1960s Paper Dolls

I had the Jackie Kennedy set.

These are from the '50s. I bought them when I was in my teens and sold them many years later on eBay. They were uncut store stock and I wish I'd bought more.

I collect them. There’s an artist who makes beautiful reproductions of all the stars, including Deena Durban for the DD troll.

I knew it!!!

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The girl across the street had some. I remember her having the Petticoat Junction set and thinking that probably wasn't what Bea's figure looked like.

Many of those were drawn by the fabulous Tom Tierney, who died in his 80's a few years ago. He did hundreds of paper doll books, and his were ubiquitous in the paper doll industry.

He was even doing them fairly recently. I have the Obama family paper dolls, and Will and Kate, and some others.

Once I was browsing and came across a set of nude males wearing sadomasochistic costumes, which I haven't been able to find for a while.

His nieces & nephews are running his company now.

I am a big fan, and I always wanted to bring him up on DataLounge, as he lived in New York and someone must have known him.

David Wolf is the artist who does the reproductions.

R5, Bea Benaderet had a fine figure. She was at least fit if not "beautiful". I think she looked her best up until her Burns and Allen period, though.

[quote] Bea Benaderet had a fine figure. She was at least fit if not "beautiful". I think she looked her best up until her Burns and Allen period, though.

This is one of the most Datalounge comments I have ever read. Pure, high quality DL!

[R9] I live for that! Why anyone could ever complain about DL, I have no idea. Good luck finding a Bea Benaderet figure analysis within a paper doll conversation anywhere else on this planet. 👗👠👛👒❤️

The McGuire Sisters.

My mom bought me a some of those and I enjoyed playing with them. I wonder how she knew I would like paper dolls?

I prefer the 80s version.

Back in the 80s my sister and I made our own. My mother thought they were so clever. After she died, we discovered that she had saved them. They had things like side ponytails and magenta-and-fuchsia-striped evening gowns with matching pumps.

I had Magic Mary. I especially loved her mint green with pink flowers summer dress.

I had Sandy and Sue. I wasn’t sure which one I wanted to be—kind of like Betty and Veronica. Sandy seemed more sultry and Sue more wholesome. They came in a pretty flowered folder and had some cool clothes.

Do they still make paper dolls?

Ken's drastic change from 1962 to...

...1970!!!!!

HOT!

The Lucy aren't vintage. I know the artist.

I loved the magnetic dolls. The paper ones irritated me because they were so flimsy.

[quote] I had Magic Mary.

MARY!

None were more popular than Connie Francis dolls were

I had these. You'd run this clear crayon on the dolls and the clothes would stick. But the wax would build up and you had to scrape it off.

Get happy with these.

All sorts here-

There weren’t any blacks on television back then were they?

R8 , you do know Bea hated the gays .

Julia, r27

I think that's all, though

The '80s version was more influential on me.

Wasn't there a website where you could print out old paper dolls and other past paper ephemera?