Hot Curl

Hot Curl

A cartoon character created in 1963 by Michael Dormer and Lee Teacher.

In 1963, Dormer and his friend, Lee Teacher, sculpted Hot Curl [ [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/exhibits/weird/hotcurl.htm San Diego Historical Society, retrieved 19 Sept 2007] ] a 400-pound concrete statue, and installed it on the rocks near the surf shack at La Jolla's famed Windansea Beach in San Diego, California. The sculpture of a mop-haired, 6-foot tall, knobby-kneed surfer gazed out at the sea with a beer in his hand. The pot-bellied surf god quickly became a nation-wide sensation appearing in SurfToons comics and as a plastic model kit, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. In 1964, Hot Curl became a movie star, appearing in Muscle Beach Party [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=2_E6M3LEGP4C&pg=PA224&dq=%22muscle+beach+party%22+%22hot+curl%22&sig=rgj3nqEcnz_y8yykLbCyDPtgSOU,Fantasy Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema: Interviews with 20 Actresses from Biker, Beach, and Elvis Movies. Tom Lisanti. ISBN 978-0-7864-0868-9. 2001] ] .

Today, Hot Curl appears regularly in Surfer (magazine).

External links

* [http://www.michaeldormer.com Michael Dormer's official web site]
* [http://www.hotcurllives.com Hot Curl's official web site]

References


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