After JIM died RON COLLETTE gave up Physique Modeling and never returned. The Movies that he was in that were released later had been filmed before JIM had passed away. That is why you never see RON COLLETTE frontally nude in any AMG film. RON may have been nude in a special release AMG Film called "Weekend Sailors" but I never have seen it so I do not know. I think that it was filmed also before JIM had died. RICK COLLETTE the other Brother may have made 3 nude posing films in 1973 for AMG. RICK had posed nude often but I never saw these AMG films and I do not know when they were filmed.
There were 3 Brothers but they never posed together as far as I know. After JIM died in 1968 RON never posed again as a model. RON blamed modeling for why JIM got hooked on heroin which resulted in his death on the Colorado River. RON told Bob Mizer about Jim's death which is why Mizer reported it so quickly in the Physique Pictorial.
James IV which I assumed was you posted a comment on September 27,2021 on Vintage Muscle Men site under a photo of JIM & RICK COLLETTE posing naked together. The comment indicated you knew there were 3 Collette Brothers. You even knew that it was RICK and not RON posing with JIM. Did you forget about this? Or was that not you who posted that comment?
James did you have time to check into whether Ron COLLETTE was bother to JIM COLLETTE and RICK COLLETTE? I sent you the Post you made on Vintage Muscle Men. I could contact the Bob Mizer Foundation because I believe they have records that would indicate they were all 3 Brothers. I have seen that Information about the 3 being Brothers posted on several sites before. I just wanted to know what you think about it?
I thought it was interesting when you have 3 Brothers from Omaha Nebraska all doing nude physique modeling for Men in the 1960s. Unfortunately it ended badly for one Brother in 1968.!
The comment you wrote was James IV September 27, 2021 at 2:22 PM "OMG! That is Rick Collette, Jim's brother. I posted two photos of Rick by Pat Milo and Rick's tattoos were much easier to spot. Albeit, they were reversed. The tats on his left arm in this photo appeared on his right arm in Milo's photos. Now to really confuse things. There was also a Ron Collette who worked for AMG around the same time and Ron actually did a film with Jim! it was titled Weekend Sailors and promoted in one of the PP mags as a film with the "Collette brothers". The film was released in 1971, three years after Jim's untimely death. Unfortunately AMG's promo was wrong. And it was right. It was the Collette bros, but Jim is joined by brother RICK, not Ron as promoted. I've seen the film. (You can Google it.) Rick's killer smile and those tats made it no doubt it's Rick. And, for the record, the Milo photo has the tats on the correct arms. Also, Ron did only two films before the other two Collette were working. They were both in the posing strap era. Check my blog to see pics of Ron. This is fun." The comment is at: http://www.vintagemusclemen.com/2021/09/duo.html#comment-form
I'm not afraid to expose my own ignorance . . . and curiosity. What was the tragic element to Jim Collette?
ReplyDeleteDrowned in his 20's in a river accident as I remember? Maybe drugs/alcohol involved?
ReplyDeleteOK, so that was Jim. I had read about a popular model drowning and forgot the name. Thanks!
DeleteJim died on June 6, 1968, the same day Robert F. Kennedy was killed.
DeleteAfter JIM died RON COLLETTE gave up Physique Modeling and never returned. The Movies that he was in that were released later had been filmed before JIM had passed away. That is why you never see RON COLLETTE frontally nude in any AMG film. RON may have been nude in a special release AMG Film called "Weekend Sailors" but I never have seen it so I do not know. I think that it was filmed also before JIM had died. RICK COLLETTE the other Brother may have made 3 nude posing films in 1973 for AMG. RICK had posed nude often but I never saw these AMG films and I do not know when they were filmed.
DeleteI didn't know Ron was brother to Jim and Rick. I'm sure I would have remembered that if I had learned it years ago.
DeleteThere were 3 Brothers but they never posed together as far as I know. After JIM died in 1968 RON never posed again as a model. RON blamed modeling for why JIM got hooked on heroin which resulted in his death on the Colorado River. RON told Bob Mizer about Jim's death which is why Mizer reported it so quickly in the Physique Pictorial.
DeleteJames IV which I assumed was you posted a comment on September 27,2021 on Vintage Muscle Men site under a photo of JIM & RICK COLLETTE posing naked together. The comment indicated you knew there were 3 Collette Brothers. You even knew that it was RICK and not RON posing with JIM. Did you forget about this? Or was that not you who posted that comment?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I can't seem to find that particular posting,sorry. I would like to see it so I can't at least have the context.
DeleteJames did you have time to check into whether Ron COLLETTE was bother to JIM COLLETTE and RICK COLLETTE? I sent you the Post you made on Vintage Muscle Men. I could contact the Bob Mizer Foundation because I believe they have records that would indicate they were all 3 Brothers. I have seen that Information about the 3 being Brothers posted on several sites before. I just wanted to know what you think about it?
DeleteI have. And I don't have anything to say there were three of them. More research needed by me.
DeleteI thought it was interesting when you have 3 Brothers from Omaha Nebraska all doing nude physique modeling for Men in the 1960s. Unfortunately it ended badly for one Brother in 1968.!
DeleteThe comment you wrote was James IV September 27, 2021 at 2:22 PM
ReplyDelete"OMG! That is Rick Collette, Jim's brother. I posted two photos of Rick by Pat Milo and Rick's tattoos were much easier to spot. Albeit, they were reversed. The tats on his left arm in this photo appeared on his right arm in Milo's photos.
Now to really confuse things. There was also a Ron Collette who worked for AMG around the same time and Ron actually did a film with Jim! it was titled Weekend Sailors and promoted in one of the PP mags as a film with the "Collette brothers". The film was released in 1971, three years after Jim's untimely death. Unfortunately AMG's promo was wrong. And it was right. It was the Collette bros, but Jim is joined by brother RICK, not Ron as promoted. I've seen the film. (You can Google it.) Rick's killer smile and those tats made it no doubt it's Rick. And, for the record, the Milo photo has the tats on the correct arms. Also, Ron did only two films before the other two Collette were working.
They were both in the posing strap era. Check my blog to see pics of Ron.
This is fun." The comment is at: http://www.vintagemusclemen.com/2021/09/duo.html#comment-form