My modeling name was Joan Rydell, I used another modeling name of Eve Rydell. I was born in 1917 in Wilkesbarre, PA, and passed away in 7/11/1967 in North Field Atlantic City, NJ. I modeled for Irving and Paula Klaw. I met and married John "Jack" Bradley while modeling, he was a photographer for Irving. We had three children.
In 1921 I traveled to Costa Rica on a cruise.
I worked with many other famous models and burlesque strippers and actresses. Some of them are Cocoa Brown, Roz Greenwood, Lois Meridian, Shirley Maitland, even Betty Page. I lived in New York, I was dating a married man in 1946 who was not happy that I was going to pose for Irving and Paula Klaw at MSN Moive Star News, we got into a fight, I was beaten and left for dead in a tub full of water. I was pronounced dead at the time but later revived. I was in a comma for a few weeks in Knickerbocker hospital.
I later Married Jack Bradley and we finally moved to Atlantic City, where Jack became a photographer of the stars such as Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, The Marx Brothers, Sammy Davis Jr. and many many more.
I modeled for many magazines such as Titter, Wink, Flirt, Beauty Parade, Whisper and several others, during the 1940s and 1950s. My real name was Joan Eva Reddell, My parents were Constance Rose and Adam Terrance Reddell. I had several siblings, Irene, Adam, Terreance, Leon, and Leonard.
I passed away from cervical cancer. After a long illness and a very fast paced life.
This MySpace Profile was created in memory of my late Aunt Joan Reddell. We, Joan's family are still trying to find more information regarding her life and other models she may have known.
This has started to become a costly project. Any donations to help in this research would be appreciated. We are also selling copies of her photos to raise money. If anyone is interest please contact me.
I am asking any and all models or Burlesque performers to please donate/contribute an autographed photgraph or any other memorabilia that I may auction off to help raise funds to continue to research Joans life, and to help promote and keep the history of all performers alive.
If you have any Info or memorabilia please contact me at [email protected]
Thanks for looking.
Robert T. Reddell
Other words to describe some of my modeling/acting interest Burlesque, Pin-Up, Risque, Bondage, Cheesecake, Siren, Fetish, Slave.
