Poses from the past

This silent & grainy footage, taken nearly sixty years ago, shows Richard Dubois (1933-2007) cheerfully posing despite comic interference from a buddy. Strikingly handsome and superbly sculpted, the 6' 1" /220 lb. Dubois was crowned amateur Mr. America in 1954 and Mr. USA three years later. In between, he did a Hollywood musical ("Athena") and toured the country as part of the beefcake backup for Mae West's famous nightclub act. Then, instead of pursuing the muscle-movie careers of Steve Reeves and Lou Degni, he became a born-again Christian, settled into a 47-year marriage (producing a son, Elijah), and spent the last two decades of his life as the much-loved pastor of Santa Monica's Gospel Lighthouse church. (Nearly all the color in this 8mm film clip has now faded away--except for the greenish glow of Dick's shapely posing pouch.) <br />