Playgirl Swim Time, Part 1 - Pools

It's the height of the summer vacation season, so many of us have been cooling off at pools and beaches.  Today's series is a two parter, with part one being Playgirl men in and around two and part two being Playgirl men at the beach.  We start with Richare Lee Baney from May of 1977/

 

Jim Brown

Here we see football star Jim Brown emerging from a pool in 1974.

He was one of the very first male celebrities to go fully nude.

 

Fabian

I think one-time teenage sensation Fabian Forte tried to recharge his career by appearing semi-nude in Playgirl in 1973.  Not sure it worked, but he did look pretty good, considering.

 

David White

David White got a two page spread in October of 1976.

 

Carlos Soares

It was February of 1976 when Carlos Soares appeared in Playgirl.

 

David Grant

Finishing part one with David Grant, a guy whose previous appearances here have met with considerable approval.  His multipage Playgirl spread in 1979 is said to have jumpstarted

his career in modeling for Jim French of Colt along with other photographers.

 

Playgirl Swim Time, Part 2 - The Beach

For part two, Playgirl goes to the beach, starting with Phil Avalon.

 

James Wilson

This is James Wilson from August of 1982.

Angie Reno

Our surfer of the day is Angie Reno.

 

Mike Purpus

Mike Purpus appeared in a subscription promotion page a month before his full spread.

 

Al Cavuoto

Al Cavuoto does a nice reclining pose on the beach.

 

Lou Zivkovich

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Von Gloeden Day

Today's series features the work of Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, the notorious German who photographed a lot of Italians.  We start with a guy standing atop a stone in a corner.

 

No Clue

I have no idea what this fellow is doing, but I like the photo.

 

Ankle Deep

I found this guy ankle deep in water on a poorly curated website, 

but the familiar model tells me that it's by Von Gloeden.

 

Looks Greek

Although I'm certain that the gentleman here is Italian,

the picture has a Greek philosopher vibe.

 

Eyes Closed

I don't know if the closed eyes were intentional,

but this isn't the only instance of such in today's set.

In something of a rarity for Von Gloeden, a name was attached to this photo on a reputable website.  He apparently was Pasquale Stracuzzi

 

Contrast

I find the contrast between these two models to be interesting.

 

Cave

This is one of about half a dozen photos in my Von Gloeden collection

which appear to have been shot in and around a cave entrance.

 

Lanky

Von Gloeded employed two lanky models for this one.

 

That look

Every picture I've seen of this particular model makes 

me think he's looking right into my mind.

 

Steps

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California Desert Day

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Bert by Pat

Pat Milo may have been the least likely photographer to visit the desert,

but this great shot of Bert Callinder makes up for the small numbers.

 

Bruce II

A German collector sold this print online, but had no name for the model.

 

John Miller by AMG

This is John Miller as photographed by Bob Mizer of AMG.  Mr. Mizer 

eventually built his own version of the California wilderness in his 

central Los Angeles compound, but it wasn't always convincing.

 

Bruce III

Both of these unknown Bruce models look mighty fine to me,

but the beefy guy at left really caught my eye.

 

Denny Denfield

Bryan B sent me this Denny Denfield photo of another unknown model.

Thanks, Bryan!

 

Bruce IV

Here we have Jerry Debry with a sword by Bruce.

 

Mel Roberts

Mike Kelly posed for Mel Roberts beside a dead tree in a small dry stream bed.

 

Bruce V

Our fifth and final Bruce photo of the set features the handsome John Weidemann, 

one of my favorite models.  Maybe I need to give him his own series soon.

 

Dave Martin

We close with John Julian by Dave Martin with a nice cactus in the foreground.