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Mystery photo

December 5, 2008 |  3:20 am



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This mystery woman isn't a movie star. She's not even a starlet, although she does have a handful of credits on imdb and pops up on ibdb. The real world has been her stage and her drama certainly played out in the press. The Times' art department went overboard in retouching some of her photos, which is why I'm running them. 
Update: Yes, she's Gregg Sherwood Dodge.

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I'm always impressed by the knowledge of the Daily Mirror readers. Here's to Dewey Webb, Alexa Foreman and Pamela Porter, who recognized our mystery woman.

Here's another picture of her. Notice that The Times' art department painted a strapless gown on her. It's interesting to speculate about what's underneath that The Times considered unprintable. It's not quite painting a shirt on a bare-chested Charlton Heston in a still from "Omega Man," but it's close.  (You think I'm kidding? I'll have to dig it out).

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As you can tell, our mystery woman (yes this is the same woman) has been doing some hard living and has ended up in court. For some reason, The Times art department decided she wasn't quite close enough to the microphone, so they
cut the picture.

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Here's a closeup, showing where the photograph was carefully sliced with a blade and taped together. Nice work, guys. (I'd show you all the tape on the back of the picture, but then you'd know her name and what fun would that be?)

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Here's our mystery woman with another famous individual. He's not identified on the back of the photo, but Daily Mirror readers should have no trouble naming him. Update: Most people recognized attorney Jerry Giesler, congrats!



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As many people guessed, our mystery woman is Gregg Sherwood Dodge.


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Comments (13)

"The Times' art department went overboard in retouching some of her photos."

Retouched? How?

More like don't touch...

"The real world has been her stage and her drama certainly played out in the press."

I don't know who she is, and not to appear too sarcastic,
but the first things that come to mind are peroxide and padded bras.

The chemical and cotton industries looking to expand into new products and markets.

Georgia Frontiere??

I'm going to say it's Barbara Peyton. Not much to say about her life. Sad, sad story.

i'd say barbara graham. but where do we get an answer? gdub

Jerry Geisler, who seems to crop up in about every third Mystery Photo. Couldn't any of these folks stay outta trouble?

Big time Hollywood divorce mouthpiece, Jerry Geisler.

The charming and lovely Jerry Giesler! At last! I got one! They've been really hard the past few weeks...but I'm glad for that..don't patronize your readers. Hope all's well with you, Larry. Best, Gregory Moore in NYC

I think the man is famous attorney Jerry Giesler. But I can't place place the woman. With the picture of her and Giesler, and the other photo of her testifying in court, I think she has something to do with some sensational trial in the 50's. She's definitely not Dr. R. Bernard Finch's girlfriend, Carole Tregoff.

I'd say the gent is Jerry Geisler. But that's the easy part. The lady escapes me.

I would have to guess that the gentleman in the picture is the divorce attorney, Jerry Gisler.

I have no idea who the woman is, but I think the man is Jerry Geisler.

WHen are you going to tell us her name? It is driving me crazy!

She doesn't look like somebody who would be married to a man named Horace.

Then again, nobody does.



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