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Margie Stewart (December 14, 1919 – April 26, 2012) was the official United States Army poster girl during World War II. She appeared on twelve posters, of which a total of 94 million copies were distributed.〔〔 She was born in Wabash, Indiana and attended Indiana University. She became a model and appeared in about 20 RKO movies, often in uncredited roles.〔〔 Among her roles was that of Marjorie Forrester, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve's niece, in several films about ''The Great Gildersleeve''. In addition to appearing in the posters, Stewart toured the U.S. as one of the four members of a group called the Bondbardiers, accompanied by various Hollywood stars, to sell war bonds. In 1945, she toured Europe and was one of the first civilians to enter Germany after the end of the war. Her appearance in London's Hyde Park "caused gridlock." 〔〔 ==Modeling== Described as "the U.S. military's official pinup" during World War II,〔 Stewart worked as a model for posters to boost the morale of men in the United States armed forces during that war. A 1943 news brief noted, "Though she quit as a poster model to become a movie starlet ... Margie Stewart will ... appear on two special posters to be circulated by the army among overseas troops -- for morale effect."〔 〕 In 1944, Stewart was described in a photo caption as "credited with being the favorite poster girl of men in the U.S. Army."〔 〕 She also posed for posters on the home front, "promoting everything from war bonds to security." She once estimated that more than 94 million of her posters were distributed worldwide during the war.〔 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「Margie Stewart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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