Walter Clarence Thornton
American model and modeling agent (1903–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Clarence Thornton (April 3, 1903 – May 14, 1990) was an American model and modeling agent who founded the Walter Thornton Model Agency in 1930 and went on to worldwide fame with his World War II-era "Walter Thornton Pin-Up Girls." Thornton rose to success from being an unsheltered orphan and a bricklayer.[1] Thornton was twice a judge of the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, NJ (1933[2] and 1935[3]). His company represented both male and female models, as well as a separate agency for child models. Many of his models achieved Hollywood fame and success. He retired from the agency in 1958 and spent the rest of his life in Ajijic, Mexico.[4]
Walter Clarence Thornton | |
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Born | (1903-04-03)April 3, 1903 Pike County, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | May 14, 1990(1990-05-14) (aged 87) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Riverside National Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Modeling Agent |
Years active | 1926–1970 |
Spouses | Judy Dolan
(m. 1934; div. 1955)Candelaria Navarro (m. 1960) |
Children | 7 |