Chili Williams
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Birth Name: Marian Sorenson Uhlman
Born: 18 December 1921 Died: 17 October 2003
Country of origin: United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: John Uhlman
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Known as "The Polka Dot Girl" of World War II pinups, Chili Williams (born Marian Sorenson Uhlman in 1921) was discovered by a modeling agent in 1943 at Fire Island in New York. The modeling agent's photographer, Ewing Krainin, took her picture while she was frolicing in the Atlantic Ocean surf, and a series of photos appeared in the September 27, 1943 issue of LIFE Magazine. Krainin had stitched together a black-and-white polka-dot dance-set (which would later come to be known as the "bikini") for her. The photos were so well received, that 100,000 fans sent in letters requesting copies. The pinups eventuall
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2. Raw Deal (1948)
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5. Copacabana
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