there is very little information available on the internet about the life of 50s fashion model Sunny Harnett. What i did manage to find out is that she was born in New York in 1924, and given the name of Annemarie Margot Harnett. Sunny had a very successful modeling career throughout the 1950s and upon retiring, became an assistant to Eileen Ford of Ford Models.
above photo with Dovima
information regarding Sunny's death is equally vague, suggesting that deteriorating health confined her to a long term care centre, where she later suffered severe burns in a fire and died in May of 1987.
Thank you for this tribute to Sunny. It amazes me it's very difficult to find information about her. I have many vintage vogue magazines from the 50's with Sunny Harnett in them and have become a huge fan.
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Thanks for the tribute to Sunny Harnett, very difficult to find information about her. - GG
ReplyDeleteSUNNY HARTNETT DIED IN NA FIRE IN 1987 >>>>>>>>>>>ACCORDING TO MICHAEL GROSS'S BOOK " MODEL" SUNNY LIVED WITH 2 LADIES 10-15 YEARS HER SENIOR AND THEY ALL DIED >>> I HAVE THE ORIGINAL DOVIMA AND SUNNY HARTNETT (ABOVE)PHOTOGRAPH OF RICHARD AVEDON TAKEN IN 1995>>
ReplyDeleteI CAME ACROSS THE BOOK THE OTHER N IGHT AND THE MODEL NANCY BERG SAID THAT SHE ALSO HAD A MASTECTOMY AND THAT SHE LOST HER MIND SHE DIED ANONYMOUS AND UNMOURNED
ReplyDeleteALSO I MANT "1955" ABOUT THE PHOTO RICHARD AVEDON TOOK IN 1955 FOR HARPER'S BAZAAR MAG
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