Vintage photographers and their AKAs - A notebook

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At present I only know of two AKAs for John Allum, each of them just one-offs:

• Allan Johns: in Knave 11-10, 1979-10 for Faith Adams as Roni, see Cream Cheese here.
• Andre Coutts: in Australian Penthouse, 1984-05 for Louise Freeman as Dani Bouvier, see here.

edit: some further Allan Johns credits:

• Patsy in Fiesta 11-10, 1977-10, see Cream Cheese here.
• Jo-Anne in Fiesta 11-12, 1977-12, see Cream Cheese here.
• Nona in Fiesta 12-06, 1978-06, see Cream Cheese here.

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Bryan Whitman was credited for the set of Cathy Ebelt as Emily in Men Only 44-11, 1979-11, see Cream Cheese here.

Pics. from that same set were credited to Lewis Edgar in Australian Penthouse, 1984-05 for Cathy Ebelt as Emanuela Lopez, see here.

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Another sighting of the red & white stripe top (see previously here), this time:

Mia from Club International (UK) 04-12, 1975-12, photog. Rupert Daines, at Cream Cheese here (pic. 2 of her set).

The pictorial (setting) shares a great deal with the pics. of Caroline Taborrine | Lois Hersh (linked above) published at exactly the same time (Men Only 40-12, 1975-12), except it's a different model.

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Hans Larsson | Rupert Daines was surely not the only photographer from the mid-1970s to use a white sheepskin rug in his photographic settings, but he did so on several occasions with different models:

Marie Ekorre in Penthouse, 1974-03.
Caroline Taborrine | Lois Hersh in Men Only 40-12, 1975-12.
Mia in Club International (UK) 04-12, 1975-12.

One with a possibly intriguing surname:

Hannah Larsson in Men Only 40-10, 1975-10, see Cream Cheese here.

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Another few sightings of the setting I've previously thought to associate with Peter Flodqvist, i.e. the tile-pattern linoleum and green plant design on the wallpaper &/or curtains:

Jilly from Club International (UK) 07-07, 1978-07, photog. Georgie Marquand, see here at Cream Cheese.

Debbie Smith as Charlotta here, photog. unknown, thanks to hoyya.

Vida Farthing as Vida Heath in Mayfair 15-11, 1980-11, photog. Peter Flodqvist, see here.

Louise Leeds here, here, seemingly from Gent, 1989-04, photog. unknown.

From Das Da Super, 1979-02, photog. & model unknown, thanks to norikus.

Originally Posted by norikus

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Club International (UK), starting from 05-11, 1976-11, regularly featured a photog. by the name of Adam Cole. Some of his sets seem to credit UK-based companies for some of the accessories used in the pictorials (e.g. shoes, etc.), so it would seem fair to assume he was UK-based? Coincidentally, Club International (UK) 05-11, 1976-11 was also the first issue to feature a photog. by the name of Fanny.

In Club International (UK) 07-09, 1978-09 there was a set of a model called Lola credited to Adam Cole. Related pics. presumably from another mag.--unclear but perhaps Club (US)?--of the same model (but named as Billie) were instead credited to Fanny, see Cream Cheese here.

edit: the set of Billie by Fanny is from Club International (US) 02-11, 1978-11, see here thanks to Clem.

This could just be another mag. mix-up, or it might perhaps imply that Fanny = Adam Cole?

Also note that Club International (UK) 09-09, 1980-09 claims that the photographer they call Fanny is the same as the model we know as Brigitte Lahaie.

The claim that Fanny = Brigitte Lahaie is repeated in Electric Blue (US) 05, 1983, in a video snippet titled:

Originally Posted by Immy

"Fanny by Fanny" - Euro porn (and softcore) hottie Brigitte Lahaie was known as Fanny in the EB universe. Here she's in-studio and in-lingerie snapping hot photos of herself.

I remain highly sceptical of that claim, however. I think there's much greater significance in the fact that the EB 05 video credits state that it was "produced and directed by Adam Cole". See also imdb here.

In Club International (UK) 08-06, 1979-06 there was a pictorial titled "Amazing lace" that was credited to both Adam Cole and Fanny, see Cream Cheese here. That doesn't mean they can't still be akas but... perhaps a little odd?

The bed frame:
Note the bed frame & cane headboard in the following sets:

• Julie Chambers as Louise in CIUK 06-12, 1977-12, photog. Adam Cole, here thanks to Ripchord.
  
• Cher in CIUK 05-11, 1976-11, photog. Fanny, at Cream Cheese here, pic. 6.
  
• Lou in CIUK 06-07, 1977-07, photog. Fanny, at Cream Cheese here.
  
• Paula in CIUK 08-08, 1979-08, photog. Adam Cole, at Cream Cheese here.
  
• Nell in CIUK 10-05, 1981-05, photog. Fanny, at Cream Cheese here.
  
• Bonnie in CIUK 10-08, 1981-08, photog. Fanny, at Cream Cheese here.
  
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• Rachel Roberts as Tess in Knave 13-04, 1981-04, photog. Lewis Blood, at Cream Cheese here.
  
• Unnamed in Knave 13-06, 1981-06, compared to Blondie, photog. Lewis Blood, at Cream Cheese here. The bed frame is just barely visible on the edge of pics. in the fourth and fifth scans, but it's also the same bed covers as in the Rachel Roberts set.

It could just be another coincidence, as surely more than one such bed was manufactured, but it may also suggest there is a linkage between the names Adam Cole & Fanny.

The reclining chair:
Note the reclining chair in the following sets:

• Alma in CIUK 08-02, 1979-02, photog. Fanny, shown at Cream Cheese here.
  
• Kathy in CIUK 08-04, 1979-04, photog. Adam Cole, shown at Cream Cheese here.
  
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• Arlene in Knave 10-09, 1978-09, photog. Mike Bramman, shown at Cream Cheese here.
  
• Cherry in Men Only 47-03, 1980-03, photog. Diana Cochran, shown at Cream Cheese here.

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Ian Potter featured as an occasional photographer in Men Only from c.1981. He was also credited a few times during the mid-1980s in Mayfair.

Club International (UK) had a very occasional photographer called Dandelion, starting in 1977. Seldom credited for pictorials but mainly for covers or other "incidental" pieces.

In Club International (UK) 07-11, 1978-11 there's a pictorial titled "Uniformity" of women in various uniforms credited to Dandelion, but the text perhaps implies that the photographs are by Ian Potter--see Cream Cheese here?

So provisionally: Dandelion may be an aka for Ian Potter?

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Two more sightings on the balcony railing I've been associating with Hans Larsson | Rupert Daines, although here the photogs. are unnamed/unknown. Also looks like the same model despite the gap in years--note spot on cheek, one transposed.

From Das Da (De), 1977-05, thanks to pxl1.

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From Das Da Fotomadchen (De), 1983, thanks to pxl1.

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edit: and now a third sighting of this same model in Pub, 1976-09, thanks to Forrest.

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A different model & another sighting is Vera in Fiesta 12-12, 1978-12, photog. Chaim Peres, see Cream Cheese here, pic.3.

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Below is Annicka Salomonsson | Anita Hemmings as Robyn from Club (US), 1975-06, photog. Rupert Daines, thanks to velocity. Note particularly 1) the wheeled cane sunbed on the tile patio in the garden setting, & 2) the rough/"lumpy" plaster wall and red plastic sunbed with a white metal frame.

Originally Posted by velocity

-> credit to scanner and original poster.

A different model but the same wheeled cane sunbed with tile patio and garden setting in the set of Tilly from Club International (UK) 04-05, 1975-05, photog. John Marvin, shown at Cream Cheese here. That set also shows the rough/lumpy wall, although the model is sitting in a different (but perhaps related?) red chair with a white metal frame.

So, could John Marvin perhaps be Rupert Daines | Hans Larsson?

As yet I have not found many instances of the name John Marvin in photog. credits. He is credited for the set of Dandy (a third model) in Club International (UK) 04-04, 1975-04 at Cream Cheese here. Note the colourfully striped socks in the last picture there.

He is also credited for two related sets of Betina Paulson:

1) as Betina Paulsson in Playmen, 1976-08, see here thanks to Fabrizio. Note there the colourfully striped socks also worn by Dandy above.

2) as Vanessa Grey in Prive (Fr) no.08, see here thanks to bourschwa. Note again the colourfully striped socks, but also note the rough/lumpy wall and the red plastic sunbed with the white metal frame seen above with Robyn (photog. Daines).

That rough/lumpy wall also features in several other Betina Paulson pics., notably Cavalier, Penthouse (UK), Playmen, & Spontan covers, although finding photog. credits for them is proving elusive.

So I think that perhaps makes it more than just a one-off possible mag. mix-up of photog. names. There is circumstantial evidence linking the names John Marvin and Rupert Daines | Hans Larsson.

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Below is Sharon Sorrentino in Club (US), 1980-08, photog. R. B. Kane, thanks to ecartman. Note particularly the jacket, black garter belt with pink spots, wooden screen, plant, chair, metal coffee pot, and the grey back wall.

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Related (earlier) pics. of Sharon Sorrentino were published in Men Only 45-05, 1980-05 as Georgia, see Cream Cheese here. These show the coffee pot and wooden screen in greater detail.

The same jacket, red flower, and garter belt appear with a different model and setting in Smart (De), 1979-10, photog. R.B.K., thanks to beutelwolf.

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In this instance I suspect R.B.K.-California = R. B. Kane and not the earlier (~mid-1960s to mid-1970s?) pairing of Rudy & Blanca Kratochvil.

A third model, Charlotte (in a wig) in Men Only 42-09, 1977-09, photog. Imex, can likewise be seen at Cream Cheese here. Note the same jacket, garter belt, wooden screen, plant, chair, and coffee pot.

So provisionally the name Imex may be an aka for R. B. Kane?

This is particularly interesting because it seems to precede the earliest credits for R. B. Kane dating from 1979, such as Men Only, 1979-08 for her set of Tammy Hill.

I currently know of only 3 credits for Imex in Men Only:
Barbara in Men Only 42-08, 1977-08
Charlotte in Men Only 42-09, 1977-09
Tina in Men Only 42-10, 1977-10

I suspect Charlotte may have been republished in Club (US), 1977-11, photog. Imex Photography.
It is also possible that Tina was published earlier in Club (US), 1977-09 as Tina Sen, photog. Imex. edit: yes.

Wonderclub also lists Imex credits for:

Gallery, 1977-05 for the cover model Arnelle.
Cavalier, 1979-08 for the cover model Tasha.
Nugget, 1981-02 for the cover model Kim Jackson.
Nugget, 1981-04.