Iconography: Network And Production Logos

[danderson400]

There was a Columbia logo with the Coca-Cola byline.

[bmasters9]

On 9/20/2022 at 9:05 AM, danderson400 said:

There was a Columbia logo with the Coca-Cola byline.

Which I thought Shout!'s DVDs of Hart to Hart and T.J. Hooker would have (fourth- and fifth-and-final season for the former, all-in-one for the latter); the version they do have (bylineless logo, same Suzanne Ciani jingle)...

does reflect the times pretty well, though, IMO.

[Blergh]

The Columbia Torch Lady became known in the late 1920's onward but often changed and the identity of the models were kept secret. In 1987, People magazine had an interview with  onetime performer Amelia Batchler (1908-2002) who it claimed was used as the Columbia Torch Lady from 1936 onward (therefore could be seen in Three Stooges reruns for many decades on TV). She said that it took quite a few days for her to pose for the sketch  and that by the end, they'd strung up the torch on an unseen overhead support which she herself held onto because she'd gotten too weak to keep holding her arm up much less hold it aloft!

Alas, her career at Columbia had a rather unpleasant end when studio boss Harry Cohn summoned her into his office and told her to go to wardrobe to get some fancy clothes so she could entertain some 'East coast distributors'. Miss Batchler immediately responded, 'Mr. Cohn, I came here to be an actress NOT an escort!'

 He didn't agree so he fired her but they evidently used the sketch of her as their logo for quite some time while she wound up being an extra at other studios for a time. .. but would be blessed with more longevity than her logo!