Vintage Mary Hartline Super Circus Pretty Princess Ideal Doll Complete with Stand

Vintage Mary Hartline Super Circus Doll, she was called "The Pretty Princess of Television".

Age: Manufactured by Ideal Toy Company from 1952-1954.

Markings: "Ideal" in an impressed oval on upper back.

Type: Hard plastic, open close eyes, legs fixed, head tilts, arms move.

Outfit: Original clothing. Circus short dress, with two buttons at back and attached shorts. Painted facial features, red lipstitck, and majorette shoes. I have included a Knickerbocker plastic stand. Hair is soft mohair with sewn side part and soft curls. Sleepy eyes are a very light brown.

Size: The doll is approximately 7 1/2" x 1.5" wide.

Condition: Very good for age. Aged glue spot near red felt hair decor, faded Mary ink on front of dress, dust in creases of dress, hair mussed, some small wear marks on legs. Garment color is still very bright and starched.

From Wikipedia:
"Mary Pauline Hartline (October 29, 1927– August 12, 2020) was an American model and actress who became one of television's early stars. In 1949, the ABC television network picked up the local show, Super Circus, which was also produced by Stokes. Hartline moved to Super Circus, where her looks and figure made her a national star and a sex symbol for thousands of boys, young and old. The show, starring former real-life Chicago World's Fair barker, Big Band announcer, and radio host Claude Kirchner, featured Hartline as the band leader, the circus clowns Cliffy, Scampy, and Nicky, as well as Mike Wallace playing the circus barker peddling Peter Pan Peanut Butter." "Super Circus was a hit, put on the cover of TV Guide, and was produced in Chicago through 1955. The network then moved it to New York City, replaced Kirchner with Jerry Colonna and Hartline with Sandy Wirth, and produced what was to be the show's final season. Hartline, however, made the best of her years on the show, marketing her own line of dolls, clothes, boots, et cetera--- three dozen different Mary Hartline products."

Gift: She is wrapped in clean new white tissue paper, with a red/white cording tied into a bow. A free gift card with your special message may be included free of charge at your request: please send in a note to seller or convo me at time of purchase.

Shipping: Doll will be carefully wrapped in new tissue paper, with silica gel desiccant, and shipped in a sturdy box with padding.

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