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50+ Glamorous Fashion Photos Of Wenda Parkinson From 1940s and 1950s

Wenda Rogerson was a fashion model, author, and actress. Her film career was concise, and she worked in just one movie: ‘The Passionate Friends (1949)’. Wenda Rogerson married famous photographer Norman Parkinson. She met Norman when she was appearing as a young actress at the Arts Theatre Club. Several of the underpaid actresses supplemented their salaries through occasional fashion modeling. Her beauty and photogenic qualities very inspired Parkinson, he photographed Wenda for several years in various photoshoots, and they eventually fell in love and married. Wenda Parkinson died in 1987. Please have a look at these beautiful photographs of Wenda Parkinson captured by his husband, Norman Parkinson. Vote your favorite one, and don’t forget to share.

#1 Wenda Parkinson wearing a Molyneux satin evening dress, with a 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, 1950

Wenda Parkinson wearing a Molyneux satin evening dress, with a 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, 1950

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#2 Wenda Parkinson in a leopard-print coat, 1949

Wenda Parkinson in a leopard-print coat, 1949

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#3 Wenda Parkinson, 1951

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#4 Wenda Parkinson, British Vogue, November 1950

Wenda Parkinson, British Vogue, November 1950

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#5 Wenda Parkinson wearing a Christian Dior hussar-style velvet-and-wool tailleur and black-fox muff in Paris, 1949

Wenda Parkinson wearing a Christian Dior hussar-style velvet-and-wool tailleur and black-fox muff in Paris, 1949

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#6 Wenda Parkinson wearing a Molyneux satin evening dress,1950

Wenda Parkinson wearing a Molyneux satin evening dress,1950

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#7 Wenda Parkinso wearing a strapless dress, 1951

Wenda Parkinso wearing a strapless dress, 1951

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#8 Wenda Parkinson with her son Simon, 1950

Wenda Parkinson with her son Simon, 1950

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#9 Wenda Parkinson wearing a Hardy Amies coat, 1949

Wenda Parkinson wearing a Hardy Amies coat, 1949

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#10 Wenda Parkinson in a white hat in South Africa, 1951

Wenda Parkinson in a white hat in South Africa, 1951

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#11 Wenda Parkinson in Tobago, 1956

Wenda Parkinson in Tobago, 1956

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#12 Wenda Parkinson, 1957

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#13 Wenda Parkinson, 1954

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#14 Wenda Parkinson, 1951

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#15 Wenda Parkinson wearing a grey flannel suit and lime-green cap, 1949

Wenda Parkinson wearing a grey flannel suit and lime-green cap, 1949

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#16 Wenda Parkinson on a Canoe in India, 1956

Wenda Parkinson on a Canoe in India, 1956

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#17 Wenda Parkinson in a leopard-print coat, 1949

Wenda Parkinson in a leopard-print coat, 1949

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#18 Wenda Parkinson photographed in Times Square, 1949

Wenda Parkinson photographed in Times Square, 1949

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#19 Wenda Parkinson poses at a fruit stall in the South of France, 1949

Wenda Parkinson poses at a fruit stall in the South of France, 1949

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#20 Wenda Parkinson applying make-up, 1950s

Wenda Parkinson applying make-up, 1950s

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#21 Wenda Parkinson wearing a Hardy Amies coat, 1949

Wenda Parkinson wearing a Hardy Amies coat, 1949

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#22 Wenda Parkinson wearing a Christian Dior hussar-style velvet-and-wool tailleur and fox muff in New York, 1949

Wenda Parkinson wearing a Christian Dior hussar-style velvet-and-wool tailleur and fox muff in New York, 1949

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#23 Wenda Parkinson in a photo-shoot for Vogue magazine, 1952

Wenda Parkinson in a photo-shoot for Vogue magazine, 1952

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#24 Wenda Rogerson in a Hardy Amies short evening dress, 1952

Wenda Rogerson in a Hardy Amies short evening dress, 1952

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#25 Wenda Parkinson poses for British Vogue, 1950

Wenda Parkinson poses for British Vogue, 1950

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#26 Wenda Parkinson with Patrick MacNee, 1950

Wenda Parkinson with Patrick MacNee, 1950

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#27 Wenda Parkinson, photographed for Vogue magazine, 1952

Wenda Parkinson, photographed for Vogue magazine, 1952

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#29 Wenda Parkinson photographed in Andalucia, Spain for Vogue magazine, 1954

Wenda Parkinson photographed in Andalucia, Spain for Vogue magazine, 1954

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#30 Wenda Parkinson in Andalucia, Spain, 1954

Wenda Parkinson in Andalucia, Spain, 1954

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#31 Wenda Parkinson photographed for Vogue magazine, 1954

Wenda Parkinson photographed for Vogue magazine, 1954

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#32 Wenda Parkinson wearing a grey gabardine dress in Nairobi, Kenya, South Africa, next to a Hermes aeroplane, 1951

Wenda Parkinson wearing a grey gabardine dress in Nairobi, Kenya, South Africa, next to a Hermes aeroplane, 1951

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#33 Wenda Parkinson and ostriches, fashion by Spectator Sports in South Africa, 1951

Wenda Parkinson and ostriches, fashion by Spectator Sports in South Africa, 1951

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#34 Wenda Parkinson wearing a tweed suit by Hardy Amies, near Rotten Row at Hyde Park Corner, London, 1951

Wenda Parkinson wearing a tweed suit by Hardy Amies, near Rotten Row at Hyde Park Corner, London, 1951

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#35 Wenda Parkinson at Howick Falls Underneath the 310-foot (94-metre) sheer drop in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 1951

Wenda Parkinson at Howick Falls Underneath the 310-foot (94-metre) sheer drop in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, 1951

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#36 Wenda Parkinson photographed for a “Country Woman at War” feature in front of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, 1942

Wenda Parkinson photographed for a “Country Woman at War” feature in front of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, 1942

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#37 Wenda Parkinson in a Scottish tweed coat by Aquascutum, 1951

Wenda Parkinson in a Scottish tweed coat by Aquascutum, 1951

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#38 Wenda Parkinson photographed for Vogue in 1950

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#39 Wenda Parkinson, 1953

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#40 Wenda Parkinson, 1950

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#41 Wenda Parkinson wearing Dior, 1952

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#42 Wenda Parkinson with a cat on her shoulders, 1951

Wenda Parkinson with a cat on her shoulders, 1951

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#43 Wenda Parkinson photographed for British Vogue, 1949

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#44 Wenda Parkinson photographed for Vogue, 1954

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#45 Wenda Parkinson photographed for Vogue magazine, 1951

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#46 Wenda Parkinson weaving mill in Scotland, 1952

Wenda Parkinson weaving mill in Scotland, 1952

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#47 Wenda Parkinson wearing a cashmere twin-set from Women’s Home Industries. In the public bar at Hobnails Inn, Little Washbourne, Gloucestershire, 1951

Wenda Parkinson wearing a cashmere twin-set from Women’s Home Industries. In the public bar at Hobnails Inn, Little Washbourne, Gloucestershire, 1951

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#48 Wenda Parkinson in a rickshaw, dress by Roter, 1956

Wenda Parkinson in a rickshaw, dress by Roter, 1956

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#49 Wenda Parkinson in South Africa wearing a Coolie hat, 1951

Wenda Parkinson in South Africa wearing a Coolie hat, 1951

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#50 Wenda Parkinson in South Africa, 1956

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#51 Wenda Parkinson wearing a dress by Susan Small and is photographed with a mother and her children for Vogue, 1951

Wenda Parkinson wearing a dress by Susan Small and is photographed with a mother and her children for Vogue, 1951

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#52 Wenda Parkinson and an unknown fashion model in Paris, 1952

Wenda Parkinson and an unknown fashion model in Paris, 1952

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#53 Wenda Parkinson wearing a Norman Hartnell gown, 1950

Wenda Parkinson wearing a Norman Hartnell gown, 1950

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#54 Wenda Parkinson photographed for British Vogue, 1951

Wenda Parkinson photographed for British Vogue, 1951

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#55 Wenda Parkinson wearing a taffeta cocktail dress and silk turban, 1949

Wenda Parkinson wearing a taffeta cocktail dress and silk turban, 1949

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#56 Wenda Parkinson eating spaghetti, Vogue, 1949

Wenda Parkinson eating spaghetti, Vogue, 1949

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#57 Wenda Parkinson photographed with a De Havilland ‘Vampire’ jet fighter wearing a suit and coat, 1951

Wenda Parkinson photographed with a De Havilland ‘Vampire’ jet fighter wearing a suit and coat, 1951

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#58 Wenda Parkinson at London Airport, 1951

Wenda Parkinson at London Airport, 1951

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#59 wenda Parkinson wearing a coat by Aquascutum and hat, 1947

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#60 Wenda Parkinson wearing a Simpson’s suit at the Peabody Trust Buildings, Fulham Road, London, 1950

Wenda Parkinson wearing a Simpson’s suit at the Peabody Trust Buildings, Fulham Road, London, 1950

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#61 Wenda Parkinson in a classic suit in clerical grey and flannel hat, 1954

Wenda Parkinson in a classic suit in clerical grey and flannel hat, 1954

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