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January 1953. "Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky Nelson of television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," a sitcom that ran from 1952 to 1966. Color transparency by Earl Theisen for Look magazine. View full size.
Either this was taken before Ricky discovered Clearasil, invented several years before, or he slid into home on his face in his last Little League game.
Now that nearly every picture is Photoshopped in some way, it's a bit of a shock to see a public figure displaying such a natural look in a national publication.
[The transparency was probably retouched before it was published. - Dave]
A little accident with the bicycle or playing football?
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