I'm fudging here on both the title and the date. Jack Thomas, famous for posing nude alongside
Jack Lalanne, is widely referenced as a Junior Mr. America winner in the 1950s. The
"Junior" designation was apparently only run for a few years, and the record keeping
was spotty. Mr. Thomas was in G-rated physique photos at age 16, so I'm
guessing at 1955 as the title date. The magazine cover above is from 1959.
Although the great bulk of his nudes are attributed to Russ Warner,
I don't have a photographer for the one below.
Not too much oil, SMILING!, nice pose...and my favourite shadow projected on the wall. Thank you, Jerry. It's a keeper.
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DeleteAgreed, this is an awesome photo of him; is it just me, or does he appear semi-tumescent, like the shots with LaLanne?
DeleteEin Adonis von Warner in perfektor Pose. (“)
ReplyDeleteThere's a contagious exhuberance to the second pose.
DeleteAlways seemed so happy posing.
ReplyDeleteA "natural."
DeleteOne of the first classic vintage bodybuilders that I became aware of in my younger days. So inspirational.
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