Heavenly houri

1944. Probably a publicity photo for A Thousand and One Nights in which Marguerite Chapman starred as ‘a heavenly houri’. With its exotic ensemble and provocative pose, it comes as no surprise that this image featured in Yank Army Weekly, 1944. And Marguerite certainly was a forces’ favourite.

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