1 image. Santa Monica Man of the Year, 14 January 1957. Frederic M. McNairy -- 35 years (attorney); named Man of the Year by Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Gaze. Date: 1957-01-14. Reporter: Gaze. Assignment: Santa Monica 'Man of the Year'. #11-12: Besieged with congratulatory telephone calls is Frederic M. McNairy, 35-year-old Santa Monica attorney and Pacific Palisades resident who today was named by the Santa Monica Junior Chamber of Commerce as the city's 'Young Man of the Year.' He is holding the chamber's distinguished service plaque which he received today for outstanding community leadership in 1956"