Richard Egan’s Cream Camp Shirt in The Revolt of Mamie Stover

Richard Egan in The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) Vitals Richard Egan as Jim Blair, writer At sea from San Francisco to Hawaii, Summer to December 1941 Film: The Revolt of Mamie Stover Release Date: May 11, 1956 Director: Raoul Walsh Costume Designer: Travilla WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Though it made waves for its controversial themes and Jane Russell’s eponymous performance at the time it was released 70 years ago in May 1956, The Revolt of Mamie Stover remains a barely remembered movie today aside from generally positive reappraisals from critics and reviewers. And while Russell remains an icon of Hollywood’s brassy bombshell era, her co-star Richard Egan—once a nearly ubiquitous leading man in the late 1950s—is also little-discussed today. Egan was born 105 years ago this week on July 29, 1921. Like his character Jim Blair, the San Francisco-born Egan joined the U.S. Army during World War II and served in the Pacific. After Captain Egan’s discharge, he attended Stanford…