burleskateer: In November of ‘54, Nejla Ates poses for N.Y. sculptor Albino Manca.. Famed Broadway publicist David Merrick commissioned the life-size statue, and placed it in a well-travelled section of Central Park; as a well-crafted publicity stunt

burleskateer: In November of ‘54, Nejla Ates poses for N.Y. sculptor Albino Manca.. Famed Broadway publicist David Merrick commissioned the life-size statue, and placed it in a well-travelled section of Central Park; as a well-crafted publicity stunt

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