The Oscars 1980 B

Shelley at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980

When the Academy Awards ceremony first came about, it was an intimate affair with just a few stars in attendance. Dressing up wasn’t really a must and there was no press coverage whatsoever. But by the 1950s, the ceremony had become a glitzy affair with the stars turning up in fabulous designer gowns. And the studio system made sure the stars were glamorous and ready to be photographed. In the 1960s, as the studio system came to an end, the stars began dressing themselves up for the affair. In the early 1970s, the natural look was in and glamour was out - which was just as well, because few stars could afford to dress up for the ceremonies. But by the late 1970s, glamour came back in vogue again.

Shelley at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980

In April 14, 1980, Shelley attended the 52nd Annual Academy Awards. It was held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and was hosted by Johnny Carson. And after nearly a decade of anti-fashion, Hollywood was returning back to glamor, and the newest stars were showing everyone how it was done. New York clotheshorse and Supermodel Shelley Hack, one of the Hollywood's newly-minted superstars; and she was all about glamour that evening. In her black cross-strapped evening ensemble with matching gold accessories and with her nearly-platinum blonde mane blown straight, Shelley was drop-dead glamorous and gorgeous at the event.

Shelley at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980

Models Booklet 1968 A

a pic of Shelley

from the Seventeen Models booklet, 1968

Shelley was one of the models who regularly appeared on the pages of Seventeen magazine since the beginning of her modeling career. In fact, one of her first covers was for the November 1964 issue of the mag. She also regularly appeared on other Seventeen magazine outings such as their booklets/guide books. In 1968, she appeared on the pages of the Seventeen Models guide booklet.

a writeup about Shelley

from the Seventeen Models guide booklet, 1968

The booklet introduced readers to the models who regularly appeared on the pages of Seventeen (as well as other teen and fashion mags at the time). Aside from Shelley, the other models featured in the booklet were Lucy Angle, Susan "Susie" Blakely, Colleen Corby, Terry Reno, Cheryl Tiegs and many of the models in-demand during the era. The hows and whys they all became models were also explained in the booklet; and pics of them before they each started modeling were included as well. It also featured a writeup on the qualities needed by girls in order to become successful in the modeling industry.

pics of Shelley

from the Seventeen Models guide booklet, 1968

Angels in the Sunshine State 5

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Look-In magazine was a kiddie/teen UK magazine that featured two-page comic/picture strips of the most popular television shows of the era. Subtitled as "The Junior TV Times," its first issue came out in 1971 and its final issue came out in 1994. Many popular American TV series were featured in the mag including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Battlestar Galactica, Mork and Mindy... and, of course Charlie's Angels.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's 

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1979

From 1979 to 1980, during the airing of the 4th season of Charlie's Angels, Shelley's Tiffany Welles character was featured in the mag's Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip. Along with her co-Angels Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) and Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany solved cases for Charlie for several issues, two pages a week. Her first case debuted on November of 1979 and her final case ended on October of 1980. The mag also featured occasional writeups about Shelley as well as posters of her and the Angel team of that season.

Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd and Shelley Hack

in a promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979

A Casualty of War 5

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley appeared in the first installment of the telefilm series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth; and they were all original spy thrillers. The first of them, A Casualty of War, was aired in December of 1989. The film was about the efforts of the British Intelligence to uncover an arms smuggling operation in Europe. In the film, Shelley played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by English actor David Threlfall) who was recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. But Monica had her secrets.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley said she read Forsyth's books as a young girl and found them to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." In the film, she was the only American among the predominantly British cast. She laughed this off and said, "Yes, I'm the token." But she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. It was initially released on VHS and subsequently on DVD.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Charlie Gives You The Brush

a pic of Shelley from an ad

for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1979

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1979, she appeared in an ad that said "Let Charlie Give You The Brush." It was a promo for the Charlie Brush Portfolio, a set of specialty makeup brushes made up of The Blusher Brush, The Lip Brush, The Brow and Lash Brush - the kind of artistic makeup tools needed to perfectly apply all those fabulous Charlie cosmetics. And the Charlie Brush Portfolio could be purchased for just $5.50 for any $5.00 purchase from the Charlie Collection. Shelley, of course, appeared in the ad, looking absolutely gorgeous as always.

Shelley in an ad

for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1979

An Uphill Battle

Shelley in a promo pic from 1979

Shelley joined the cast of Charlie's Angels, as Angel #5 Tiffany Welles, in 1979 during the 4th season. But by 1980, she had left the series. "I never expected to be there more than a year and I wasn't," Shelley told TV Tales: Charlie's Angels in 2002. "So I did my year and I moved on," she added, "That was just fine. That was plenty for me." Unfortunately, while the series made her a Hollywood superstar overnight, it also typecast her as a bimbo as soon as she left it and (just like every Angel cast in the series) she had to prove her worth as an actress, which was an uphill battle.

a writeup about Shelley, post-Charlie's Angels, 1982

"Understand," she said in 1982, "I have no regrets about being a Charlie's Angel. It made me well-known, which is an obvious plus." Immediately after leaving Charlie's Angels, Shelley was cast in the Jack Heifner three-character play Vanities and her performance surprised many critics and detractors. She received glowing reviews. She later landed a coveted role in the Martin Scorsese film The King of Comedy which had Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis as lead stars. "I couldn't work because I read for The King of Comedy and got the part," she said, "The picture was delayed and I couldn't take a chance of doing anything else." But her gamble payed off. She was able to hold her own in her scenes opposite De Niro and she received glowing reviews for her performance as well.

Modern Miss 3

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

Simplicity The Fashion Magazine for Women Who Sew was a booklet the Simplicity Pattern Company came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927, giving fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados the ability to create clothes in a reliable manner. The booklet featured the latest patterns Simplicity had come up with at the time. It also showed readers what they could do with them and how to play around with them by using fabrics and trims to personalize the fashion must-haves featured in it.

Shelley in a spread

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

In the spread called "If You're A Modern Miss," Shelley wore Simplicity Pattern 9379, a dress that was perfect for a spending the day or night in hip, swinging London, or any city for that matter. It was a printed dress with a back zipper and a skirt stitched to the bodice above the normal waistline. It had a V-shaped neckline, flared sleeves and the skirt was mini in length. She accessorized her outfit with a butterfly-detailed choker and a gold ring and bangle set. And Shelley looked every inch like a hip, swinging, fabulous, young, modern 1970s miss.

The Oscars 1980 A

Shelley at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980

When the Academy Awards ceremony first came about, it was an intimate affair with just a few stars in attendance. Dressing up wasn’t really a must and there was no press coverage whatsoever. But by the 1950s, the ceremony had become a glitzy affair with the stars turning up in fabulous designer gowns. And the studio system made sure the stars were glamorous and ready to be photographed. In the 1960s, as the studio system came to an end, the stars began dressing themselves up for the affair. In the early 1970s, the natural look was in and glamour was out - which was just as well, because few stars could afford to dress up for the ceremonies. But by the late 1970s, glamour came back in vogue again.

Shelley at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980

In April 14, 1980, Shelley attended the 52nd Annual Academy Awards. It was held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and was hosted by Johnny Carson. And after nearly a decade of anti-fashion, Hollywood was returning back to glamor, and the newest stars were showing everyone how it was done. New York clotheshorse and Supermodel Shelley Hack, one of the Hollywood's newly-minted superstars; and she was all about glamour that evening. In her black cross-strapped evening ensemble with matching gold accessories and with her nearly-platinum blonde mane blown straight, Shelley was drop-dead glamorous and gorgeous at the event.

Dating Guide 1966

a closeup of Shelley from the cover

of the Seventeen Dating Guide booklet, 1966

Shelley was one of the models who regularly appeared on the pages of Seventeen magazine since the beginning of her modeling career. In fact, one of her first covers was for the November 1964 issue of the mag. She also regularly appeared on other Seventeen magazine outings such as their booklets/guide books. In 1966, she appeared on the cover of the Seventeen Dating Guide booklet. The booklet gave young ladies advice on how to meet boys and get dates, how to keep a conversation going, how to say no nicely, proper etiquette during dates and dances, how to be a perfect hostess, how to write to boys, how to keep a romance going and how to end it. Of course, Shelley was beaming and beautiful on the cover.

Shelley on the cover

of the Seventeen Dating Guide booklet, 1966

Angels in the Sunshine State 4

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Look-In magazine was a kiddie/teen UK magazine that featured two-page comic/picture strips of the most popular television shows of the era. Subtitled as "The Junior TV Times," its first issue came out in 1971 and its final issue came out in 1994. Many popular American TV series were featured in the mag including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Battlestar Galactica, Mork and Mindy... and, of course Charlie's Angels.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1979

From 1979 to 1980, during the airing of the 4th season of Charlie's Angels, Shelley's Tiffany Welles character was featured in the mag's Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip. Along with her co-Angels Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) and Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany solved cases for Charlie for several issues, two pages a week. Her first case debuted on November of 1979 and her final case ended on October of 1980. The mag also featured occasional writeups about Shelley as well as posters of her and the Angel team of that season.

Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd and Shelley Hack

in a promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979

A Casualty of War 4

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley appeared in the first installment of the telefilm series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth; and they were all original spy thrillers. The first of them, A Casualty of War, was aired in December of 1989. The film was about the efforts of the British Intelligence to uncover an arms smuggling operation in Europe. In the film, Shelley played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by English actor David Threlfall) who was recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. But Monica had her secrets.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley said she read Forsyth's books as a young girl and found them to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." In the film, she was the only American among the predominantly British cast. She laughed this off and said, "Yes, I'm the token." But she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. It was initially released on VHS and subsequently on DVD.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Charlie Promo UK

a closeup of Shelley from a UK ad for Charlie, 1979

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1979, she appeared in an ad for Charlie that featured a promo at Boots in the UK. Boots is a health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom which was was established in 1849. The promo offered customers a chance to buy a 14g uncartoned bottle of Charlie spray cologne for only L1.50. Shelley, of course, appeared in the ad looking absolutely fabulous.

Shelley in a back-to-back UK ad for Charlie, 1979

Announced Around the World

a closeup of Shelley from a 1978 promo pic

In the spring of 1979, the mega-hit TV series Charlie's Angels was about to end its 3rd season with another Angel leaving the Townsend Agency. The original 1976 Angel lineup was made up of Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett (then Majors) and Jaclyn Smith. Farrah left after the first season to pursue a movie career. She was replaced by Cheryl Ladd in the 2nd season. By the end of the 3rd season, Kate was leaving the series as well. So Charlie needed a new Angel; and the press and the fans were speculating on who the new girl was going to be.

a Spanish-language writeup

about Shelley winning the Angels race

from Gente y la actualidad mag, 1979

Many actresses auditioned to be Charlie's newest Angel - Cristina Ferrare, Deborah Shelton, Dian Parkinson, Catherine Bach and Michelle Pfeiffer were among them. Angels producer Aaron Spelling even included (jokingly) Margaret Trudeau, the wife of the Canadian Prime Minister, to the list. In May of 1979, news came out that Bond Girl Barbara Bach was the new Angel. Articles and pictures of the lovely Miss Bach were immediately splashed all over every newspaper and magazine. Even David Doyle, who played John Bosley in the series, thought she got it and began reading up on his new co-star. But the news turned out to be false. The leading contenders were actually Flying High's Connie Selleca and THE Charlie Girl Shelley Hack.

a closeup of Shelley from a 1978 promo pic

Shelley, of course, became the new Angel. And the news of her casting was announced around the world. It was such a big deal, it was even mentioned in the evening news. "I couldn't believe it. What was I doing in the evening news," Shelley exclaimed at the time. The Spanish-language Argentine magazine Gente y la actualidad (People and news) featured Shelley on their pages and said "Tuvieron que elegir a un nuevo Angel de Charlie. Pensaron en Barbara Bach. Despues, en Margaret Trudeau, pero se quedarn con Shelley Hack. Parece que no eligieron mal." ("They had to choose a new Charlie's Angel. They thought of Barbara Bach. Then Margaret Trudeau, but they'll stick with Shelley Hack. It seems they made a good choice.")

Modern Miss 2

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

Simplicity The Fashion Magazine for Women Who Sew was a booklet the Simplicity Pattern Company came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927, giving fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados the ability to create clothes in a reliable manner. The booklet featured the latest patterns Simplicity had come up with at the time. It also showed readers what they could do with them and how to play around with them by using fabrics and trims to personalize the fashion must-haves featured in it.

Shelley in a spread

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

In the spread called "If You're A Modern Miss," Shelley wore Simplicity Pattern 8834 (a misses' blouse with a back zipper, high round neckline and set-in short sleeves) with Simplicity Pattern 9316 (a short, lined vest with top-stitching on the front yoke section along with a pair of top-stitched hip-hugger pants with leg seam interest and a back zipper). A crocheted skull cap, a matching scarf, a fun belt, a shoulder bag and matching pumps finished her look. And Shelley looked every inch like a fabulous, young, modern 1970s miss in her outfit.

A Really Beautiful Face

Shelley in a commercial for Noxzema, 1974

Shelley appeared in many commercials during her tenure as one of the Supermodels of the 1970s. She might be best-known from having appeared in many commercials for Charlie perfume and the Charlie by Revlon brand, but she has also appeared in many other commercials aside from the iconic 1970s beauty brand. Like her fellow Charlie's Angels Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd, Shelley too did a lot of those 60-second endorsements in the 1970s. She did commercials for Estee Lauder's Clinique, Revlon's Natural Wonder, Cover Girl, Remington, Alberto-Culver, Avon jewelry, JCPenney, Ponds and many more.

screen captures of Shelley

from a 1974 commercial for Noxzema

In 1974, Shelley appeared in a commercial for greaseless, medicated Noxzema skin cream. Noxzema is a brand of skin cleanser which was introduced in 1914 and is still available to this day. The cold cream/vanishing cream was originally developed as a sunburn remedy, but can be used as a facial cleanser and makeup remover. In the commercial, the skin cream was marketed as a moisturizing facial cleanser that could result in clean, clear and soft skin. And Shelley was absolutely beautiful in it. She was, after all, one of the really beautiful faces that appeared on TV ads at that time.

screen captures of Shelley

from a 1974 commercial for Noxzema

Shelley's Noxzema commercial comes in at 12:12 in a commercial compilation posted at YouTube by Obsolete Video (Thank you so much!!!). A transcript of the commercial goes as follows:

voice over.:

Look, there's one, one of the really beautiful faces.

commercial jingle:

The really beautiful faces...

voice over.:

She knows Noxzema, the moisturizer you wash with.

Greaseless, medicated Noxzema won't dry like soap can.

It moisturizes in clean, clear softness.

commercial jingle:

The really beautiful faces know Noxzema

screen captures of Shelley

from a 1974 commercial for Noxzema

Watch the commercial at:

ABC/NBC/CBS 1974/5 Various Commercials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQlz7V9HcUw

Classic Sweater Shirt

a closeup of Shelley from a spread

for Woman's Day 101 Sweaters

You Can Knit & Crochet number 7, 1973

Shelley appeared on many magazines throughout her modeling career. In 1973, she appeared on the pages of Woman's Day 101 Sweaters You Can Knit & Crochet number 7. It was a Woman's Day Super Special Issue and it featured not just patterns but tips for fitting and finishing your creations, directions on how to knit and crochet, instructions on how to line knits and crochets. In one spread, Shelley wore the "Classic Sweater Shirt," a knitted long-sleeved top with a notched collar, knitted cuffs and a self-tie belt. She wore it over a pair of matching textured trousers. A fedora hat, a scarf around her neck and a fancy watch finished her look. And Shelley looked chic and smashing.

Shelley in a spread

for Woman's Day 101 Sweaters

You Can Knit & Crochet number 7, 1973

Angels in the Sunshine State 3

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Look-In magazine was a kiddie/teen UK magazine that featured two-page comic/picture strips of the most popular television shows of the era. Subtitled as "The Junior TV Times," its first issue came out in 1971 and its final issue came out in 1994. Many popular American TV series were featured in the mag including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Battlestar Galactica, Mork and Mindy... and, of course Charlie's Angels.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1979

From 1979 to 1980, during the airing of the 4th season of Charlie's Angels, Shelley's Tiffany Welles character was featured in the mag's Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip. Along with her co-Angels Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) and Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany solved cases for Charlie for several issues, two pages a week. Her first case debuted on November of 1979 and her final case ended on October of 1980. The mag also featured occasional writeups about Shelley as well as posters of her and the Angel team of that season.

Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd and Shelley Hack

in a promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979

A Casualty of War 3

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley appeared in the first installment of the telefilm series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth; and they were all original spy thrillers. The first of them, A Casualty of War, was aired in December of 1989. The film was about the efforts of the British Intelligence to uncover an arms smuggling operation in Europe. In the film, Shelley played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by English actor David Threlfall) who was recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. But Monica had her secrets.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley said she read Forsyth's books as a young girl and found them to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." In the film, she was the only American among the predominantly British cast. She laughed this off and said, "Yes, I'm the token." But she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. It was initially released on VHS and subsequently on DVD.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War, 1989

The Charlie Ticket

a pic of Shelley from a newspaper promo ad

for Charlie, 1976

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand. In 1976, she appeared in a newspaper ad for Charlie that offered "the Charlie Ticket" - which was a set of 4 Charlie winners made up of Charlie Extra-Extra Shine lipstick, Charlie Fresh-Fresh eyecolor, Charlie Body Silk lotion and Charlie Concentrated Spray Perfume. It was set valued at $22.50 but was offered for only $5.00 for any $5.00 purchase or more from the Charlie or Chaz Collection. Shelley, of course, appeared in the newspaper advertisement for "the Charlie Ticket" looking fabulous and gorgeous, as always.

Shelley in a newspaper promo ad for Charlie, 1976

The Debutante Angel

a paparazzi pic of Shelley from 1979

In 1979, Shelley was cast as Charlie's Angel no. 5, Tiffany Welles. Charlie's latest recruit was a police academy graduate in Connecticut (later changed to Boston) and was the daughter of one of Mr. Townsend's oldest friends, a police chief. Everyone was excited about Shelley's casting, even Shelley herself. "Jackie, Cheryl and I hit it off immediately," Shelley said, "Put your ear to the wall, all you'll hear is laughter." Her new co-Angel Cheryl Ladd said, "Shelley seemed like a doll and we were going to have a lot of fun working together." And co-Angel Jaclyn Smith said about her new teammate, 'She was sort of like the debutante."

a paparazzi pic of Shelley from 1979