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Figure Research 1954
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Various shots of Mayfair dress designer and anthropometrist Captain Phillip Kunick measuring various parts of a blonde girl in a shiny swimsuit with a large, caliper-type instrument. The blonde is Miss Britain of 1952, Lillemore Knudson. Kunick is demonstrating his...
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- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 43970
- Sort Number:
- NP 498
- Time in/Out:
- 01:55:50:00 / 01:57:22:00
- Canister:
- NP 498
- Film ID:
- 1331.31
- Issue Date:
- 29/03/1954
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"Phillip Kunick" in text and tags should read Philip Kunick.
"Lillemore Knudson" played bit parts in several films of the 1950s, where her name is credited as Lillemor Knudsen.