tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672024008187300905.post5418118528993981104..comments2024-03-16T23:37:17.791-05:00Comments on The Original Marvel Universe: OMW: The CatspawTony Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133143645643661225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672024008187300905.post-74617482674970119872013-03-11T11:01:35.436-05:002013-03-11T11:01:35.436-05:00There was a real Shirlee Bryant, a blond model liv...There was a real Shirlee Bryant, a blond model living in New York in the early 1960s, on whom this character may be based. She was featured on the cover of the May 1963 issue of <i>Mr.</i>, a “girlie” magazine, and certainly looks the part. She, too, was born around 1940. The accompanying article gives her vital statistics -- height: 5’4” weight: 117 lbs. measurements: 39½-23–35½ -- and notes her aspiration to be a TV actress and that she was taking acting and ballet classes to further her career. In the three-page profile, Ms. Bryant sounds off on her dislike of beehive hairdos and women in pants. She is also quoted as follows:<br /><br /><i>“I’m very fond of older men, and especially those who keep their strength and vigor. I like authority symbols, I guess. I prefer to date directors and writers and photographers, rather than actors. I think most girls like men to give them orders, provided the men are strong and stable enough to deserve their role.”</i><br /><br />What became of the real Shirlee Bryant is unknown. She apparently never achieved the fame she sought. Perhaps she found a wealthy authoritarian older man (like Mal Donalbain) and married him. In any case, the parallels between the two Shirlee Bryants are striking.Tony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133143645643661225noreply@blogger.com