June Clyde – Basking in Malibu

The late actress June Clyde had a stellar career, appearing in some classics which included “A Strange Adventure” and “A Study in Scarlet.” If you think that that was all, you’re wrong, as she was also a trendsetter. This 1932 picture shows her soaking up the sun under a cellophane blanket to help her tan.

Being a trailblazer, Clyde, who starred in “Midnight Mystery,” was the first person to initiate this fad, and what an excellent way to promote it by getting tanned herself. At the time, the trend became so popular that it even developed a catchphrase, “Save your cigar and cigarette wrappers.”