Richard Foster (7)
Autor(a) de The real Bettie Page : the truth about the queen of the pinups
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About the Author
Richard Foster is the first reporter to contact the reclusive Bettie Page. His interview with her, published in the fanzine The Betty Pages, earned him a regional Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Foster is currently an assistant editor at Style Weekly magazine. mostrar mais He has also worked as a reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Roanoke Times. He is currently working on a biography of actor Will Smith. mostrar menos
Image credit: By Richard N. Foster - [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19112087
Obras por Richard Foster
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- Sexo
- male
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Membros
- 124
- Popularidade
- #161,165
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 46
- Línguas
- 7
The Real Betty Page is not an authorized Bettie biography, and she said it was “full of lies”. However, it does seem to be pretty well researched, and with verifiable information. Although she could have the look, Ms. Page was definitely not “the girl next door” in leather underwear. When her modeling career ended, she became a fundamentalist Baptist and repeatedly tried to do missionary work in Africa (she was rejected for being divorced) and briefly taught school (5th grade) in Florida. She eventually ended up in California; when she stabbed one landlady for being an agent of Satan, and after attacking another landlady ended up committed to a mental hospital in California until 1992.
Her photo residuals eventually allowed her to live in reasonably comfort, and she even gave some interviews (although insisting that her image be electronically blanked out on TV). This lead to some accusations she was an imposter; however, there were enough relatives to identify her. Given her less-than-orthodox career, as surprising number of people were extremely protective of her – for example, actor Robert Culp, who had once been her drama teacher, refused to be interviewed about her, even though he hadn’t seen her in 45 years.
Author Richard Foster confines his story to a straight narrative; it must have been pretty tempting to speculate on the psychiatric aspects of going from a BDSM model to a religious fundamentalist to a committed mental patient. I think that’s probably the most valuable aspect of a book like this; it allows readers to speculate themselves. I can’t go there myself. Some photos of Bettie’s modeling days – nothing you couldn’t see on a music video nowadays, but you might not want to read it at work.
The Real Bettie Page was written in 1997; Bettie Page died in 2008 at the age of 85.… (mais)