Walt Needham and Mike Sill Photographed by David Martin

I must thank a fan of this blog in South Africa for this photograph taken by David Martin of Walt Needham posing with Mike Sill.

When you click on Needham's name label directly beneath this post, you can see more great images of this bodybuilder. You'll also be able to click to a site that details his extraordinary life.

Both Needham and Sill were from Utah.

Walt Needham Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Walt Needham.

Walt Needham Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Walt Needham.

Walt Needham Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

What a delight to stumble upon another photograph of Walt Needham taken by Bruce of Los Angeles.

Needham led an extraordinary life, as you can read when you jump to this site.

David Fitzen and Walt Needham Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took these photographs of Walt Needham posing solo and with David Fitzen.

Walt Needham Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

In the 1950's, Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Walt Needham, who led an extraordinary life, as you can read when you jump to this site.

Walt Needham Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

I hope to obtain a larger version of this photograph taken by Bruce of Los Angeles of Walt Needham.

Walt Needham Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took this photograph of Walt Needham.

Walt Needham Photographed by David Martin

David Martin took these photographs of Walt Needham.

Walt Needham Photographed by Kris Studios

Kris Studios took this photograph of Walt Needham.

Walt Needham

I do not know who took this photograph of Walt Needham, but Kris Studios would be a good guess.

Walt Needham Photographed by Bruce of Los Angeles

Bruce of Los Angeles took these photographs of Walt Needham.

Walt Needham

I do not know who took this photograph of Walt Needham.

Walt Needham Photographed by Kris Studios

Kris Studios took this photograph of handsome Walt Needham, of whom you can see in another image when you jump to this post on the blog.

Mike Sill

UPDATED March 24, 2012: Mike Sill was another very popular beefcake model. He won the title of Mr. Utah in 1955 and again in 1956.

He was photographed by many - if not, all - of the beefcake photographers.

In one extraordinary image, he holds Walt Needham's hand.