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Sunny Harnett
Also known as Annemarie Margot Elfreda Harnett
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About Sunny Harnett
Sunny Harnett was an American actress, glamour model, and supermodel. She appears frequently in fashion magazines from the 1950s, including many covers of Vogue, and was a favored model of photographer Richard Avedon. Harper's Bazaar ranks her among the 26 greatest models of all time.
Harnett also worked as a casting director. After becoming an assistant to Eileen Ford of Ford Models, she soon quit modeling. She was an ash blonde with a slim build. Later in life, she gained weight and underwent a mastectomy. Due to health concerns, she was placed in a home for long-term care. According to fellow model Betsy Pickering, Jerry Ford hospitalized Harnett for mental illness. Harnett died in 1987 from injuries sustained in a fire at that home.
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What was Sunny Harnett's role at Ford Models?
She became an assistant to Eileen Ford, one of the founders of Ford Models, before quitting modeling.
How did Sunny Harnett pass away?
She died from injuries sustained in a fire at the long-term care home where she was living.
Did you know
- Harper's Bazaar ranked her among the 26 greatest models of all time.
- She was a favorite model of photographer Richard Avedon.
- She was an ash blonde, a specific shade of blonde hair.
- Fellow model Betsy Pickering said Jerry Ford had Harnett hospitalized for mental illness.
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