Sunday, May 4, 2025

Forsyth Telefilm

Shelley in a publicity pic
from the mid/late 80s

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.

the front and back cover
of the Frederick Forsyth Presents:
A Casualty of War VHS, 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.

Shelley with David Threlfall in a promo pic
for Frederick Forsyth Presents:
A Casualty of War, 1989

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Hot New Actress in '78

Shelley in a promo pic,
walking her dog, 1978

Shelley was one of the hottest new actresses on the scene in 1978. By that time, she was already a highly-paid Supermodel and was recognized by everyone as The Charlie Girl. She was currently transitioning from modeling to acting. The year before, she had done a cameo in the Academy Award winning film Annie Hall where she appeared in a scene with no other than director/star Woody Allen himself. By then, she was also being considered by long-time James Bond films producer Cubby Broccoli to play Bond girl in the latest Bond installment Moonraker. And she was currently, a first time leading-lady in the film If Ever I See You Again. The hot and busy model-turned-actress was in L.A. doing the talk shows to promote the film. 

Shelley in a promo pic,
walking her dog, 1978

Show Off Your Arms And Legs

a closeup of Shelley
from an ad for Penneys, 1971

Shelley appeared on many ads for Penneys in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1971, she appeared in a Penneys' ad with the tagline "Show off your arms and legs this summer. In ShortCuts 'n tops that don't cost you an arm and a leg" which featured tank tops and shorts that were perfect for that summer season. Shelley wore a two-toned tank top over a pair of matching short shorts. Strappy flat espadrilles, a fun rope belt and flower accessories on her hair and wrist finished her look. And Shelley looked sexy, summer-ready, and sensational.

Shelley in an ad
for Penneys, 1971

Cantiniere Angels 7

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, 1980

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.

Shelley Hack with Cheryl Ladd
and Jaclyn Smith in a promo pic
for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Charlie Brand Ambassador

a closeup of Shelley
from a Charlie perfume ad, 1978

Shelley became a Supermodel in the mid 1970s when she landed an exclusive contract to become the image model and spokesperson of Revlon's Charlie brand. Her tenure as the brand's ambassador was so successful it catapulted the brand, as well as herself, to worldwide recognition and fame. By 1978, the line "Now The World Belongs To Charlie" was added on their print ads. And Shelley was photographed smiling that smile and striding that stride wearing the latest fashions as she roamed around the most famous sites around the world. In 1978, she was photographed across the River Thames in Central London, England, across the historic castle the Tower of London (officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London). She was wearing a fabulous outfit by American fashion designer Bonnie Cashin, a pioneer in creating sportswear for women that were both innovative and uncomplicated and was just perfect for the modern, independent woman... just like THE Charlie Girl herself. And, of course, Shelley was her gorgeous, sexy-young self in the ad.

Shelley in a Charlie perfume ad, 1978
(a cropped version of the ad)

Harry and Shelley Winer

Shelley with Harry Winer, 1987

Shelley started dating director/producer Harry Winer in the mid-1980s. They first worked together in 1984, in the telefilm Single Bars Single Women where Shelley was one of the leads and which Harry directed. They were spotted many times in each other's company throughout the 1980s. They eventually tied the knot, and, in 1990, had a daughter together. They named her Devon Rose. Rose is a 2013 graduate of Columbia University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Sustainable Development. Shelley and Harry must be very proud of her.

Shelley with Harry Winer, 1987

Flower Shower 1

a closeup of Shelley from a pic
featured in a spread for Sears
Spring Through Summer 1967 catalog

Shelley appeared in many catalog spreads throughout her modeling career. She appeared in many catalogs for Sears. In the Sears Spring Through Summer 1967 catalog, she appeared in the spread called "Shower of Flowers" which featured a mix-and-match wardrobe set for the young misses of the era. She wore all the pieces in the mix-and-match wardrobe set to show readers how many versatile, stylish and contemporary looks they could come up with and create with them. The set included a Jacket, an A-Line Skirt, Straight Leg Pants, Jamaica Shorts and a Shift Dress - all in a cotton floral-printed fabric. A matching Shirt and Pullover top were included in the set for added versatility. Matching footwear was recommended as well. And  of course, Shelley looked sensational in all of them.

Shelley in a pic
featured in a spread for Sears
Spring Through Summer 1967 catalog

Saturday, April 26, 2025

New Body Stripes

a closeup of Shelley
from a 1977 Ms. Lee ad

Shelley appeared on many ads during her Supermodel tenure. One of them was for Ms. Lee. The Lee Company, a popular American denim jeans brand, came up with a label catering to women. The label catered to the women’s market and was a tribute to women. Ms. Lee was tailor-made for women, in fit and in style. In 1977, Shelley appeared in a Ms. Lee ad with the tagline "The new body stripes from Ms. Lee. Lean, curvy, cleanly sexy... we call them Freeways." It featured cotton denim jeans that had eight lanes of needled-on-color that curved from the waist to the hem, from the front to the back. Shelley wore the Allee denim design with turtleneck top under a shirt. Wedged heels finished her look. A fancy scarf, a beret and a bracelet accessorized her look. She appeared in the ad with model Colleen Corby who wore the Bouleevard denim design with a scoop-necked, long-sleeved top. Heeled espadrilles finished her look. A fancy scarf and a beret accessorized Colleen's look. Both Shelley and Colleen looked stunning in the ad.

Shelley (with Colleen Corby)
in a 1977 ad for Ms. Lee

1986 Screening

a closeup of Shelley
from a paparazzi pic, April 1986

In the 1980s, Shelley was often seen and captured by the paparazzi attending events around Hollywood. In April of 1986, she was photographed in West Hollywood, California, attending the screening of Charley Hannah, a TV movie starring starring Robert Conrad. The film was about Charley Hannah (played by Robert Conrad), a police captain from Florida who befriends a wayward runaway boy as he tracks down a band of dangerous teenagers. Conrad's son Shane played Frankie Packard, the runaway Charley Hannah befriends. Conrad's other son Christian played Andy Simms, a fellow police officer. At the screening, Shelley wore a pale blue, off-shoulder top that showed off one of her shapely shoulders over a knee-length white pencil skirt. Matching sparkly stilettos finished her look. Equally sparkly earrings and a classic ladies watch accessorized her look. And Shelley was a knockout as usual.

a paparazzi pic of Shelley,
April 1986

The Littlest Things

a closeup of Shelley
from an ad for Penneys, 1971

Shelley appeared on many ads for Penneys in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1971, she appeared in a Penneys' ad with the tagline "At Penneys, you get a lot of value even in the littlest things." The ad featured swimwear (bikinis in particular) for young misses. The bikinis featured were fun in design and were either solid-colored or printed. Shelley wore the polka-dot-printed bikini which was made up of a string bra top and a hipster style bottom. A summer tan finished her look. And Shelley looked sexy and summer-ready her little polka dot bikini.

Shelley in an ad
for Penneys, 1971

Cantiniere Angels 6

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, 1980

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.

Shelley Hack with Jaclyn Smith
and Cheryl Ladd in a promo pic
for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Charlie By-The-Dozen

Shelley in a promo pic for Charlie
perfume and cosmetics, 1978

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand. In 1977, she appeared in a newspaper ad for Charlie called "Charlie Colors-By-The-Dozen." It was a promo that offered customers a chance to purchase the Charlie Colors-By-The-Dozen compact cosmetics set for only for only $6 for every $5 or more purchase from the Charlie collection. The take-everywhere compact cosmetics set included 6 shades of Fresh Fresh Eyecolor (plus applicator), 2 shades of Real Live Blush colors, 3 shades of Extra-Extra Shine Lip Gloss, and a Soft-Line Automatic Lip Pencil. Of course, Shelley appeared in the ad and looked fab in all the latest Charlie colors.

Shelley in a newspaper ad
for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1978

The Love Interest Monica

Shelley in a publicity pic
for Frederick Forsyth Presents:
A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley appeared in the TV movie series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth, all original spy thrillers. The first, aired in December of 1989, was called A Casualty of War. Shelley played Monica Browne, an enigmatic and very wealthy horse breeder who becomes the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by David Threlfall) who is recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia.

screen captures from the telefilm
Frederick Forsyth Presents:
A Casualty of War, 1989

Pullovers to Crochet

a closeup of Shelley from a pic
for Simplicity Fashion News,
August 1972

Simplicity Fashion News was a monthly pamphlet Simplicity came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927 and had allowed fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados to create clothes in a reliable manner. In August of 1972, Shelley appeared on the pages of Simplicity Fashion News. She was featured in the ad/spread called "Pullovers to Crochet", she modeled a simple, easy to crochet top in bright colors that was so up-to-the-minute. She wore pattern no. 5174 - a colorful vest and bag set. A matching summer white long sleeved shirt and matching red pants finished her look. And Shelley looked vibrant and ready for those summer outings and shindigs. (For more, check out: Colorful Pullovers to Crochet)

a pic of Shelley with an unnamed model
from Simplicity Fashion News,
August 1972

Saturday, April 19, 2025

The Right Bubble and Intelligence

a closeup of Shelley
from a promo pic
for Charlie's Angels, 1979

"It's like Christmas every morning," Shelley said, "I smile a lot." That's what Shelley said when she received news that she was Charlie's newest Angel in late-May of 1979. After Kate Jackson left the series at the end of its 3rd season, Charlie's Angels executive producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg sifted through around 300 applicants and finally chose Shelley. They were looking for a girl with "the right bubble and intelligence." The new Angel, Tiffany Welles, was written as a Smith College graduate, a girl from the East who was not a voluptuous sexpot... and Shelley fit the bill perfectly. She's a Smith College graduate (with a degree in history), she was born in New York and she grew up in Connecticut, and she had that classic model shape and beauty. And not only did she photograph so well with her new co-Angels Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd, she was also warmly welcomed by both.

Shelley in a promo pic
for Charlie's Angels, 1979

My Secret Angel

Shelley with Sid Caesar and Dick Van Dyke
in a promo pic for the TV movie
Found Money, 1983

Shelley appeared alongside comedy legends Dick Van Dyke and Sid Caesar in the 1983 TV movie Found Money. Originally titled Max and Sam (Van Dyke's and Caesar's characters) the movie was re-titled My Secret Angel then finally Found Money. It was about two bank employees who decided to play a Robin-Hood act by rewarding the kindness of people. Shelley played a reporter (Max's love interest) named Leslie Phillips. She found both actors "very generous to work with" but had to keep up with the duo's pace. "You had to work so fast, because everything was left loose," she told TV Guide in 1983. "I felt like I kind of jumped on a moving train," she added. Shelley would again work with Dick Van Dyke in 1997 - as a guest star in his TV series Diagnosis Murder.

screen captures from the TV movie
Found Money, 1983

Fashion-Forward

a closeup of Shelley from a spread
for McCall's pattern catalog,
October 1972

Shelley appeared on many magazines and catalogs during her tenure as Supermodel in the 1970s. She appeared on many covers, fashion spreads, and sewing patterns for McCall's... for their magazines, catalogs, and pattern covers. McCall's was a monthly American women's magazine that started out as a small-format magazine but eventually grew to become a glossy large-format magazine. The magazine initially featured just sewing patterns but through the years expanded to include writeups on homemaking and crafts, food and nutrition, health and fitness, beauty and fashion advice, and fictional stories. McCall's later came up with big-book catalogs that featured their latest fashion patterns. Shelley appeared in McCall's pattern catalog for October 1972.

Shelley  in a spread
for McCall's pattern catalog,
October 1972

In the issue, Shelley appeared in the spread that featured dresses for the fashion-forward young misses of the 1970s. In the spread, she wore McCall's pattern number 3301. It was a pattern for a pullover dress that could be done in two lengths or even made into a top. It could be done with short or long sleeves and with sleeves that were cut in. A pattern for matching pants was also included. Shelley wore a printed version of the pullover dress, mini in length, and with long, cut-in sleeves. Braid trim across the neckline, around the cut-in sleeves, and the cuff-ends embellished the dress. Matching hose and heeled lace-up footwear finished her look. And Shelley looked like a chic, fashion-forward young miss of the 1970s.

a pic of Shelley from a spread
for McCall's pattern catalog,
October 1972

Cantiniere Angels 5

an artwork of Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack,
and Jaclyn Smith on the cover
of Look-In magazine, 1980

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, 1980

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.

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic
for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Shelley Hack with Jaclyn Smith
and Cheryl Ladd in a promo pic
for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Spring in Charlie Country

Shelley in a promo pic for Charlie
perfume and cosmetics, 1981

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand around the world. She was THE Charlie Girl from 1976 to 1982; and she catapulted the brand (as well as herself) to iconic status. In 1981, Shelley appeared in an advertisement/writeup for Charlie's latest color and fragrance promotion called "Spring Blooms in Charlie Country." Energy, vitality, glowing good health, humor and intelligence were all the words that described THE Charlie Girl and the brand's latest colors embodied all those attributes. In fact, Charlie's latest collection could be called art because everything about it was based on a painting that LeRoy Neiman created especially for Charlie (Neiman was one of America's foremost artists who updated the Impressionist breakthrough with his depiction of TV/media celebrities and events in vibrant colors and spectacular imagery.) LeRoy Neiman's artwork became Charlie's new look for spring of 1981 - from color, to mood, to packaging, to bottle design and all. Of course, THE Charlie Girl Shelley was the inspiration for it.

an artwork of THE Charlie Girl Shelley
by LeRoy Neiman in a newspaper ad
for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1981

Institution Building

a pic of Shelley in Mostar,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH to Meliha Nametak-Long
for sharing this rare and wonderful pic
on the Shelley Hack Fan Page on FB

From 1997 to around 2008, Shelley was busy with the Shelley Hack Media Consultancy (SHMC), a media consultancy firm she owned that worked in pre- and post-conflict countries. It was a company that internationally specialized on projects that focused on the intersection between media and the development of civil society. She would go into war-torn countries and help them establish democracy through media, which was often done with the help of televised political debates. "I have a consultancy company, and I basically do institution building in post-conflict countries" Shelley told one reporter. And in 1997, she started by producing the first-ever televised presidential debates to be held in Bosnia. (For more, check out: Shelley Hack Media Consultancy)

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH to Meliha Nametak-Long
for sharing rare and wonderful pictures of Shelley
on the Shelley Hack Fan Page on FB

Shelley said, "When I did the first televised debate in Bosnia, the candidates looked at me, like, 'Why should we debate?'" Since nobody knew what kind of questions should be asked, she solicited questions via a call-in radio show. "It's a huge, huge thing to do in a post-war country," Shelley said, "But if you move forward and enable people, people get it." Meliha Nametak-Long was Shelley's interpreter in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998; and she recently shared a couple of rare pics of Shelley from 1998 at the Shelley Hack Fan Page on FB. One of the pictures was taken during her country's post-war election where Shelley was one of the supervisors. The other was taken in London a few months later. Meliha Nametak-Long said that Shelley "was great, kind and fun to work with..." We LOOOOVE Shelley Hack too, Meliha Nametak-Long, and THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! for sharing the pics.

a pic of Shelley in London, 1998
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH to Meliha Nametak-Long
for sharing this rare and wonderful pic
on the Shelley Hack Fan Page on FB

Treats To Sew

a closeup of Shelley from a pic
for Simplicity Fashion News,
August 1972

Simplicity Fashion News was a monthly pamphlet Simplicity came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927 and had allowed fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados to create clothes in a reliable manner. In August of 1972, Shelley appeared on the pages of Simplicity Fashion News. She was featured in a spread called "More Summer Treats To Sew Right Now." In the spread, she wore pattern number 5112, a misses' wrap and tie blouse. The blouse had an open collar, a front slash opening at the neckline, buttons at the back, and ties in front. It also had cool fluttering capelet sleeves. A matching summer white skirt, a pair of sunglasses and a matching watch finished her look. And Shelley looked vibrant and ready for those summer outings and shindigs. (For more, check out: More Summer Treats To Sew)

a pic of Shelley
from Simplicity Fashion News,
August 1972

Sunday, April 13, 2025

High-End Glam

pics of Shelley from a French ad
for Pierre Cardin, 1978

In the 1970s, after finishing her schooling, Shelley signed on full-time at her modeling agency, Ford Models Inc., and became one of the highest-paid Supermodels of the era. She appeared in countless fashion spreads and ads for the best-selling magazines around the world such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, Elle and Mademoiselle. In 1978, she appeared in an ad for Pierre Cardin. Known for his forward-thinking, futuristic approach to fashion, Cardin was a high-end fashion brand that slowly expanded into a more accessible label via a cosmetics and perfume line. In the ad, Shelley wore an up-to-the minute, soft structure, below-the-knee length dress in crêpe de Chine. The black-and-white dress had both striped and checked prints, long sleeves, and wide dropped armholes for maximum flexibility. A quirky cloche hat finished her look. And Shelley was just high-end glamorous in her designer duds.

Shelley in a French ad
for Pierre Cardin, 1978