Armand Tanney (1919-2009) Pro Mr America 1949 Mr USA 1950 Served in the Coast Guard in WW2. Tanny was an original member of the muscle man revue of Mae West’s nightclub act. He organized a strike when Mae tried to cut their salaries by half. No work for the show and no boudoir fun for Mae brought her around. :) Healthy living advocate who believed in eating raw foods: fresh fruits, uncooked vegetables, nuts and raw meat ! His long life was proof. Armand was the brother of fitness studio entrepreneur Vic Tanny (1912-1985).
With regard to the clean living (er, the diet part of it), he sounds like Gene Eberle and John Winship — advocates of diet and exercise decades in advance of the mainstream.
Armand Tanney (1919-2009)
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Mr USA 1950
Served in the Coast Guard in WW2.
Tanny was an original member of the muscle man revue of Mae West’s nightclub act. He organized a strike when Mae tried to cut their salaries by half. No work for the show and no boudoir fun for Mae brought her around. :)
Healthy living advocate who believed in eating raw foods: fresh fruits, uncooked vegetables, nuts and raw meat !
His long life was proof.
Armand was the brother of fitness studio entrepreneur Vic Tanny (1912-1985).
With regard to the clean living (er, the diet part of it), he sounds like Gene Eberle and John Winship — advocates of diet and exercise decades in advance of the mainstream.
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