#Katharine Mauk

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MANIKINS ENTER MOVIES

July 24, 1933

Manikins (aka mannequins) implies that the girls were chosen for their looks, not their talents.  Indeed some reports called the seven ‘poster girls’ because most of them, including Lucille Ball, were familiar faces from appearing as models on posters for various products.  Casting New York-based models was a publicity ploy by Goldwyn. The press followed the seven familiar faces on their cross-country journey to Tinseltown. 

Katherine (aka Katharine) Mauk was born in Texas, and came to New York City to write about Broadway, becoming a performer in the process. Her first role was in the revival of Florenz Ziegfeld’s Show Boat. She was then chosen to be in the chorus of Earl Carroll’s Vanities when she was convinced to go West for Roman Scandals. After that she did only one more film, Hell Cat in 1934.  Mauk appeared in posters and print ads for Lucky Strike Cigarettes as well as a brand of chewing gum.  

Rosalie Fromson started as a secretary, before moving to New York to work at the Hollywood Restaurant.  She was a poster girl for Pond’s cold cream. Her only film was Roman Scandals. 

Mary Lange was successful model and a Ziegfeld girl, before she was invited to Hollywood to become a Goldwyn girl. Her husband was a marketing executive for Standard Oil.  Roman Scandals was her 3rd of 15 films, 4 of which were with Lucille Ball.

Vivian Keefer was born in 1909 in New York City. She was the poster girl for Listerine!  Roman Scandals was the first of her 5 films, 4 of which were with Lucille Ball.

Barbara Pepper was the poster girl for Gotham Hosiery. Scandals was her screen debut, but would go on to appear in hundreds of films and television shows, including episodes of “I Love Lucy”. She became best known for playing Florence Ziffel on the TV series “Green Acres.”

Theo Phane (aka Theo Plane) was a shoe model who only did one film.

Lucille Ball (aka Diane Belmont) was the Chesterfield cigarette girl and a model for Hattie Carnegie. She had been fired from the chorus of Ziegfeld’s Rio Rita. 

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Katharine Hare Vaspory, age 71, went to be with the Savior she loved on Sunday evening, January 5th, 2020, surrounded by her family. 

Kathy touched many lives and was a consistent, shining testimony for her Lord. She battled cancer for five years with a strength that amazed us, accepting her illness as God's plan for her life and seeking to use it as a platform to share her testimony of what God has done in her life and wants to do for others. 

Kathy was born on October 17, 1948, and grew up in Goldsboro, NC. She was the daughter of W. C. (Bill) and Dora Hare. She graduated from New Hope High School and attended Bob Jones University in SC. She worked for USAir and more recently for the Salem Center in Winston-Salem, NC. 

She is survived by her son Paul (Sandie) Mauk of Pfafftown, NC, daughters Michelle (Mark Adams) Logan of Yadkinville, NC, and Rebecca (Evan) Crabtree of High Point, NC, grandchildren Grace, Lauren, and Emily Mauk, Katie (Jessie) Freeman, Grayden Crabtree, and Jordan Vaspory, great-granddaughter Ana Freeman, sister Ann (Harry) Rogers, of Fuquay-Varina, NC, and brother Rayburn (Donna) Hare of Blue Springs, MO. 

A funeral to celebrate Kathy's life will be held at Grace Baptist Church, 3305 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27127 on Friday, January 10th, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. with visitation preceding the funeral from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. There will also be a time of visitation at Seymour Funeral Home, 1300 Wayne Memorial Dr., Goldsboro, NC 27534 on Saturday, January 11th, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. The family will then gather at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley, NC for the committal. 

The family thanks the many friends and family who have offered countless expressions of sympathy and the staff of Trellis Supportive Care in Winston-Salem for their compassionate care. Flowers are welcome, but in lieu of flowers, contributions can also be made to Trellis Supportive Care. Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home of Winston-Salem is assisting Seymour Funeral Home of Goldsboro with services in Winston-Salem.

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TRIVIA, LUCILLE BALL WAS A BIT PLAYER, IN MOVIES. This is one of her early films, as a contract player. ROMAN SCANDALS

United Artists, 1933. Directed by Frank Tuttle. Camera: Gregg Toland. With Eddie Cantor, Gloria Stuart, Edward Arnold, David Manners, Ruth Etting, Verree Teasdale, Alan Mowbray, John Rutherford, Willard Robertson, Lee Kohlmar, Paul Porcasi, Stanley Fields, Dewey Robinson, Clarence Wilson, Grace Poggi, Harry Holman, Charles C. Wilson, Jane Darwell, Billy Barty, Katharine Mauk, Rosalie Fromson, Mary Lange, Vivian Keefer, Barbara Pepper, Theo Phane, Lucille Ball, Florence Wilson, Genevieve Irwin, Dolly Bell, Rose Kirsner

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CANTOR’S GOLDWYN GIRLS

January 9, 1934

Katharine Mauk ~ was born in 1911 in San Angelo, Texas. Her only other credit was The Hell Cat (1934).

Ruth Stovall ~ was the face of Ponds Cold Cream and Palmolive Soap print ads. Curiously, there is no record of her being in the film. 

Mary Lange ~ was born in 1912 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. She was a Ziegfeld Girl on Broadway before becoming a Goldwyn Girl. This was her 3rd of 15 films,4 of which were with Lucille Ball. 

Vivian Keefer ~ was born in 1909 in New York City. This was the first of her 5 films, 4 of which were with Lucille Ball. 

Barbara Pepper ~ was making her screen debut, but would go on to appear in hundreds of films and television shows, including episodes of “I Love Lucy”. She became best known for playing Florence Ziffel on the TV series “Green Acres.” 

Theo Phane aka Theo Plane ~ was a shoe model who only did this one film. 

Lucille Ball ~ is noted for her smile!

Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) was a singer, songwriter ("Merrily We Roll Along"), comedian, author and actor. He made his first public appearance in Vaudeville in 1907. He made Broadway stage appearances, had his own radio program in the 1930s, appeared often on television in the 1950s, and made many records. Lucille Ball appeared in two more films with Cantor: Kid Millions (1934) and Ziegfeld Follies (1945). 

Gloria Stewart (1910-2010) started screen acting in 1932 and became most famous as Old Rose in James Cameron’s Titanic (1997). 

Ruth Etting (1894-1978) was a celebrated singing star of stage, radio and recordings. She popularized the torch song "You Made Me Love You," among others. Etting appeared in numerous film shorts as well as three feature-length films of the early 1930's. She was played by Doris Day in the 1955 biopic Love Me Or Leave Me.

David Manners (1901-1998) was a handsome, leading man who appeared in such classic horror films Dracula (1931) and The Mummy (1932). 

At the Palace Theatre, Meriden, Connecticut

In Dayton, Ohio

Review by Elizabeth Lindeman

Which one of the blonde beauties is Lucille Ball? 

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BUY NOW CAMPAIGN

February 4, 1934

Six beautiful poster and magazine ad models, whose faces have become  famous through the nation, worked with Eddie Cantor in Samuel Goldwyn's new production, Roman Scandals.

From left to right they are: 

Vivian Keefer, the Listerine girl; 

Jane Hamilton and Bonnie Bannon, Palmolive Soap models; 

Katharine Mauk, Lucky Strike girl; 

Barbara Pepper, Fisher Body and Gotham Hosiery girl 

Lucille Ball, Chesterfield cigarette girl. 

They have joined the "Buy Now" campaign. They are now playing at Loew's Grand.

The Buy Now Campaign (aka Buy Blue Eagle) was part of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NRA) of September 1933. To mobilize political support for the NRA, the "NRA Blue Eagle" publicity campaign was rolled out. Consumers were encouraged to buy products and services only from companies displaying the Blue Eagle banner.