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Anyone know what pen that might be? Its the only picture I can find of her using a fountain pen. I know she's not terribly famous these days but I'm still curious. The picture is supposedly taken on the set of "Sink the Bismarck!" so possibly 1959 or 1960.

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Looks like a Parker, but dang hard to tell.

 

And famous today or not, I sure had the hots for her. What a classic beauty.

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Hard to tell, given the poor quality of the photo. The clip sure seems like that of a Parker -- but it almost seems to be an Sheaffer inlaid nib on the pen. I looked up the movie on IMDB, and it came out in 1960. Could it be a Parker 45? That would explain both the clip and the odd shape of the nib -- not to mention the slimness of the pen itself.

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Looks like a Parker, but dang hard to tell.

 

And famous today or not, I sure had the hots for her. What a classic beauty.

It's the navy uniform. Even I looked "hot" in blues, except I didn't wear the skirt. :lticaptd:

I loved her in those movies. Also, opposite Robert Lansing in Twelve O'clock High.

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My guess is a Parker 45 but I don't think any period correct pen (particularly in the UK) would have a metal cap.

 

 

 

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It's the navy uniform. Even I looked "hot" in blues, except I didn't wear the skirt. :lticaptd:

I loved her in those movies.

 

I think you would have looked great in the skirt.

 

My favorite movie with her has to be Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

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Dana Wynter was a heroine of mine because of her anti-apartheid stance, notable for someone who grew up in Southern Rhodesia.

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My guess is a Parker 45 but I don't think any period correct pen (particularly in the UK) would have a metal cap.

 

I dunno. I looked up to see what it said in the P45 article on http://www.parkercollector.com/parker45.html and the article on Richard Binder's site http://www.richardspens.com and I got the impression that metal cap models could be that early.

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I dunno. I looked up to see what it said in the P45 article on http://www.parkercollector.com/parker45.html and the article on Richard Binder's site http://www.richardspens.com and I got the impression that metal cap models could be that early.

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By period correct I meant at the time the Bismark was still an issue. IIRC the Parker 45 was not introduced until about 1960 while the Bismark was sunk somewhat earlier.

 

 

 

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Looks like the photo was taken during a break in the filming.

 

If I recall my history, the Bismarck sank in 1941.

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By period correct I meant at the time the Bismark was still an issue. IIRC the Parker 45 was not introduced until about 1960 while the Bismark was sunk somewhat earlier.

 

Oh good point. I was thinking about when the movie was made, since the photo is clearly from the actress taking a break from being on set.

Haven't seen the film myself, so couldn't say what pens (if any) were in there.

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I don't recall anyone in the movie using a pen. Only pencils. So I guess they didn't have period pens readily available. Or maybe it would be poor taste to show Kenneth More and Dana Wynter with inky fingers?

 

Again, I apologize that I can't find a higher resolution photo. Thanks

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I believe "Sink the Bismarck" came out in 1961. I thought that she was hot. She was also in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" with Kevin McCarthy.

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