Jack Lalanne Day, Part 1 - Nudes

 Jack Lalanne famously went around to all the physique photographers for whom he had posed nude and asked them to hand over their negatives when he launched his TV show.  Russ Warner famously refused, and thanks to him, we have some great frontals of this model.  I have mixed opinions on Mr. Lalanne's character.  He was quoted during and after his lifetime as having made some pretty strongly homophobic remarks.  That lifetime was 96 years, so he must have been doing something right when it came to fitness, a concept he introduced to millions of Americans. 

 

Wheel

The watermark removal on this one leaves something to be desired.

For a different (and better) shot of Jack Lalanne and that wheel,

click on his name in the column at the right of this page.

 

Cropped

Someone cropped this from an item in that legendary Russ Warner 

duo photo shoot of Jack Lalanne with Jack Thomas.

I'll post more of those in a later series.

 

Demure

This demure item is likely by Russ Warner.

 

Work of Art

The most impressive work of art in this picture is Jack Lalanne.

 

Rock Wall

 

I've seen this last photo in part one attributed to both Bruce of LA and Dave Martin.  

I'm pretty sure, however, that it is by Russ Warner, like just about all the frontal nudes 

of Jack Lalanne.  The giveaway here is the little stone wall along the bottom.  

It appears in Russ Warner's photos of Louis Vinegas, among others.

Jack Lalanne Day, Intermission - G-Rated Miscellany

Our intermission has some assorted G-rated items, starting with this Dave Martin photo 

that did not get handed over with the nudes.  It's hard to imagine Mr. Martin not 

taking any nudes of such a great model, but who knows?

 

What a lineup!

The all-star lineup here is (l-r) Russ Warner behind the camera,

Jack Lalanne, Norm Tousley, and Jimmy Payne.

 

Russ Warner

When Russ Warner refused to hand over his Jack Lalanne nudes,

he also held onto this impressive posing strap item.

 

Jack Lalanne Day, Part 2 - Magazine Covers

Jack Lalanne appeared on at least 14 magazine covers, and I probably missed 

several in my search.  Part two of our series shows five of these,

starting with an impressive shot from Muscle Power.

 

Strength and Health I

In the first of two Strength and Health covers in part two, we see Jack Lalanne on a beach.

Can you imagine a lead story in a modern health magazine about how to gain weight?

And of course, being the 1950s, they had to say something about "Those Russians."

 

VIM

The 15 cent price tells us this VIM cover was early in Mr. Lalanne's career.

 

Strength and Health II

Jack Lalanne does not seem quite as bulky on this later Strength and Health cover.

 

Your Physique

And finally, we see Mr. Lalanne's amazing good looks on the cover of Your Physique.

 

Early 20th Century

Going back once again to the period of 1900-1925 for today's posts.

Let's start with this one by Frederick L. Smith.

 

Fallaize

This one is from the collection of British antropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize.

Mr. Fallaize was said by some to have used his anthropological pursuits

to acqure and produce erotica.  If true, he wasn't the only one.

 

Lutz

I think this is a photo study by Austrian painter Anton Lutz.

 

Hana Studio

This muscular young man posed for an outfit called Hana Studio in 1905.

 

Theodore Hey

This photo is by Theodore Hey, a photographer by whom I unfortunately

have been unable to find more than one additional photo.

 

Chemist

I didn't think anybody ever mixed chemicals shirtless, but I'm glad this man did.

 

Artistic and Anatomical

This model manages to be both artistic and anatomically referential at the same time.

And let's not overlook the between the legs peekaboo.

 

Athlete?

This guy may have been an athlete, but I have no information.

 

Leaves and Mirrors

The fig leaves are unfortunate, but the mirror derriere glimpses are nice.

And then there's that look passing between the men.

 

Haystack

No, our last fellow is not looking for a needle in that haystack.

I think he's having a wash from the bucket in front of him.

 

Odds and Ends that are Oddities

Our photos today are odds and ends that are also oddities, and we begin with what 

I think may have been an initiation ritual for a European motorcycle club.

 

Mass Nudity

We rarely see this many naked men at once these days, so it fits my oddity category.

I'm guessing that one or more sports teams are involved here, but that's just a hunch.

 

Smug and hot

The guy at right looks smug, and the one at left knows he's hot.

Why am I thinking "transactional?"  Oh, my dirty mind!

 

Mystery Studio

This one is an oddity because I can find no record of the gay film company that paid for this splashy ad in a magazine.  The address is currently residential, and the only David Warner I could find even vaguely associated with this owns a construction company.  Maybe he hired some of his models and actors to do building work when the movie thing didn't work out.

 

Musical Session

This looks like a musical session in a very crowded ship's bunk room.

 

Clown Suit

I have no idea what's going on here, but that 

clown suit looks too big for the naked guy.

 

Running away

Something must have frightened these two because they're running away.

 

Lifter

Let your imagination run wild. 

 

Odd lighting

The lighting here makes me think of a low budget horror movie,

and what is that dark band at his waist?  A shadow?

 

Farmer

Finishing the Odds and Ends series with farming as it should be done.