Barbara Osterman

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Barbara Osterman
Born
Barbara June Osterman

(1930-05-10) May 10, 1930 (age 95)
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 12, 2006(2006-10-12) (aged 76)
Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Education Grants Pass High School
Occupations
Years active1950–1958
SpouseWilliam Neill (1950-2006)
Children2

Barbara Osterman (May 10, 1930 - October 12, 2006) was an American actress and model who appeared in hundreds of magazines throughout the 1950s. [1]

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Biography

Osterman appeared in magazines like Vogue , Esquire , Eye, Scope, and Point before being crowned Miss Good Posture by the International Chiropractors Association in 1953. [2] She appeared in a few movies as Diana James [3] and was a frequent model of Peter Gowland who reportedly took 1,200 photographs of her. [4]

She died on October 12, 2006, in Ashland, California.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Sackett, Russ (17 December 1950). "Portland Has a Pinup Girl". The Oregonian. p. 86. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Oaklander's Daughter is Named Miss Good Posture". Oakland Tribune. 27 April 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Claesson, Samuel (September 2025). "Diane James". Classic Images. pp. 32–33.
  4. ↑ "Prince of Pinups Still Going Strong". Los Angeles Times. 13 April 2004. p. 54. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Son of Sinbad". AFI|Catalog. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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