Speargun Bettie
Speargun Bettie: Lifeguard Ellsworth Boyd with the Queen of All Pin Ups during a chance encounter on a Ft. Lauderdale beach one late summer afternoon in 1957. Boyd would later rise to attention as an early contributor to Skin Diver magazine with his “Wreck Facts” column. Although he wrote on many lifestyle and history topics, shipwrecks were a steady topic. To bring back memories from his dives, he purchased a Brownie camera with a Plexiglas housing, and began pitching stories with photos to editors of local and national magazines. Boyd contributed more than 1,300 articles to more than 110 publications and lived a fascinating life. His 2015 'Bettie Page' article in DIVER magazine is a MUST READ! See below...
A chance meeting on a Florida beach became a lifetime friendship between contributor Ellsworth Boyd and 1950s pinup favourite Bettie Page Te