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Martha Raye. Comedienne, but as a glamor girl with elegant legs. She said so in a suit asking an injunction to restrain a picture magazine from possib(...)
Martha Raye. Comedienne, but as a glamor girl with elegant legs. She said so in a suit asking an injunction to restrain a picture magazine from possib(...)

Martha Raye. Comedienne, but as a glamor girl with elegant legs. She said so in a suit asking an injunction to restrain a picture magazine from possib(...)

Date5/18/1938
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Original Toronto Star caption: Martha Raye. Comedienne, but as a glamor girl with elegant legs. She said so in a suit asking an injunction to restrain a picture magazine from possibly publishing a photograph of her and a chimpanzee.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075557F
Don't let this disguise fool you, this demure miss is the rubber-faced comedienne, Martha Raye
Don't let this disguise fool you, this demure miss is the rubber-faced comedienne, Martha Raye
5/8/1937
Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
7/7/1983
Star legs at The Star, Miss Legs Canada 1984, Karen Marin, 21, flashes her winning legs and a wide smile as she gets help with a shoe strap during the(...)
Star legs at The Star, Miss Legs Canada 1984, Karen Marin, 21, flashes her winning legs and a wide smile as she gets help with a shoe strap during the(...)
1/5/1984
Star legs at The Star, Who, me? That was the reaction of Karen Martin, 22, of Willowdale when she won the Miss Legs of Canada Pageant last night at th(...)
Star legs at The Star, Who, me? That was the reaction of Karen Martin, 22, of Willowdale when she won the Miss Legs of Canada Pageant last night at th(...)
1/5/1984
This little patriot peering so wistfully through the stalwart legs of the policeman was one of thousands of youngsters who joined grown-ups in a crowd(...)
This little patriot peering so wistfully through the stalwart legs of the policeman was one of thousands of youngsters who joined grown-ups in a crowd(...)
5/9/1945
For the thighs: When doing this exercise for the thighs: you'll need to support your legs with a scarf so there will not be too much strain on your stomach and lower back
For the thighs: When doing this exercise for the thighs: you'll need to support your legs with a scarf so there will not be too much strain on your stomach and lower back
10/31/1985
Legs were in evidence, About 75 per cent of girls wore hot pants
Legs were in evidence, About 75 per cent of girls wore hot pants
4/29/1971
Comedienne Pam Hyatt has had three weeks to prepare for the Dawson City festival where she will play a saloon girl at the Grand Palace theatre. [Incomplete]
Comedienne Pam Hyatt has had three weeks to prepare for the Dawson City festival where she will play a saloon girl at the Grand Palace theatre. [Incomplete]
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Target in sight, Talli Osborne, 18 months, tries to figure out how to get a box of cookies while she scribbles a note with her foot. She was born with no arms and twisted, too-short legs
Target in sight, Talli Osborne, 18 months, tries to figure out how to get a box of cookies while she scribbles a note with her foot. She was born with no arms and twisted, too-short legs
12/16/1981
Queen Elizabeth cut a slim and trim figure last year when she visited Canada's Northwest Territories, so much so that she looked elegant in a pantsuit(...)
Queen Elizabeth cut a slim and trim figure last year when she visited Canada's Northwest Territories, so much so that she looked elegant in a pantsuit(...)
5/4/1971
Queen of raunch holds court. Who could mistake those legs, barely hidden by fishnet stockings? When Tina Turner comes to town everybody knows it. She (...)
Queen of raunch holds court. Who could mistake those legs, barely hidden by fishnet stockings? When Tina Turner comes to town everybody knows it. She (...)
8/29/1984
In sixteen years the confident smile on the face of June Peters hasn't faded, even though a kidney transplant failed in '82 and she has lost both legs through kidney damage
In sixteen years the confident smile on the face of June Peters hasn't faded, even though a kidney transplant failed in '82 and she has lost both legs through kidney damage
5/29/1984