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John Robert Powers (April 16, 1892 – November 1977) was an American actor and founder of a prominent New York City-based modeling agency. In 1923, John Robert Powers founded a modeling school. The John Robert Powers Agency represented many models who went on to success in the Hollywood film industry, and even Betty Bloomer (Mrs. Gerald Ford) who became the First Lady of the United States. While Powers' clientele was overwhelmingly female, and to be a "Powers Girl" was a much sought-after position, the school also represented several men. At its height, the school was so significant within the industry that Hollywood made a 1943 musical comedy film titled ''The Powers Girl'' in which Alan Mowbray portrays Powers and features Anne Shirley and Carole Landis as aspiring models. John Robert Powers married Alice Burton (1902–1972) and they are interred together in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. ==USA John Robert Powers "school" vs. "agency" controversy== The John Robert Powers system is a franchise system and its franchises in the USA have been involved in a controversy over their status as a school vs a talent agency. Critics in the USA describe John Robert Powers franchises in America as using high-pressure sales tactics and misleading advertising. John Robert Powers USA asserts that is not an agency and does not make any percentage of the talents' earnings. The Los Angeles Better Business Bureau believes that Powers fits the definitions of a "talent agency" and an "advance-fee talent agent" as per California law. Nevertheless, the BBB notes that Powers would "undoubtedly deny that they are either (of agency )" and that Powers' contracts do not use such terms. The Los Angeles BBB further notes:〔 JRP websites include photos of famous personalities and name other celebrities as graduates. Pictures of well-known stars such as Lucille Ball, Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne hang in the lobby of franchises.〔''Star Stuck''. (May 26, 2004). NBC Team 4 Reports. or from (2nd-tier.com ). Retrieved on 2007-05-22.〕 The Los Angeles Better Business Bureau attempted to contact some of these celebrities through their agents or close family members, and those who responded neither attended classes at JRP nor authorized use of their likeness. Celebrities, their representatives or immediate family members who claimed no involvement with JRP schools included Lucille Ball, Heather Locklear, Barbara Walters, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, John Wayne and Betty Ford.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Los Angeles Better Business Bureau )〕 According to the ''National First Ladies Library'' biography, Betty Ford worked as a model for the JRP Agency.〔(Betty Ford ). FirstLadies Library. Accessed 2011-08-02.〕 A ''Vanity Fair'' article says Grace Kelly was a model at the JRP agency.〔()〕 John Robert Powers brochures in the USA continue to use the names of celebrities such as Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Betty Ford, describing them as "Powers models or graduates."〔John Robert Powers brochure distributed by Seattle, Washington office on October 23, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Robert Powers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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