Colleen Corby (Fashion Model: 1964 - 1972)

[El]

Hi!

I'm a real newbie here, but I'd like to ask a question on a post that appeared many years ago in this newsgroup. The thrust of the post was that Colleen Corby appeared on Oprah Winfrey circa 1996 and looked wonderful.

Would anyone be aware of this interview or Colleen Corby? I lost track of her in 1981.

I contacted Ford Model Management a few minutes ago, but the people that I knew there no longer work there, so my pull may be limited (even though I supplied them with Colleen's last known NYC address). Even "Dragon Lady" herself is no longer involved in the business.

Thank you for any help you can offer.

Elliot

[Gulffritallary]

I remember seeing her on the now defunct Vicki Lawrence Show in the 90's. She
did not look wonderful - I wouldn't have known that she was Colleen.

[El]

Oh, that is slightly upsetting to hear. I wonder why that poster stated
that she looked wonderful, although wonderful is a relative term for one's
age (Colleen would be 56 years old now) ... She'd always look beautiful to
me, no matter what the situation. Are you talking about age or skin may I
ask?

If Colleen was making the daytime talk show circuit in the mid-90's,
something must have been up, unless they were just discussing retro fashion
on every show.

Thank you for responding. :-)

Post by Gulffritallary
I remember seeing her on the now defunct Vicki Lawrence Show in the 90's.

She

Post by Gulffritallary
did not look wonderful - I wouldn't have known that she was Colleen.

[El]

Yes, Colleen was very short for a model by today's standards, but still she
was 5' 8" in her stocking feet. Colleen's face was always very round, not
too many people realized that from her magazine photos. Her round face kind
of took her out of the running for supermodel status, even though the term
supermodel was just coming into being.

I'm not surprised that she looked middle aged. Depending on the actual year
and air date of the shows, she would have been about 48 years old at that
time.

Do you happen to remember what the discussion was about? Fashion or
personal? In 1981, Colleen was not married.

Post by El
Are you talking about age or skin may I
ask?

She was surprisingly short in stature for a model and she looked like a
middle-aged woman with brown hair in a cap cut. She was not overweight,

but

not thin either.

[Gulffritallary]

Post by El
Do you happen to remember what the discussion was about? Fashion or
personal?

It was fashion. Vicki Lawrence's husband is a make-up artist and she had a lot
of beauty subjects on her show. She also had a lot of "reunion" themes, i.e.
legendary stars of the forties, fifties. If memory serves me right, this was
legendary models - I believe Sunny Griffin was also on the show.

[El]

Thanks, you have a good memory then. I attached 2 advertisements from 1965
to a post that I sent, but it didn't get through one was for Ellen Tracy and
the other was for Laura May. I guess that this newsgroup doesn't allow
photo attachments.

I have written to Oprah online to see if I can get a copy of that tape, but
these appearances may be too long ago for a videotaped copy to be created.

Post by Gulffritallary

Post by El
Do you happen to remember what the discussion was about? Fashion or
personal?

It was fashion. Vicki Lawrence's husband is a make-up artist and she had a lot
of beauty subjects on her show. She also had a lot of "reunion" themes, i.e.
legendary stars of the forties, fifties. If memory serves me right, this was
legendary models - I believe Sunny Griffin was also on the show.

[Annie]

Oh wow! That's a name I haven't heard of in YEARS. I remember her very
distinctly from my teens, from 17, Ingenue, various catalog shoots, and
such! I thought she was soooooo cool and I wanted sooooo much to look
like her, I did my hair as close to hers as I could, but my face was a
bit longer ... and I was a bit shorter, and a bit heavier. :)

Post by El
Would anyone be aware of this interview or Colleen Corby? I lost track of her in 1981.

I think I remember her in catalogs as late as 1974-1975 or so. I thought
she dropped off the face of the earth, or at least retired from the biz.
Back in 1969 or so, I would have definitely considered her to be a
supermodel, or else just under that status. You saw her everywhere.

Curiosity just got the best of me. I did some web searches, and I'm
very surprised there are no fan sites or galleries or anything. Alta
Vista gives only one reference to her, an article on Bulemia which
just mentions her in one sentence. Doing Google gives some of that
and some porn sites, which I didn't even bother clicking, I'm not
*that* curious.

Oh well, so it goes. :)

annie :)

[Richard Hunter]

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:05:52 GMT, while driving the porcelain

WTF!!!! LOLROTF!!! I cancelled this thread a week ago, why won't die?
Doesn't the "cancel message" command work in Outlook Express? LOL. I'm
going to be killed!!!

there ya go. your problem here is using OE as your newsreader.

david

[El]

Thanks Richard. I will install another newsreader. Although I've been on
the Internet for 20+ years (before newsgroups), I have NEVER taken part in
one until now. When I first started they were called Bulletin Board
Services (BBS).

Would you like to recommend a better newsreader?

Thanks!

Elliot

Post by Richard Hunter
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 12:05:52 GMT, while driving the porcelain

WTF!!!! LOLROTF!!! I cancelled this thread a week ago, why won't die?
Doesn't the "cancel message" command work in Outlook Express? LOL. I'm
going to be killed!!!

there ya go. your problem here is using OE as your newsreader.
david
--
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/derbarbier/
(ebay sales)
http://shops.half.com/derbarbier
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[K]

Post by El
Thanks Richard. I will install another newsreader. Although I've been on
the Internet for 20+ years (before newsgroups), I have NEVER taken part in
one until now. When I first started they were called Bulletin Board
Services (BBS).
Would you like to recommend a better newsreader?

I like OE.

[El]

I happen to like OE to K because it's constantly updated and interfaced with
Windows and it basically matches the same design and functions of Outlook in
Office Pro. However, the fact remains that this thread wasn't cancelled and
a pop-up stated that it might take several hours, not several months. LOL.

I know that Eudora made an excellent product about 8 years ago, but I don't
know about now.

Elliot

Post by K

Post by El
Thanks Richard. I will install another newsreader. Although I've been on
the Internet for 20+ years (before newsgroups), I have NEVER taken part in
one until now. When I first started they were called Bulletin Board
Services (BBS).
Would you like to recommend a better newsreader?

I like OE.

[K]

Post by El
I happen to like OE to K because it's constantly updated and interfaced with
Windows and it basically matches the same design and functions of Outlook in
Office Pro. However, the fact remains that this thread wasn't cancelled and
a pop-up stated that it might take several hours, not several months.

LOL.

Post by El
I know that Eudora made an excellent product about 8 years ago, but I don't
know about now.
Elliot

If someone responded to you, their post won't be canceled and that may be
the post that is getting responses.

[K]

WTF!!!! LOLROTF!!! I cancelled this thread a week ago, why won't die?
Doesn't the "cancel message" command work in Outlook Express? LOL. I'm
going to be killed!!!
I am ready to set up a site for Colleen, but will not publish it without
express permission. I too was very surprised that there has been

absolutely

no mention of her on the Internet and I've been online since 1982 (300
baud - CompuServe)
Colleen professionally modeled just prior to the supermodel craze which
began with Cheryl Tiegs in 1970. Pay rates for Colleen were $150 an hour
($300 swimsuit rate), today that is meaningless in the modeling industry
where the rates have zoomed to a cap of about $30,000 an hour for Gisele

and

Daniela (who still continues to work 5 years after having a child).
Colleen did drop off the face of the Earth, but then that's the way she
wanted it. You can find plenty of Colleen on E-Bay, under "Seventeen"
magazine and sometimes "Teen". I have asked if a Colleen Corby cover

raises

the final price of an auction and I was told "no" by several bidders. The
bidders are looking for nostalgia advertising and Seventeen was HUGE in
those days. When Triangle Publications sold it to Prime Media it all went
down hill. The high school/college magazine became a magazine for
12-year-olds.
The following link is for illustration purposes only and may not exist

after

90 days.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3540573750&category=615

.

Nice bathing suit Colleen!!! LOLROTF!
There are many more covers (better ones) but this one just appeared within
the past 24 hours.
Elliot

She definitely was the IT girl, way back when. I remember her being on my
oldest sister's Seventeen Magazines.

[El]

That bathing suit cover looks more like an ad for Depends Undergarments ...

Here is a link to my personal favorite cover:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3540576658&category=615

Now how the h*ll am I going to keep my promise and cancel this thread? LOL.
:-(

Elliot

Post by K

WTF!!!! LOLROTF!!! I cancelled this thread a week ago, why won't die?
Doesn't the "cancel message" command work in Outlook Express? LOL. I'm
going to be killed!!!
I am ready to set up a site for Colleen, but will not publish it without
express permission. I too was very surprised that there has been

absolutely

no mention of her on the Internet and I've been online since 1982 (300
baud - CompuServe)
Colleen professionally modeled just prior to the supermodel craze which
began with Cheryl Tiegs in 1970. Pay rates for Colleen were $150 an hour
($300 swimsuit rate), today that is meaningless in the modeling industry
where the rates have zoomed to a cap of about $30,000 an hour for Gisele

and

Daniela (who still continues to work 5 years after having a child).
Colleen did drop off the face of the Earth, but then that's the way she
wanted it. You can find plenty of Colleen on E-Bay, under "Seventeen"
magazine and sometimes "Teen". I have asked if a Colleen Corby cover

raises

the final price of an auction and I was told "no" by several bidders.

The

Post by K

bidders are looking for nostalgia advertising and Seventeen was HUGE in
those days. When Triangle Publications sold it to Prime Media it all went
down hill. The high school/college magazine became a magazine for
12-year-olds.
The following link is for illustration purposes only and may not exist

after

90 days.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3540573750&category=615

Post by K
.

Nice bathing suit Colleen!!! LOLROTF!
There are many more covers (better ones) but this one just appeared within
the past 24 hours.
Elliot

She definitely was the IT girl, way back when. I remember her being on my
oldest sister's Seventeen Magazines.

[K]

Post by El
That bathing suit cover looks more like an ad for Depends Undergarments ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3540576658&category=615
Now how the h*ll am I going to keep my promise and cancel this thread?

LOL.

Post by El
:-(

Don't worry about canceling.
She was my favorite model back then too. She is thinner than I remember her
to be.

[El]

Actually that's one of Colleen's best shots. As the years wore on the
baby-fat came off in order to compete in the Twiggy world.

You could be right about the thread. I hadn't thought of that angle, but I
did make a promise and I like to keep them wherever possible. :-)

Thanx!

Elliot

Post by K

Post by El
That bathing suit cover looks more like an ad for Depends Undergarments

...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3540576658&category=615

Post by K

Post by El
Now how the h*ll am I going to keep my promise and cancel this thread?

LOL.

Post by El
:-(

Don't worry about canceling.
She was my favorite model back then too. She is thinner than I remember her
to be.

[Caryperk39]

Post by El
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3540576658&category=615

Elliot,

This photo takes me back. In fact, I remember it vividly because my mother was
able to find a gold-toned buckle just like the one on her silver dress, and she
made an identical dress for my sister in a deep, rich purple.

I was also taken with the idea of weaving ribbons through our hair!

cary

[El]

Doesn't that take you back Cary? That gold-toned buckle must have been a
treasure. I have actually remembered that silver dress photo on and off
throughout the years; that's a Jonathan Logan dress for $32.00, today it
would probably go for $200.00. I must admit that I remember every single
cover as if it were yesterday. But I have also forgotten a lot with respect
to the internal advertising and photos: ads for Gay Gibson, Bobbi Brooks,
Cotton, Meds (made of rayon fibers instead of cotton? - LOL), Etc.

And I guess that I had forgotten how many pages Terry Reno and Lucy Angle
were on.

The weaving of ribbons in hair became really big around that time and the
use of "falls", hair extensions.

Reading these magazines now is really "a trip". Articles written by Senator
McCarthy, and articles about the draft and arch-enemy Richard Nixon. LOL.

Most of these magazines are in good to excellent condition, but the ones
that came in the mail yesterday have an odor (kept in a garage or a cellar).
I've got them airing out while I'm at work, but I may have to place them in
a box with baking soda and see if that absorbs the musty smell.

Regards,

Elliot

Post by El
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3540576658&category=615
Elliot,
This photo takes me back. In fact, I remember it vividly because my mother was
able to find a gold-toned buckle just like the one on her silver dress, and she
made an identical dress for my sister in a deep, rich purple.
I was also taken with the idea of weaving ribbons through our hair!
cary

[El]

That's funny, most of the issues that I have say "Back to School" and show
all of the college fashions with campus photos too (with campus tips).
Perhaps you might want to pick an old one up and see if I'm right. Memory
gets blurry with time. I didn't remember the college and preppie fashions
either. :-)

Elliot

When Triangle Publications sold it to Prime Media it all went
down hill. The high school/college magazine became a magazine for
12-year-olds.

Even in the mid to late 60s, Seventeen was never a college magazine and

barely

a high school magazine. Everyone I knew bagged it by junior year of high

school

for Glamour and Mlle and maybe even Cosmo and Vogue.

[Suzanne]

I was a devout Seventeen reader from age 12 to 16. Then discovered
Mademoiselle.

Suzanne

Post by El
That's funny, most of the issues that I have say "Back to School" and show
all of the college fashions with campus photos too (with campus tips).
Perhaps you might want to pick an old one up and see if I'm right. Memory
gets blurry with time. I didn't remember the college and preppie fashions
either. :-)
Elliot

When Triangle Publications sold it to Prime Media it all went
down hill. The high school/college magazine became a magazine for
12-year-olds.

Even in the mid to late 60s, Seventeen was never a college magazine and

barely

a high school magazine. Everyone I knew bagged it by junior year of high

school

for Glamour and Mlle and maybe even Cosmo and Vogue.

[K]

Post by Suzanne
I was a devout Seventeen reader from age 12 to 16. Then discovered
Mademoiselle.
Suzanne

I think my switch was to Cosmo.

[Annie]

Post by K

Post by Suzanne
I was a devout Seventeen reader from age 12 to 16. Then discovered
Mademoiselle.
Suzanne

I think my switch was to Cosmo.

I went to both Cosmo and Mlle. Didn't really go for Vogue back then, I
remember I and my friends called it "Vague". :)

[K]

Post by Annie

Post by K

Post by Suzanne
I was a devout Seventeen reader from age 12 to 16. Then discovered
Mademoiselle.
Suzanne

I think my switch was to Cosmo.

I went to both Cosmo and Mlle. Didn't really go for Vogue back then, I
remember I and my friends called it "Vague". :)

Haha. I think I went to the magazine stands and picked up every fashion
magazine that I could see.

[Richard Hunter]

On 1 Aug 03 03:59:31 GMT, while driving the porcelain bus,
***@Maps.On.ivgate.omahug.org (Annie) wailed loudly and vomited
the words:

<snip>

Post by Annie
I went to both Cosmo and Mlle. Didn't really go for Vogue back then, I
remember I and my friends called it "Vague". :)

has anyone seen Julie Brown's "Medusa: Dare to be Truthful"?
it's a parody of Madonna's "Truth or Dare." one of the songs is
called "Vague":

"C'mon get Vague
Let your body move without thinking.
C'mon get Vague
Let your IQ drop while you bop."

and then she goes on to name people that she thinks are vague, as
Madonna did with people that she thought were in vogue.

"Wislon Philips love to sing and
Wreck the cover of a magazine
Daniel Quayle's brain is gone
Debbie Gibson gives good yawn.
Kelli LeBrock thinks she's great
She's just cold boogers on a paper plate...
Why they're famous, we don't know but
Paula Abdul's gotta go..."

har har!

david

[Maladicta1]

Post by El
That's funny, most of the issues that I have say "Back to School" and show
all of the college fashions with campus photos too (with campus tips).
Perhaps you might want to pick an old one up and see if I'm right. Memory
gets blurry with time. I didn't remember the college and preppie fashions
either. :-)
Elliot

Their intended audience and their actual audience were not one and the same.
What someone else said--the 12 to 16 age range--sounds about right.

[El]

Thanks Maladicta, I trust what you are saying. :-)

Elliot

Post by Maladicta1

Post by El
That's funny, most of the issues that I have say "Back to School" and show
all of the college fashions with campus photos too (with campus tips).
Perhaps you might want to pick an old one up and see if I'm right.

Memory

Post by Maladicta1

Post by El
gets blurry with time. I didn't remember the college and preppie fashions
either. :-)
Elliot

Their intended audience and their actual audience were not one and the same.
What someone else said--the 12 to 16 age range--sounds about right.

[K]

Hmm K, an interesting take on it. I've never heard anyone say that

before.

:-)
Elliot

I always thought it was a reference to the 7 teen years. 13 through 19.

I think that's why they named it that, honestly. What other reason could
there be?

[El]

I always took it to mean the age 17, because the articles are all geared
towards "experimentation", finding the right college, going away to college,
football games, Etc. The age seventeen denotes a Junior or Senior in High
School, and the fashions were definitely not for 14-year-olds in the 1960's
and 1970's.

I've seen Seventeen today and it's totally different, geared towards
pre-puberty to just becoming puberty age, and the fashions are 12 - 14 year
oldish.

Elliot

Post by K

Hmm K, an interesting take on it. I've never heard anyone say that

before.

:-)
Elliot

I always thought it was a reference to the 7 teen years. 13 through 19.

I think that's why they named it that, honestly. What other reason could
there be?

[K]

Post by El
I always took it to mean the age 17, because the articles are all geared
towards "experimentation", finding the right college, going away to college,
football games, Etc. The age seventeen denotes a Junior or Senior in High
School, and the fashions were definitely not for 14-year-olds in the 1960's
and 1970's.
I've seen Seventeen today and it's totally different, geared towards
pre-puberty to just becoming puberty age, and the fashions are 12 - 14 year
oldish.
Elliot

Seventeen has definitely gone downhill for the older group, but it's a good
thing for the younger set.

[El]

I'm sure that it is what girls relate to now, however when I picked one up
(5 years ago) I was so disappointed in what it has become.

El

Post by El

Post by El
I always took it to mean the age 17, because the articles are all geared
towards "experimentation", finding the right college, going away to

college,

Post by El
football games, Etc. The age seventeen denotes a Junior or Senior in High
School, and the fashions were definitely not for 14-year-olds in the

1960's

Post by El
and 1970's.
I've seen Seventeen today and it's totally different, geared towards
pre-puberty to just becoming puberty age, and the fashions are 12 - 14

year

Post by El
oldish.
Elliot

Seventeen has definitely gone downhill for the older group, but it's a good
thing for the younger set.

[K]

Post by El
I'm sure that it is what girls relate to now, however when I picked one up
(5 years ago) I was so disappointed in what it has become.
El

I was too, although I considered my perspective may have changed.

[El]

I tend to agree K. I thought of that myself. Age brings a totally
different perspective, but by the same token the visual expanse does too.
Even though photography has come a long way, from 1/500th of a second to
1/20000th of a second, the sheer size of the old format just brought
everything to life. It was almost as if you were "on location" while
viewing the 13"x10.5" format. The people and fashions became real too, just
in the same manner as when you watch a large screen TV (above 36") today.

El

Post by K

Post by El
I'm sure that it is what girls relate to now, however when I picked one up
(5 years ago) I was so disappointed in what it has become.
El

I was too, although I considered my perspective may have changed.

[K]

Post by El
I tend to agree K. I thought of that myself. Age brings a totally
different perspective, but by the same token the visual expanse does too.
Even though photography has come a long way, from 1/500th of a second to
1/20000th of a second, the sheer size of the old format just brought
everything to life. It was almost as if you were "on location" while
viewing the 13"x10.5" format. The people and fashions became real too, just
in the same manner as when you watch a large screen TV (above 36") today.

True. I just thought of something when you said that. Our largest TV is a
63 inch screen and we never watch programs on that TV.

[El]

That's weird. Why not? I have a 52" RCA myself and I love it! It's almost
4 years old and still crystal clear!

You should sit down and watch it. At least throw a DVD on in "Letterbox"
mode and check it out! :-))

How about Moulin Rouge or some adult entertainment? LOL.

El

Post by K

Post by El
I tend to agree K. I thought of that myself. Age brings a totally
different perspective, but by the same token the visual expanse does too.
Even though photography has come a long way, from 1/500th of a second to
1/20000th of a second, the sheer size of the old format just brought
everything to life. It was almost as if you were "on location" while
viewing the 13"x10.5" format. The people and fashions became real too,

just

Post by El
in the same manner as when you watch a large screen TV (above 36") today.

True. I just thought of something when you said that. Our largest TV is a
63 inch screen and we never watch programs on that TV.

[El]

Moulin Rouge is one of those films that is so entertaining that you can
remain mesmerized on the 50th viewing; not only because of Nicole Kidman,
but the costumes, the songs!!! I can't believe that she never sang
professionally before.

Oh, did I say adult entertainment? --- Er, I must have made a mistake, I
just meant films for mature audiences. ;->

El

Post by El

Post by El
That's weird. Why not? I have a 52" RCA myself and I love it! It's

almost

Post by El
4 years old and still crystal clear!
You should sit down and watch it. At least throw a DVD on in "Letterbox"
mode and check it out! :-))
How about Moulin Rouge or some adult entertainment? LOL.
El

Oh, we have a bunch of TVs but this is in the family room and just not a
room we use unless we have company.
LOL, what kind of adult entertainment did you have in mind? I love Moulin
Rouge, the movie with Nicole Kidman in it, btw. It's one you can watch

over

Post by El
and over and not get tired of it.

[El]

That's weird, I just got this message now - 2 days after it was written.
What's up with that? :-(

Colleen Corby is Colleen's real name. It's not a stage name. We have been
personal friends on and off for 38 years and I found her again a few weeks
ago. Her father's name is Thomas. :-) I was asked to cancel this thread,
but found out that if I cancel my part of the thread that it doesn't cancel
anyone else's part of the thread. :-( LOL.

I have set up a shell fan site for her, but it is up to her to tell me
whether or not she wants it. She's running cold on it at the moment so I am
not pushing the idea. I was not eluding to the legality. Thanks. :-)

El

I think I lost the message in this thread about whoever was going to
start the Colleen Corby site, but anyway ...
IANAL, but from what I remember from a Media Law class many years ago,
you probably don't need permission from anybody to start a fan site of
somebody who was indeed a "celebrity", and I'm sure being a teen mag
cover model would qualify her as such. :)
I also got the impression that "Colleen Corby" was a stage or
professional name, and not her real life name.
You see fan sites for just about anybody who was anything back in the
60's and 70's. The fact that Colleen has essentially zero footprint
on the Web makes me more curious as to what became of her.
My hunch is, and that's what this is, only a hunch, is that she got
tired of the rat-race of the model biz and dropped out of modeling
and retired her professional name. I'm sure she did collect quite a
nest egg, and it's my impression she would not be the type to blow
it all or become a total burnout like many almost-models.
LOL -- she could have very well moved to Peoria, got married, lived in
anonymity in a tract home with a white picket fence with 2.27 children
and .436 dogs, and by now, possibly 2.89 grandchildren. :)
Maybe she found religion. :)
I sure don't know.
Oh well, so it goes. :)

[Annie]

Post by El
That's weird, I just got this message now - 2 days after it was written.
What's up with that? :-(

That's the way Usenet propagates within the Internet. :)

Post by El
Colleen Corby is Colleen's real name. It's not a stage name. We have been
personal friends on and off for 38 years and I found her again a few weeks
ago. Her father's name is Thomas. :-)

Ok, then am I more or less correct that she just got tired of the "biz"
and dropped out and essentially retired her name from the modeling
industry?

Post by El
I have set up a shell fan site for her, but it is up to her to tell me
whether or not she wants it. She's running cold on it at the moment so I am
not pushing the idea. I was not eluding to the legality. Thanks. :-)

If you're indeed in touch with her, please tell her that a lot of us out
here saw her as a role model back then and we would sure like to see
some of her works again, and we would like to know what happened to her.

Out of curiosity, what has she been doing, occupation wise, for the last
20 years or so?

[El]

I'm afraid that Colleen (and others) were cast aside for newer models (pun
intended), so part of her disappearance (as well as other disappearances)
were forced. Then as age sets in, well you know you tend to drop out. She
was always a very private, aloof, and even arrogant person at times and
remains so today, but perhaps that is the secret of her charm.

She is very much aware that she had a fan base but somehow is unwilling to
believe that any such fan base exists now - or that it matters. As a
matter of fact she is adamant that I remove this entire thread, but I find
that there is only a way to remove my portions of the thread, not anyone's
responses. I am not looking forward to conveying that information to her.
LOL.

I was able to locate her, very easily actually about 2 weeks ago through an
old mutual friend, and saw her last weekend. She always be someone special
to me, and perhaps on my death bed, she might be one of the last thoughts
that I have.

You may know that her business failed along time ago. As her career ended
she wanted to travel and have her own Shoppe's, which included plans for her
sister Molly too. She remained single past the age of 34. Other than that,
I am not willing to go into other personal aspects of her life because it
would not be appropriate for me to do so unless she wants a fan website.

My original post in here was just to find out what the Oprah Winfrey program
was about in 1996 because I had missed it. I was on a 6-week search for her
when I posted, and on more than one occasion I was sure that I found her,
only to find out that I had not. Since her father was a military man, my
search even led me to badger some poor unsuspecting woman in our Armed
Forces and several people in London. LOL. She took it pretty well and
thought that she had been in fact named after Colleen ... right down to
Colleen's middle initial.

I will say something to her on Monday when I speak to her. My children are
here this weekend and I shy away from having "private" conversations when
they are around because they sneak around and listen to every word that I
say to outsiders. LOL. Spy Kids! :-)

Well, 'nuff said.

El

Post by Annie

Post by El
That's weird, I just got this message now - 2 days after it was written.
What's up with that? :-(

That's the way Usenet propagates within the Internet. :)

Post by El
Colleen Corby is Colleen's real name. It's not a stage name. We have been
personal friends on and off for 38 years and I found her again a few weeks
ago. Her father's name is Thomas. :-)

Ok, then am I more or less correct that she just got tired of the "biz"
and dropped out and essentially retired her name from the modeling
industry?

Post by El
I have set up a shell fan site for her, but it is up to her to tell me
whether or not she wants it. She's running cold on it at the moment so I am
not pushing the idea. I was not eluding to the legality. Thanks. :-)

If you're indeed in touch with her, please tell her that a lot of us out
here saw her as a role model back then and we would sure like to see
some of her works again, and we would like to know what happened to her.
Out of curiosity, what has she been doing, occupation wise, for the last
20 years or so?

[Jjjjjulie]

Post by El
As a
matter of fact she is adamant that I remove this entire thread, but I find
that there is only a way to remove my portions of the thread, not anyone's
responses. I am not looking forward to conveying that information to her.
LOL.

[indiscreet and highly inappropriate personal information snipped out of
respect for Ms. Corby]

In that case then you might consider shutting up about the details of her
personal life. If she is uncomfortable with the fact you started this thread,
why on earth would you think it was appropriate for you to blather on about her
life and its particulars in greater detail?

Stop stalking her and get a life already.


--
Julie P.
"if you don't know what is wrong with me/then you don't know what you've
missed"--Declan McManus

[El]

Oh, I'm sorry if I have offended you Jjjjjulie. I didn't think that I
really gave away any personal information, but you are entitled to your
opinion.

As for stalking, you are way out of line on that comment since we grew up
together, but I will let your pathetically childish rant stand. :-)

El

Post by Jjjjjulie

Post by El
As a
matter of fact she is adamant that I remove this entire thread, but I find
that there is only a way to remove my portions of the thread, not anyone's
responses. I am not looking forward to conveying that information to her.
LOL.

[indiscreet and highly inappropriate personal information snipped out of
respect for Ms. Corby]
In that case then you might consider shutting up about the details of her
personal life. If she is uncomfortable with the fact you started this thread,
why on earth would you think it was appropriate for you to blather on about her
life and its particulars in greater detail?
Stop stalking her and get a life already.
--
Julie P.
"if you don't know what is wrong with me/then you don't know what you've
missed"--Declan McManus

[K]

Post by Jjjjjulie
Stop stalking her and get a life already.

Jjjjjulie, you need an attitude adjustment. You are one miserable woman.

[El]

My personal opinion is that Jjjjjulie is a very *jealous* woman (probably
unhappy).

In any case, I hear that Valium works wonders. :-)

Post by K

Post by Jjjjjulie
Stop stalking her and get a life already.

Jjjjjulie, you need an attitude adjustment. You are one miserable woman.

[K]

Post by El
My personal opinion is that Jjjjjulie is a very *jealous* woman (probably
unhappy).

She certainly has no trust and is paranoid that everyone is lying about who
they say they are.

[El]

No, I didn't take it like that K. But she doesn't know me at all and to
make up a stalking charge out of nowhere was just irrational. Only Colleen
can judge me on that point, certainly not a total stranger, and believe me
if Colleen thought that she would have absolutely no problem in making that
clear to me whatsoever! LOL.

As far as any information that I mentioned one comment referred to 1972
(public knowledge) and the other was a reference to 1981. I certainly did
not divulge any information pertaining to the last 21 years, so that too was
a bizarre accusation/comment.

She did defend Colleen as if she were a jealous lover though. I like that.
It stands in her favor. :-)

Post by K

Post by El
My personal opinion is that Jjjjjulie is a very *jealous* woman (probably
unhappy).

She certainly has no trust and is paranoid that everyone is lying about who
they say they are.

[K]

Post by El
No, I didn't take it like that K. But she doesn't know me at all and to
make up a stalking charge out of nowhere was just irrational.

She does that to more people than just you and she also accuses all men of
being perverts. Must have had something happen to her at one time is all I can
figure out.

Post by El
Only Colleen
can judge me on that point, certainly not a total stranger, and believe me
if Colleen thought that she would have absolutely no problem in making that
clear to me whatsoever! LOL.

I'm impressed that you know her. She's a beautiful lady.

Post by El
She did defend Colleen as if she were a jealous lover though. I like that.
It stands in her favor. :-)

Don't be too impressed. In her case it is if there is any reason to yell, she
will do it. She has no one to nag in her life, so we're it.

[El]

Well, if she was raped or stalked in the past then perhaps I can understand
and overlook her comment.

But if she hates all men then there is no excuse for the animosity.
Discrimination whether it's against women, men, and everyone else in between
is intolerable.

Perhaps she has had fantasies about men and these fantasies about being
sought after go unfulfilled. ;-> That would be the psychological take on
her responses then.

Colleen will always be my hottie, in ANY century. :-)

Post by K

Post by El
No, I didn't take it like that K. But she doesn't know me at all and to
make up a stalking charge out of nowhere was just irrational.

She does that to more people than just you and she also accuses all men of
being perverts. Must have had something happen to her at one time is all I can
figure out.

Post by El
Only Colleen
can judge me on that point, certainly not a total stranger, and believe me
if Colleen thought that she would have absolutely no problem in making that
clear to me whatsoever! LOL.

I'm impressed that you know her. She's a beautiful lady.

Post by El
She did defend Colleen as if she were a jealous lover though. I like that.
It stands in her favor. :-)

Don't be too impressed. In her case it is if there is any reason to yell, she
will do it. She has no one to nag in her life, so we're it.

[K]

Post by El
Well, if she was raped or stalked in the past then perhaps I can understand
and overlook her comment.
But if she hates all men then there is no excuse for the animosity.
Discrimination whether it's against women, men, and everyone else in between
is intolerable.

She hates all of us. She's bitter about life and I have no clue as to why
this is. Some people feel they've been dealt a low blow and blame others
they see as having more than them or knowing people they wish they knew.

[Carol]

Once again I am in awe of your mind- reading powers regarding other posters.
Thank you, K/John Edward.

Carol

[K]

Post by Carol
Once again I am in awe of your mind- reading powers regarding other posters.
Thank you, K/John Edward.

For my next act, I would say that you have way too much time on your hands and
need to go find something constructive to do rather than following me around
all day long. I liked you before I saw your ugly side, but now that I see it,
I don't like you. Now that we've established this, please don't post to me any
more. Killfile me if you lack self-control.
If Elliot and I choose to discuss a woman who has libeled us, we are free to do
this without your heavy breathing ranting. Now, get lost.

[El]

Well said K. This is a public forum and if Julie (who doesn't know us at
all) can walk in here and attack us for no reason, then we are certainly at
liberty to air our viewpoints on the woman who judges unfairly. She might
be a very sick person and she might not, but when you 'assume' and unfairly
accuse those whom you do not know, then you make yourself fair game for
anything that follows.

As far as anything else, I was asked a question by Annie and responded,
without giving away any present-day details of the life of the person whom
we are discussing. The situations that I mentioned occurred 20 - 30 years
ago for God's sake. LOL.

El

Post by K

Post by Carol
Once again I am in awe of your mind- reading powers regarding other posters.
Thank you, K/John Edward.

For my next act, I would say that you have way too much time on your hands and
need to go find something constructive to do rather than following me around
all day long. I liked you before I saw your ugly side, but now that I see it,
I don't like you. Now that we've established this, please don't post to me any
more. Killfile me if you lack self-control.
If Elliot and I choose to discuss a woman who has libeled us, we are free to do
this without your heavy breathing ranting. Now, get lost.

[Charles Perrin]

This is a public forum and if Julie (who doesn't know us at all)

One can Google up a pretty good view of anyone who posts on USENET
very much at all.

[Richard Hunter]

On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 22:26:28 GMT, while driving the porcelain

Post by Charles Perrin

This is a public forum and if Julie (who doesn't know us at all)

One can Google up a pretty good view of anyone who posts on USENET
very much at all.

for the most part. there are some, tho, that x-no-archive their
posts, and still others who delete theirs.

david

[Carol]

Don't mess with me.

I am older and have more insurance.
(identify the movie line)

Carol

[El]

LOL. I have nothing against you Carol, but how do you know that you are
older?

El

Post by Carol
Don't mess with me.
I am older and have more insurance.
(identify the movie line)
Carol

[K]

Post by El
LOL. I have nothing against you Carol, but how do you know that you are
older?

She is in her 50s amd I am in my 40s. She has stated she has had a facelift
and I haven't had any work done, so I guess that makes her better. I bet I
look better though. ;-)

[Ellen]

Subject: Re: Colleen Corby
Date: 8/3/03 12:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time

Post by El
LOL. I have nothing against you Carol, but how do you know that you are
older?

She is in her 50s amd I am in my 40s. She has stated she has had a facelift
and I haven't had any work done, so I guess that makes her better. I bet I
look better though. ;-)

Speechless. Audacity always leaves me speechless.



Ellen

[El]

I can't say that I know that movie line. LOL.

El

Post by Carol
Don't mess with me.
I am older and have more insurance.
(identify the movie line)
Carol

[K]

Post by El
I can't say that I know that movie line. LOL.

Kathy Bates said it when teenagers pulled into her parking place. Fried Green
Tomatoes. She whammed their car because she had a moment of having a nervous
breakdown. What does that say for Carol? She loses her temper easily,
perhaps.

[Frayed]

Post by Carol
Don't mess with me.
I am older and have more insurance.
(identify the movie line)
Carol

Fried Green Tomatoes?

[El]

Wow! I would have never guessed it. Fantastic movie! :-)

El

Post by Frayed
Fried Green Tomatoes?
--
Karen
_____________

Ding Ding Ding... a WINNER!
Barbeque plate coming right up! <g>
Carol

[Frayed]

Post by Frayed
Fried Green Tomatoes?
--
Karen
_____________

Ding Ding Ding... a WINNER!
Barbeque plate coming right up! <g>
Carol

I will collect when I visit my in-laws in SCW...in fact, since
I know you are near, I might FREAK out the husband and
suggest a visit. I will wait until the temps are lower than
1000 degrees.
See you in Scottsdale, book us a massage :)
Karen
==========
"That's a hell of a way to treat a camel hair coat."
Lenny Briscoe

[Carol]

Post by Frayed
1000 degrees.
See you in Scottsdale, book us a massage :)
Karen

Making a note to call the Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmount Scottsdale
Princess for a future booking

Carol

[Charles Perrin]

Post by Frayed

Post by Carol
I am older and have more insurance.
(identify the movie line)

Fried Green Tomatoes?

Don't mention that movie... I had a female friend who asked me what
was so funny about a certain line.

All I will say is she had never been in the hospital and subjected to
certain procedures. <grin/duck>

[K]

Post by Carol
Don't mess with me.
I am older and have more insurance.
(identify the movie line)
Carol

Kathy Bates.
Don't mess with me, Carol. I am a lot tougher and I don't embarrass easily.

[Linda]

Post by Carol
I am older and have more insurance.

I loved the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" but was surprised they used an alread
very well-travelled joke in the film. The original joke line was:
"I'm older than you, richer than you, and I don't give a damn."

Linda

[Olivia Shovell]

And unfortunately we can all attest to this.

--Olivia

Subject: Re: Colleen Corby
Date: 8/3/03 3:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time
I don't embarrass easily.

[K]

What a surprise. Another AOL account. I assume you are using the royal WE
here.

[Charles Perrin]

Post by El
My personal opinion is that Jjjjjulie is a very *jealous* woman
(probably unhappy).
In any case, I hear that Valium works wonders. :-)

To use a Jjjjjulieism to express my HO about Valium: "Valium. Feh.
Xanax is the breakfast of champions." <grin/duck>

[El]

Oh yes, I hear that Xanex is far superior, but more dangerously addictive
than Valium. Since I am health conscious I wanted to recommend the least
hazardous medication. <VBG>

Post by Charles Perrin

Post by El
My personal opinion is that Jjjjjulie is a very *jealous* woman
(probably unhappy).
In any case, I hear that Valium works wonders. :-)

To use a Jjjjjulieism to express my HO about Valium: "Valium. Feh.
Xanax is the breakfast of champions." <grin/duck>

[laura]

ooooohhhh. JJJJJJJJJulie P is back from her vacation.
I guess she didn't have much fun?? Then again, I don't think she ever has
much fun so what difference would a vacation make.



"Jjjjjulie" <***@aol.comehither> wrote in message news:***@mb-m15.aol.com...
: >
: >From: "El" model-***@verizon.com
:
: > As a
: >matter of fact she is adamant that I remove this entire thread, but I
find
: >that there is only a way to remove my portions of the thread, not
anyone's
: >responses. I am not looking forward to conveying that information to
her.
: >LOL.
:
: [indiscreet and highly inappropriate personal information snipped out of
: respect for Ms. Corby]
:
: In that case then you might consider shutting up about the details of her
: personal life. If she is uncomfortable with the fact you started this
thread,
: why on earth would you think it was appropriate for you to blather on
about her
: life and its particulars in greater detail?
:
: Stop stalking her and get a life already.
:
:
: --
: Julie P.
: "if you don't know what is wrong with me/then you don't know what you've
: missed"--Declan McManus

[K]

Post by laura
ooooohhhh. JJJJJJJJJulie P is back from her vacation.
I guess she didn't have much fun?? Then again, I don't think she ever has
much fun so what difference would a vacation make.

But she didn't get sun poisoning, What the hell is sun poisoning, hahahhaa.
It sounds like something someone would say who is "affected.?"

[Charles Perrin]

Post by K

Post by laura
ooooohhhh. JJJJJJJJJulie P is back from her vacation.

But she didn't get sun poisoning, What the hell is sun poisoning

Polymorphic light eruption (aka "sun poisoning") is indeed a real
condition.

It can send one to the dermatologist.

[Charles Perrin]

Post by laura
ooooohhhh. JJJJJJJJJulie P is back from her vacation.

It's a "vvvvvacation" when she has it. <grin/duck>

Post by laura
I guess she didn't have much fun?? Then again, I don't
think she ever has much fun so what difference would
a vacation make.

She probably had severe NetNazi withdrawal.

[laura]

"K" <***@aol.com> wrote in message news:***@mb-m04.aol.com...
: >From: Charles Perrin ***@att.net
:
: >She probably had severe NetNazi withdrawal.
:
: I could NOT believe she posted while on vacation.
:
Nope, me either. On vacation, vacation. Don't post to AF! LMAO!

[Annie]

Post by El
She is very much aware that she had a fan base but somehow is unwilling to
believe that any such fan base exists now - or that it matters.

I don't really think of myself as a "fan", but I did regard her as kind
of a style and role model way back when. Yes, I tried to get my hair to
look like hers, but my face is a bit longer and my features are not the
same as hers, so I could not pass as her stunt double. :) I'm sure I was
shorter (I'm about 5'6) than she was and yes, a few pounds heavier. I
seemed to oscillate around 118-120 back in my late teens. (I won't even
THINK of discussing weight now. :) I wasn't at all in bad shape, but
definitely not in the range qualifying for modeling. Besides, I had
other career aspirations, which seem to have worked out fine. :)

There were a lot of looks I tried, all of us did back then. When I saw
something I liked, I often tried it. Sometimes it worked, often it did
not.

Post by El
As a
matter of fact she is adamant that I remove this entire thread, but I find
that there is only a way to remove my portions of the thread, not anyone's
responses. I am not looking forward to conveying that information to her.
LOL.

You can tell her that a lot of us admired her, and not to seem like a
fuddy, but one thing I admired about her was that she was not one of
those models who was always mentioned being connected to the New York or
Hollywood party and drug scene.

Post by El
You may know that her business failed along time ago. As her career ended
she wanted to travel and have her own Shoppe's, which included plans for her
sister Molly too.

Hmmmm... I don't remember anything about her starting a business. I'm
sorry the business did not work out. :( Of course there's a lot of the
1970's that seems like one big blurr to me. :)

Post by El
I will say something to her on Monday when I speak to her. My children are
here this weekend and I shy away from having "private" conversations when

If she wants to be private, I'll respect that and let the thread die.
When the name came up, I remembered her very well from back then, and
wondered what happened to her.

I'm sure ... not if but when ... the people who write those "where are
they now" type columns may be looking for her too. :) Her face was very
well recognized back in the late 60's and early 70's.

Oh well, so it goes. (And so do I. :)

[El]

I printed your letter to Colleen last night. She said, "Thanx for
remembering! I'm not that much taller. Still, I really don't think that I
need a fan site and all of that."

Her business was: Colleen's Necessities and her sister's in adjoining store
fronts was Molly's Accessories (I hope that I haven't reversed the
nomenclature).

Have a good one and thanx for asking. :-)

Post by Annie

Post by El
She is very much aware that she had a fan base but somehow is unwilling to
believe that any such fan base exists now - or that it matters.

I don't really think of myself as a "fan", but I did regard her as kind
of a style and role model way back when. Yes, I tried to get my hair to
look like hers, but my face is a bit longer and my features are not the
same as hers, so I could not pass as her stunt double. :) I'm sure I was
shorter (I'm about 5'6) than she was and yes, a few pounds heavier. I
seemed to oscillate around 118-120 back in my late teens. (I won't even
THINK of discussing weight now. :) I wasn't at all in bad shape, but
definitely not in the range qualifying for modeling. Besides, I had
other career aspirations, which seem to have worked out fine. :)
There were a lot of looks I tried, all of us did back then. When I saw
something I liked, I often tried it. Sometimes it worked, often it did
not.

Post by El
As a
matter of fact she is adamant that I remove this entire thread, but I find
that there is only a way to remove my portions of the thread, not anyone's
responses. I am not looking forward to conveying that information to her.
LOL.

You can tell her that a lot of us admired her, and not to seem like a
fuddy, but one thing I admired about her was that she was not one of
those models who was always mentioned being connected to the New York or
Hollywood party and drug scene.

Post by El
You may know that her business failed along time ago. As her career ended
she wanted to travel and have her own Shoppe's, which included plans for her
sister Molly too.

Hmmmm... I don't remember anything about her starting a business. I'm
sorry the business did not work out. :( Of course there's a lot of the
1970's that seems like one big blurr to me. :)

Post by El
I will say something to her on Monday when I speak to her. My children are
here this weekend and I shy away from having "private" conversations when

If she wants to be private, I'll respect that and let the thread die.
When the name came up, I remembered her very well from back then, and
wondered what happened to her.
I'm sure ... not if but when ... the people who write those "where are
they now" type columns may be looking for her too. :) Her face was very
well recognized back in the late 60's and early 70's.
Oh well, so it goes. (And so do I. :)

[Michele317]

Post by El
That's funny, most of the issues that I have say "Back to School" and show
all of the college fashions with campus photos too (with campus tips).
Perhaps you might want to pick an old one up and see if I'm right. Memory
gets blurry with time. I didn't remember the college and preppie fashions
either. :-)

i think seventeen wanted to give that college image, but i know by the time i
got to college, i was 17 and well past the magazine. i'd already gotten into
glamour and mademoiselle and started to become addicted to vogue.

[El]

Glamour is a spectacular magazine IMO. They were one of the first women's
magazines to expand their reading material towards women with professional
goals, investments, and health in the 1980's - even down to doing car
repairs!

However, I am totally clueless as to what Glamour was like in the 1960's and
1970's. Can you or anyone else enlighten me?

Thanks.

El

Post by Michele317

Post by El
That's funny, most of the issues that I have say "Back to School" and show
all of the college fashions with campus photos too (with campus tips).
Perhaps you might want to pick an old one up and see if I'm right.

Memory

Post by Michele317

Post by El
gets blurry with time. I didn't remember the college and preppie fashions
either. :-)

i think seventeen wanted to give that college image, but i know by the time i
got to college, i was 17 and well past the magazine. i'd already gotten into
glamour and mademoiselle and started to become addicted to vogue.

[K]

Oh! lol lol lol ! Did she say THAT? lol

Pfft, yeah.