For the imminent release of the Paperback Writer/Rain single, The Beatles were unwilling to appear on television for promotion. Instead, they took part in a two-day shoot which resulted in a total of seven promotional films for the songs. This first day’s filming took place in Abbey Road’s Studio One; the following day they wentContinue reading “Colorful Behind the Scenes Photos of The Beatles During the Making of Promotional Films for Their Singles ‘Rain’ and ‘Paperback Writer’”
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Brigitte Bardot at 18: Rare and Stunning Color Photos of the Budding Young Film Star in 1952
Even in a pinny and pigtails, Brigitte Bardot knew how to work a camera angle. These shots of Bardot at 18 years old were taken at her grandmother’s home in Louveciennes, 12 miles from Paris in the spring of 1952 by Italian-French photographer Walter Carone. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (born 28 September 1934), often referred toContinue reading “Brigitte Bardot at 18: Rare and Stunning Color Photos of the Budding Young Film Star in 1952”
The Stories of Five of the World’s Most Infamous Criminals and Their Cars
Everybody needs a car to get around in, including career criminals. Take a look back at the stories of five of the world’s most infamous criminals and their cars. Bonnie and Clyde’s 1934 Ford V8 B-400 Sedan Not afraid to shoot at anyone who got in the road of their robbing, kidnapping and murdering sprees,Continue reading “The Stories of Five of the World’s Most Infamous Criminals and Their Cars”
11 Vintage Photos of Salvador Dalí and Amanda Lear in Cadaqués, Spain in 1972
Amanda Lear’s first meeting with Salvador Dalí took place around autumn 1965 in Le Castel, a famous Parisian restaurant and nightclub, and gave the beginning to an over-15-year-long friendship. Lear has since been the painter’s muse and closest friend, although, as she herself repeatedly marked, their relationship never was intimate. In “My Life with Dalí”Continue reading “11 Vintage Photos of Salvador Dalí and Amanda Lear in Cadaqués, Spain in 1972”
49 Stunning Photographs of Actress & Model Élizabeth Teissier in the 1960s and 1970s
Élizabeth Teissier, née Germaine Élizabeth Hanselmann (born 6 January 1938) is a French astrologer and former model and actress. Between 1975 and 1976, she created a daily horoscope on French television channel Antenne 2, and in 1981, she launched the Astro Show television programme in Germany. Her personal clients included former President of France FrançoisContinue reading “49 Stunning Photographs of Actress & Model Élizabeth Teissier in the 1960s and 1970s”
14 Vintage Photographs Showing Ernest Hemingway Posing Shirtless
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his adventurous lifestyle and his public image brought him admiration from later generations. Hemingway produced most of his workContinue reading “14 Vintage Photographs Showing Ernest Hemingway Posing Shirtless”
50 Beautiful Photos of Actress Kim Novak During the 1950s
Marilyn Pauline “Kim” Novak (born February 13, 1933) is a retired American film and television actress and painter. Novak began her film career in 1954 after signing with Columbia Pictures and subsequently became one of Hollywood’s top box office stars, starring in many films, including Picnic (1955), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) andContinue reading “50 Beautiful Photos of Actress Kim Novak During the 1950s”
Last Train Coming: Rare Photographs of Jimi Hendrix Arriving for the Final Concert Performance at the Isle of Fehmarn in Germany, 1970
On September 5, 1970, The Jimi Hendrix Experience flight from the Berlin Tempelhof Airport to the Fuhlsbuettel Airport in Hamburg and then travel by train to Puttgarden to come to the Isle of Fehmarn for the Love & Peace Festival on September 6, 1970, which was also Jimi Hendrix’s final live performance. James Marshall “Jimi”Continue reading “Last Train Coming: Rare Photographs of Jimi Hendrix Arriving for the Final Concert Performance at the Isle of Fehmarn in Germany, 1970”
10 Wonderful Photos of Marilyn Monroe at Home in 1953
Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress, model and singer. Famous for playing comedic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s and was emblematic of the era’s sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actressContinue reading “10 Wonderful Photos of Marilyn Monroe at Home in 1953”
Rare Photographs of Mark Twain and His Beloved Cats From the 1900s
Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, is referenced in libraries across the world, and, while ranking his best works may keep literary critics busy, his preference in pets is unmistakably cut-and-dry. Mark Twain liked cats more than he liked people. “If man could be crossed with the cat,” he wrote, “it would improve man,Continue reading “Rare Photographs of Mark Twain and His Beloved Cats From the 1900s”
