In 1936, Jane Chester, a teenage from Washington, Pennsylvania quit her dishwashing job and headed to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Incredibly, she managed to appear in over 1,700 films produced by Columbia Pictures, but even more incredible was that fame and fortune eluded her all her life. She never received one cent from all her appearances.
Why Not?.
2006-12-14 02:16:21 · 3 answers · asked by Nemesis: Your worst nightmare 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
She was the model holding the torch at the beginning on their logo
Logo
Columbia's logo is the female personification of the USA, Columbia, holding a torch.
From 1936 to 1976, the Columbia "Torch Lady" appeared with shimmering light behind her. Taxi Driver was the last film to use the "Torch Lady" in her classic appearance.
From 1975 to 1981, Columbia (like other studios) experimented with a new logo. It began with the familiar lady with a torch, but the torch-light rays then formed an abstract blue semi-circle depicting the top half of the rays of light, with the name of the studio appearing under it. The television counterpart used only the latter part of the logo, and the semi-circle was either orange or red.
This logo was replaced with a modernized version of the "Torch Lady" in 1981. After Columbia's purchase by Coca-Cola, radio talk-show host Michael Jackson of KABC-AM joked that the Torch Lady should be holding a Coke bottle instead.
In 1993, the logo was repainted digitally by New Orleans artist Michael Deas. It has been rumoured that Annette Bening was the model, but in fact Deas used a model named Jenny Joseph.
2006-12-14 02:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She was an extra that posed for a sculpture that appears in the begining of many films for columbia pictures. She was an icon.
2006-12-14 10:28:21 · answer #2 · answered by pegasis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was she just a studio extra and was never officially on the payroll?
good luck!!!
2006-12-14 10:21:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋