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Jim Silke - A Film Noir Beauty - Mara Corday

Artist: Jim Silke (Painter)

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Jim Silke - A Film Noir Beauty - Mara Corday Comic Art

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Title:	Jim Silke - A Film Noir Beauty - Mara Corday
Artist:	Jim Silke (Painter)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Pin Up
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	11,340
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	4/28/2013
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Continuing my theme, here is Jim Silke's interpretation of Mara Corday.

Corday is a native Californian who went to Hollywood in her teens to be an actress. She was very pretty and quickly found work as a showgirl... which lead to her becoming a model that led to a bit part as a showgirl in a 1951 film. She became a contract player for Universal International Pictures where she had small roles in various B-movies and television series. Her sci-fi connection was roles in Black Scorpion and The Claw in 1957. A bit of trivia is that she was a longtime friends of Clint Eastwood and she appeared in several of Eastwood's movies including the brief-but-significant moment in Sudden Impact (1983), where she played the waitress dumping sugar into Harry Callahan's coffee in that movie's iconic "Go ahead, make my day".

This image is inspired from the 1957 movie Girls On The Loose where she plays the leader of a gang of women thieves. She is shown here in what looks like a classic film noir poster... holding a smoking gun in front of the city at night. Great stuff!

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Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

Posted on 4/28/2013

Cool theme - love the descriptions you write along with the art!

Charles Dahan
Member Since 2005

Posted on 4/28/2013

Beautiful piece

John Cogan
Member Since 2004

Posted on 5/3/2013

I agree with you Wally, "Great stuff" indeed! Jim Silke still knows how to draw alluring women. I'd have to say that this is my favorite piece in this themed gallery even though I'm a huge Steve Rude Fan.

Malcolm Bourne
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/3/2013

Another Stunning Silke Siren!! salutations!!

Will Cox
Member Since 2006

Posted on 5/1/2016

Mara is a beauty.

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