Henry Fonda shows you what a well dressed gentleman will wear

July 9, 2008 By Tom Murphy Leave a Comment

American Academy Award-winning film and stage actor Henry Fonda, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists, also did a few print advertisements in his day.

This 1950s ad for Arrow Shirts shows Fonda with Marlon Brando’s older sister Jocelyn Brando.Â It’s a 10″ by 13″ two page centerfold ad carefully removed from the Saturday Evening Post.

Arrow is a reflection of the American fashion over the course of three centuries. From a one-room workshop in Troy, NY in 1851 to an international corporation with distribution in more than 90 countries, it is too fine a heritage to be forgotten.

We continue to find interesting vintage advertising such as this.. and bring it back to you through our eBay store – “Encore-Ephemera .. and more”

I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the Encore it deserves.

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About Tom Murphy
My name is Tom Murphy and I’m becoming more and more a full time Blogger - trying to master this new and dynamic medium called blogging. Back in the late 1990s I found the Internet and was not sure what it was.. or where it was going. I worked at the time for IBM and we had what was called then PROFS - the Professional Office System. I didn’t know it at the time but that was perhaps my beginning interest in blogging. As I learn more and more about Blogging.. and Wordpress.. and my other passion - Ephemera, I hope to be able to blog about it to my followers here on this blogsite. Stay with me for what I hope will be a fun adventure for us all.