sure who or when - made some notes in the book. Oh, well. Not so bad. Like I said, I bought it for the content.
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