Edo Bertoglio is a Swiss photographer and film director. He received his degree in film directing and editing at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinema Francais in Paris in 1975. He moved to New York City in 1976, where he found work as a photographer for Italian Vogue, and Andy Warhol’s Interview, and other magazines. HeContinue reading “New Wave Downtown Fashion by Edo Bertoglio”
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The Tragic Love Affair Between Meryl Streep and John Cazale in the Late 1970s
The 1970s love affair between Meryl Streep and John Cazale saw them both on new acting paths but their journey together ended in tragedy. In 1978, a young Meryl Streep was on the verge of becoming the greatest actress of her generation. She was also about to lose the love of her life. Streep wasContinue reading “The Tragic Love Affair Between Meryl Streep and John Cazale in the Late 1970s”
This Is Marie Antoinette’s Shoe She Wore Before Her Execution on October 16, 1793
This is the shoe Marie Antoinette lost on the stairs as she was going up toward the guillotine on the morning of her execution on October 16, 1793. She lost her shoe, then she lost her head! The shoe is now in the collection of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, France. Marie Antoinette (NovemberContinue reading “This Is Marie Antoinette’s Shoe She Wore Before Her Execution on October 16, 1793”
50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 13
The 1920s (pronounced “nineteen-twenties” often shortened to the “20s” or the “Twenties”) was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. In America, it is frequently referred to as the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”, while in Europe the period is sometimes referred to as the “Golden Twenties”Continue reading “50 Amazing Vintage Photos From the 1920s Volume 13”
Gorgeous Photos of Actress Wanda Hendrix in the 1940s and 1950s
Born 1928 in Jacksonville, Florida, American actress Wanda Hendrix made her first film, Confidential Agent, in 1945 at the age of 16 and for the first few years of her career was consistently cast in “B” pictures. By the late 1940s, she was being included in more prestigious films, such as Ride the Pink HorseContinue reading “Gorgeous Photos of Actress Wanda Hendrix in the 1940s and 1950s”
40 Handsome Photos of Actor William Holden From Between the 1930s and 1950s
Born 1918 in O’Fallon, Illinois, American actor William Holden appeared uncredited in Prison Farm (1939) and Million Dollar Legs (1939) at Paramount. He had his first starring role was in Golden Boy (1939), costarring Barbara Stanwyck, in which he played a violinist-turned-boxer. Holden served as a second and then a first lieutenant in the UnitedContinue reading “40 Handsome Photos of Actor William Holden From Between the 1930s and 1950s”
40 Stunning Photos of Evelyn Keyes in the 1930s and 1940s
Born 1916 in Port Arthur, Texas, American actress Evelyn Keyes came out to Hollywood by age 18 as a chorus girl and was introduced to Cecil B. DeMille who in her own words “signed me to a personal contract without even making a test”. After a handful of B movies at Paramount Pictures, Keyes landedContinue reading “40 Stunning Photos of Evelyn Keyes in the 1930s and 1940s”
20 Amazing Photographs of Ernest Hemingway Posing With Big Fish
“My big fish must be somewhere.” The legends surrounding Ernest Hemingway and his days at war — from World War I to the Spanish Civil War, are often recounted, but when he wasn’t risking his life on the battlefield or writing, he was likely hunting or fishing. At four years old, Hemingway learned to fish,Continue reading “20 Amazing Photographs of Ernest Hemingway Posing With Big Fish”
40 Photographs That Show Eric Clapton’s Style on the Stage From Between the Mid-1980s and Early 1990s
In the eighties, Eric Clapton was trying to quit drugs and alcohol. Naturally, he got really into clothes and women. “I’d always loved clothes, and that became a huge interest for me,” he told Classic Rock in 2016. Clapton meant it when he said he’d always been really into clothes: His 1970s stage ensembles includedContinue reading “40 Photographs That Show Eric Clapton’s Style on the Stage From Between the Mid-1980s and Early 1990s”
36 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Catharine Bach in the 1970s
Born 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio, American actress Catherine Bach had her professional debut as one of the children in a production of The Sound of Music. Her first screen appearance was in the Burt Lancaster murder mystery, The Midnight Man, shot in upstate South Carolina in 1973. Her next role was Melody in the 1974Continue reading “36 Gorgeous Photos of Actress Catharine Bach in the 1970s”
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