met Sue Carol

In 1943, London met Sue Carol , a talent agent and then-wife of actor Alan Ladd , while operating the elevator at Roos Bros., ( Roos/Atkins ), an upscale clothing store on Hollywood Boulevard. Struck by London’s physical features, Carol facilitated a screen test for the inexperienced actress, and London signed a contract with her. London met Esquire photographer Henry Waxman while working her second job as a clerk at a menswear store, and he shot photographs of her that appeared in the magazine’s November 1943 issue. These photos helped establish her as a pin-up girl during World War II.