? is bodybuilder and physique model Jerry Ross, Mr Venice Beach 1953. He was to win Mr Muscle Beach in 1954 as well as Mr Apollo. In 1955 Ross won the triple crown of Mr Los Angeles, Mr Southern California and Mr California. Posed for Bruce Bellas, Bob Mizer, Herb Dixon and Spectrum. Ed Fury would go on to star in Italian peplum films, and Juliano would go on to perform as a muscle man in the Las Vegas revue show of Mae West. Congrats on 90,000 views :) -Rj
Thanks, Rj! And thanks for the historical notes, which enrich our understanding of the times and the models. Strange to think that Bob Yerkes, Andy Kozak, and Ed Holovchik were alive until just a year or two ago -- their iconography seems (in some ways) to belong to a time far removed from our own.
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ReplyDelete? is bodybuilder and physique model Jerry Ross, Mr Venice Beach 1953.
ReplyDeleteHe was to win Mr Muscle Beach in 1954 as well as Mr Apollo.
In 1955 Ross won the triple crown of Mr Los Angeles, Mr Southern California and Mr California. Posed for Bruce Bellas, Bob Mizer, Herb Dixon and Spectrum.
Ed Fury would go on to star in Italian peplum films, and Juliano would go on to perform as a muscle man in the Las Vegas revue show of Mae West.
Congrats on 90,000 views :)
-Rj
Thanks, Rj! And thanks for the historical notes, which enrich our understanding of the times and the models. Strange to think that Bob Yerkes, Andy Kozak, and Ed Holovchik were alive until just a year or two ago -- their iconography seems (in some ways) to belong to a time far removed from our own.
DeleteI was surprised that they hadn't identified Jerry Ross in the photo. I recognised him immediately.
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