Fanchon and Marco’s Sunkist Beauties photographed between dances and songs, presumably in Hollywood, California where they were based. Fanchon and Marco were sister and brother vaudeville performers and producers of vaudeville acts and vaudeville-style prologues to motion pictures in the United States.

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Dancers from Fanchon and Marco’s Sunkist Beauties performance group from the Fanchon and Marco Vaud-Film Production Company. Undated photograph, 1920s-1940s. American. Promotional photograph. Photographer not given. Source:  Source material provided by Museum of Performance + Design. Managed by California Revealed where it is archived with the Vincent Silk papers. Copyright status not known. Image via https://archive.org/details/csfpal_000439/mode/2up
Fanchon and Marco’s Sunkist Beauties. The label stuck to the back of the photograph reads These Sunkists in Fanchon and Marco’s “Sunshine” idea reminds one of fields of waving sunflowers as they sway back and forth in their dance. Image shot in 1940 maybe. American. Promotional photograph. Harry Wenger, photographer. © Museum of Performance + Design. Managed by California Revealed where it is archived with the Vincent Silk papers. Fair use license. via https://archive.org/details/csfpal_000539 and https://californiarevealed.org/do/0deeee85-9f87-4422-8b2f-99c66631698b
The assembled cast of Fanchon and Marco’s “Sunshine” idea playing at the ______ Theatre. Unknown date, 1920s-1940s? American. Harry Wenger, photographer.  Source material provided by Museum of Performance + Design. Managed by California Revealed where it is archived with the Vincent Silk papers. Copyright status not known. Image via https://californiarevealed.org/do/62a5c157-ef2f-499a-8a79-492a372b2a01 and https://archive.org/details/csfpal_000559
Fanchon and Marco’s Sunkist Beauties. Image shot in 1940 maybe. American. Promotional photograph. Archers Studios, Hollywood, California photographers. © Museum of Performance + Design. Managed by California Revealed where it is archived with the Vincent Silk papers. Fair use license. via https://archive.org/details/csfpal_000518 and https://californiarevealed.org/do/efb2e4e9-6858-4fe6-a7c5-9643ecd1b509#page/1
Fanchon and Marco’s Sunkist Beauties. The label stuck to the back of the photograph reads Ruffles, lace and beautiful girls always make a pleasing ensemble as evidenced in this line-up of Sunkist Beauties in Fanchon and Marco’s “Sunshine” idea at ________________ theatre. Probably shot in 1940. American. Photographer not given. © Museum of Performance + Design. Managed by California Revealed where it is archived with the Vincent Silk papers. Fair use license. via https://californiarevealed.org/do/5f9c1f88-6a4e-462d-8bc4-4d81cef1aedb and https://archive.org/details/csfpal_000562

Fanchon and Marco’s Sunkist Beauties were a performance group from the Fanchon & Marco Vaud-Film Production Company. Fanchon and Marco were a sister and brother partnership (who used their first names only) of vaudeville performers and producers of vaudeville acts and vaudeville-style prologues to motion pictures in the United States. They began producing revues in 1919 with Fanchon and Marco Revue, and began producing prologues with their own company in 1922, the Fanchon & Marco Vaud-Film Production Company. They variously operated under the name of Fanchon and Marco Stageshows, Inc., and the Fanchon and Marco Service Corporation; Fanchon and Marco also operated the Fanchon and Marco Costume Company in Los Angeles. These images are archived in California as part of the papers of Vincent Silk who performed with the Sunkist Beauties. Learn more about Fanchon and Marco here. https://fanchonandmarco.com/

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