Althea Currier
| Althea Currier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Althea Currier 1941 in Baileyville, Maine, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
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Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Measurements | 38-25-36 |
Althea Currier was born in 1941 in Baileyville, Maine, and moved to Southern California in the late 1950s. She was an American glamour model and actress, noted for her large-breasted figure, who appeared in a number of erotic nudie-cuties and sexploitation B grade films in the 1960s.
After moving to Los Angeles, she worked as a dance instructor for Arthur Murray studios and became involved in the entertainment field from there. She appeared in a number of low-budget B-movies movies in the early 1960s, making her debut in 1961 in Russ Meyer's Erotica, reportedly chosen by him because of her large breasts.[1]
In 1965, Currier worked as an exotic dancer in Chuck Landis' Largo Strip Club in Los Angeles.[2] This led to Currier becoming involved in glamour/nude modeling and appearances in many men's magazines of the time, including Mosaic, Modern Man, Adam, Scamp, All Man, Man's Life, etc. She was also featured in Adam magazine's 1964 full-color calendar.[3] Currier wrote an advice column title 'Ask Althea' in Adam magazine from 1964 to 1967, and appeared in occasional layouts in the magazine.[4]
Currier appeared in films directed by Russ Meyer and Peter Perry and producers such as Dan Sonney and Harry Novak.
Currier retired from entertainment towards the end of the 1960s to raise a family.
Filmography
- Erotica (1961) by Russ Meyer
- Mr. Peter's Pets (1962) by Peter Perry
- Surftide 77 (1962) by Lee Frost
- Heavenly Bodies! (1963) by Russ Meyer
- Knockers Up (1963) by Peter Perry
- The Naked Flame (1964) by Lawrence Matlansky
- Everybody Loves It (1964) by David F. Friedman
- Kiss Me Quick! (1964) by Peter Perry
- Lorna (1964) by Russ Meyer
- Sinderella and the Golden Bra (1964) by Loel Minardi
- The Girls on F Street aka Maidens of Fetish Street (1966) by Saul Resnick
Select magazine photo layouts
- Scamp 1961 Vol.5, No.3
- Adam 1962 Vol.6, No.6
- Sir Knight 1962 Vol.3, No.2
- Mosaic 1962 No.4
- RizKay 1962 No.1
- Modern Man 1963 November
- Adam 1963 Vol.7, No.11
- Modern Man Annual 1963 Winter
- French Follies 1964 Vol.2, No.1
- Adam 1964 Vol.8, No.6
- Adam 1965 Vol.9, No.6
- Modern Man Deluxe 1966 Vol.38
- Beau 1967 Vol.3 No.14
- All Man 1967 Vol.8 No.2
- Man's Life 1970 Vol.14 No.1
- Candid Unknown Year, Vol.78, No.7
References
- ↑ Sir Knight pictorial
- ↑ PIX v 1 no 5, 1965, "Dr. Breedlove"
- ↑ "1964 ADAM CALENDAR ~ VIRGINIA ROGERS ALTHEA CURRIER KAREN SHARP". http://www.ebay.com''. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ "Adam magazine Vol 9 1 1964". Etsy. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- Althea Currier at the Internet Movie Database
- Meyer, Russ (2000). A Clean Breast, Vols 1 & 3. The Hauck Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 0-9621797-0-1.
- Sullivan, Steve (1999). Glamour Girls: The Illustrated Encyclopedia. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-20651-8.
- Kemp, Marv (November 1963). "Russ Meyer: Nude Movie Mogul". Modern Man XIII (5–148): 29–32.
- "Nude Movies". Modern Man Annual 27: 21–52. Winter 1963.