Grace Horton was the model for Nancy Drew--in the original covers and illustrations by Russell H. Tandy. There is not a lot known about Grace, but she clearly lent a "grace" and sophistication to Nancy Drew's style on the dust jackets of those original books.Her family was known for Horton Ice Cream. I've created a montage shown above using a recent photo of Grace that was sold at eBay. Grace was a Harry Conover model who can sometimes be spotted in old print ads.
Author Susan Kandel built part of the murder mystery in Not a Girl Detective on Grace Horton and Russell H. Tandy.
For more on Russell H. Tandy, check out this page of my website:Jenn:)
Very interesting! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've got an advertisement for a Ry Krisp Ad featuring Grace I need to dig out one of these days.
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Ahhh, Grace will always be Nancy Drew to me. Thanks for the information, Jenn. Kim
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I hope to have some more in an upcoming issue of The Sleuth! (http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html)
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I ust finished the Not a Girl Detective book, and googled, curious about what Grace Horton looked like. Was thrilled to see the picture! Thanks!
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