A Bombshell Is Born
The most renowned image of Welch is still used to promote the film One Million Years, directed by Don Chaffey. Fox Studios loaned B.C. Welch to Hammer Studios to direct the film. Welch’s single garment in the film is a two-piece deerskin bikini, which has been regarded as the “definitive look of the sixties.” The actress’s attire in this historic shot has been described as “mankind’s first bikini,” and it rocketed her to prominence. The New York Times referred to Welch as “a marvelous breathing monument to womankind.”
A Bombshell Is Born
Hollywood Pin-Up
Raquel Welch in a deerskin bikini is a famous image, although she only got three words in the film. Curtis and Welsh’s strategy of making the actress an iconic symbol had paid them handsomely. Welch had transformed into a genuine Hollywood pin-up. In fact, she rose to prominence as a leading lady throughout the era. Welch’s image was made into posters, and she became famous all over the world. Welch continued to appear in films to extend her popularity…
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