GROUP URGES GRABLE STAMP FOLLOWING AMERICAN CLASSICS SERIES

Group Urges Grable Postage Stamp Following History Channel American Classics Series Which Names Grable Pin Up American Icon.

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GROUP URGES GRABLE STAMP FOLLOWING AMERICAN CLASSICS SERIES

History Channel American Classic Series Features Grable Pin Up As American Icon"

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. -- December 10, 2001 -- A group of fans of the late Betty Grable, World War II pin-up queen and top female box office star of all time, has formed for the purpose of getting the U.S. Post Office to issue a stamp featuring Grables likeness.
   Called LEGS (League to Establish Grable Stamp), the group, headed by Bob Isoz, includes movie great Debbie Reynolds. According to Isoz and Reynolds, both long time friends and fans of Grables, the star should be honored for her morale building efforts during WWII. She was the inspiration for a fighting nation during both WWII and the Korean conflict," said Isoz, a Las Vegas resident.
   The photo of Grable looking over her shoulder in a one-piece bathing suit was the number one pin-up of World War II and possibly of all time. The History Channels American Classics Series (which aired in November, 2001) featured Grables Pin Up along with the Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam and George Washington, as an American Icon." The Pin Up photo represented the American woman and what the troops in WWII were fighting for, said the American Classics Show. So symbolic is Grable of America, that a reference is made to her by a captured German soldier in the recent film, Saving Private Ryan."
   Debbie Reynolds says of Grable, I had the privilege of knowing Betty as a friend. She was an inspiration to me when I was first starting out in the Business, but, as we became more acquainted, my admiration for her grew even more. [During WWII, she] represented what every serviceman was fighting to protect."
   We are encouraging a flood of letters that the Stamp Advisory Committee cannot ignore. Its time we thank Betty for her contributions to the war effort and the wholesome entertainment she provided for years. Like Coca Cola and apple pie, she is America," said Isoz.
   Grable, who passed away from cancer in 1973, still holds the box office record for consecutive placement in the Exhibitors Poll of top ten box office stars. She was the first woman to achieve #1 box office status in 1943 and made the top ten list from 1942 through 1951.
LEGS is urging all to write the Stamp Advisory Committee about a Grable stamp:
   Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee, Room 5670, 475 LEnfant Plaza S.W., Washington DC 20260.
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