Biography

Harry Conover was born on August 29, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Cover Girl (1944), Appointment with Baby (1948) and Person to Person (1953). He was married to Candy Jones and Gloria Dalton. He died on July 21, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.

"Cover Girl" is a Conover trademark

[Speaking against fashion designers supporting the skinny model look (1946)]: "Present fashions are pointed toward making women look like matchsticks, thus ruining their health and dispositions. I tell my models to eat as much as they like. Returning servicemen want a good well-rounded bundle, not a matchstick."

[About his agency promoting the natural look (1941)]: "Over 75 percent of our appointments today are made for the well-scrubbed American girl business. This demands a new type of girl - one whom we call 'vitaluring.' Interestingly enough, she has the same type of personality and looks that has always been demanded of men models. Men have always had to look like Ralph, the boy next door. Today's girls must look like Ruth, Ralph's sister. This doesn't mean that they may not look sophisticated. But it must be a real sophistication, one that comes from within instead of one that is painted on."

Sixty-five percent of a model's success depends on her intelligence. The remaining 35 percent depends on her face and figure and her sense of rhythm.

Girls who are extremely good dancers usually make better models than those who dance badly. If a woman is a good dancer, that's fair proof that she has a sense of timing, of rhythm. Without a sense of timing, she's not likely to succeed in this business.

True beauty is best judged in everyday clothes and everyday settings. It takes more than a few minutes of watching a girl parade down a runway, too.