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WJAD
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmailThe originals of these first two images weren’t collected by me. They’re located on an old, apparently long-abandoned Angelfire site on which Mr. Charles E. Rowe, Jr. documented some of his career in radio, part of which was spent at the Bainbridge, Georgia station WJAD (now WGEX). When these call letters were used for the…
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Nicky Marotta, 1980
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmail And this, of course, is the look they settled on for Nicky, ultimately using this photo on nearly all the American publicity materials. As this is the outfit she wears when the girls escape from the hospital, it was likely taken near the end of production, so the shaggy hair cut of someone who…
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Nicky Marotta Hair/Make-up Test, 1979
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmailAnd the story continues… Allan Moyle wanted “real” girls, not professional actresses, to portray Nicky and Pammy, and searched high and low, even holding nation-wide open auditions, with no luck. Trini Alvarado was hired for Pammy on the strength of her performance in Rich Kids (1979), but Nicky eluded them. Until, one day, an unidentified…
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TIMES SQUARE Screenplay, 1979
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmailSo the story goes, Allan Moyle and Leanne Ungar rented an apartment on 42nd Street, having come to New York from a vibrant filmmaking scene in Montreal. They bought a used couch and found in the cushions a handwritten journal that appeared to be the work of an obsessive, possibly mentally ill young woman. This…
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Where is She Now?
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmail Well, in November 2011, she was relaxing at home. And where’s that? And what is she doing when she’s not relaxing? Welllll… unfortunately, now that I’m “official,” and not trying to uncover a mystery, I’m no longer at liberty to disclose everything I know. And a lot of what I don’t know, I’m…
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8th Grade Graduation
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmail In 1977, Robin graduated from St. Saviour elementary, and went on to Brooklyn Technical High School. I know what you’re thinking… you’re thinking, “Wait a minute! There’s something wrong with your math. If she was born in May 1964, shouldn’t she have left 8th grade in 1978?” Yes, except for one thing: when Robin…
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1st Communion Photo
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmail Here she is, about 8 years old, in or around 1972. The original photo was owned by Robin’s paternal grandmother, and is now owned by Robin’s Aunt Justina. 6.69 in (height) x 4.84 (width) (work); 800 px (H) x 559 px (W), 96 dpi, 249 KB (image) scanned 19-10-2009; edited 01-05-2011 Watermarked along…
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Age 2-3
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmailRobin grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York. Robin and Cindy Johnson with their father, circa 1966-67. The original photo was owned by Robin’s paternal grandmother, and is now owned by Robin’s Aunt Justina. 5.195 in (height) x 6.87 in (width) (work); 609 px (H) x 800 px (W), 96 dpi,…
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Robin Johnson, Age 1
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmail Robin Johnson was born May 29, 1964. This 1965 photograph shows Robin at approximately one year old. The original photo was owned by Robin’s paternal grandmother, and is now owned by Robin’s Aunt Justina. Detail of baby photo of Robin and Cindy Johnson showing Robin Johnson, age 1(?) 1046 px (H) x 743…
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You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here
FacebookTwitterTumblrRedditPinterestGoogleEmailOctober 17, 1980. My mom drops me and my friend Kurt off at the Quakerbridge Mall, where they have a movie theater with an astonishing four screens. One of these screens is showing the new Tim Curry movie, Times Square. Die-hard Rocky Horror fans that we are, we just had to be there opening night.…