BOOTS Paper Dolls from 1953.

 January 04, 1953.

January 11, 1953.  BOOTS comic strip paper dolls.

DEE Paper Doll

August 09, 1953.  DEE is another paper doll from the Junior Section of a Kansas newspaper.

Daily "BOOTS"

March 15, 1953.

Betsy McCall Cut Out and Color Paper Doll

 November 06, 1953.  "Cut me out and color me . . ."  A Betsy McCall paper doll to color and cut out from a newspaper ad.  A very sweet doll.

"LILI" Movie Coloring Contest, 1953

 October 23, 1953.  Color CARROT-TOP, The saucy boy.  Color REYNARDO, The cunning fox.  These puppets play an important part in the motion picture "Lili".

From Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide.  "Lili.  (1953).  Directed by Charles Walters.  Starring Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Amanda Blake and Kurt Kasznar.  Enchanting musical with Leslie as French orphan who attaches herself to carnival and self-pitying puppeteer Ferrer.  Bronislau Kaper's Oscar-winning score includes, "Hi Lili, Hi Lo."  Helen Deutsch scripted, from Paul Gallico's story."

Mary Jane and Her Pets Paper Doll

May 09, 1953.  Mary Jane loves her new dresses and she loves all her pets too.  Paper doll by Emma C. Mckean.