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1959 Japanese actress Nobu McCarthy...
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1959 Japanese actress Nobu McCarthy...

Item # 731719 ·

PARADE magazine section only of the Detroit Free Press, Sept. 27, 1959

  • Asian actress Nobu MaCarthy color cover photo
  • Post World War II era Japanese Woman in Hollywood

The front page of this section has a nice color photo of Nobu McCarthy. And And page 26 has a editorial on her with a few more photos. (see images) 
Complete with 40 pages, a little close cut & irregular along the top margin, otherwise very nice.

Background: In 1959, Japanese-born actress and former Miss Tokyo runner-up Nobu McCarthy emerged as a prominent figure in Hollywood, representing a crucial shift toward greater visibility for Asian talent in mainstream American media during the post-WWII era. Following her breakthrough debut opposite Jerry Lewis in The Geisha Boy (1958), McCarthy’s momentum accelerated in 1959 as she landed key roles in feature films such as James Clavell’s Five Gates to Hell and began production on Wake Me When It’s Over, while simultaneously crossing over into high-profile television series like Johnny Staccato, Playhouse 90, and The Lineup. Her widespread exposure in 1959 was historically significant because it allowed a foreign-born East Asian actress to secure recurring, multifaceted roles across both film and television, breaking away from traditional, single-dimensional studio tropes and helping lay the groundwork for future generations of Asian-American performers in the entertainment industry.

Category: The 20th Century
Price
$33
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.