I Dream of Jeannie is an American fantasy sitcom starring Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and eventually marries. Produced by Screen Gems, the show originally aired from September 18, 1965 to May 26, 1970 with new episodes, andContinue reading “Jeannie’s Mini Dresses From “I Dream of Jeannie””
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Rare Photos of Iggy Pop Taken by Photographer Mick Rock in 1972
In 1972 Iggy Pop & The Stooges flew into London to record a new LP Raw Power. With David Bowie as executive producer, Raw Power proved to be an instant classic. During this time The Stooges, perpetually wasted, performed a single concert in London’s Kings Cross. This whole crazed period of Iggy’s phenomenal career wasContinue reading “Rare Photos of Iggy Pop Taken by Photographer Mick Rock in 1972”
The Iconic Photo of James Dean, Alone in the Rain, in the Middle of Times Square, 1955
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two rolesContinue reading “The Iconic Photo of James Dean, Alone in the Rain, in the Middle of Times Square, 1955”
Marilyn Monroe Working Out at the Bel Air Hotel in 1953
In 1945 Hungarian-Romanian photographer Andre de Dienes met the nineteen-year-old Marilyn Monroe, then called Norma Jeane Baker, who was a model on the books of Emmeline Snively’s Blue Book Model Agency Norma Jeane had recently separated from her husband, James Dougherty, and told Dienes of her wish to become an actress. Dienes suggested that theyContinue reading “Marilyn Monroe Working Out at the Bel Air Hotel in 1953”
Early Portraits of Janis Joplin With Guitar in Austin, Texas, 1962
Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter who sang rock, soul, and blues music. One of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and “electric” stage presence. Joplin graduated from high school in 1960 and attended LamarContinue reading “Early Portraits of Janis Joplin With Guitar in Austin, Texas, 1962”
Gangster John Dillinger During the 1930s
When notorious outlaw John Dillinger was gunned down on Lincoln Avenue on a steamy July night in 1934, his death ended a months-long manhunt that captivated the press and the public. John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster of the Great Depression. He led a group known asContinue reading “Gangster John Dillinger During the 1930s”
Wonderful Photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in December 1968
Susan Wood’s work represents a number of milestones in American photography over a period of more than 30 years. Although her most famous magazine cover is an epochal photograph of John Lennon and Yoko Ono for Look magazine, Susan is also noted for her movie stills. Wood has been represented by Getty Images since 2004Continue reading “Wonderful Photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in December 1968”
Behind the Iconic Image of Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet for His Wife in Front of the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, 1961
If there was one legacy, among many, of president Gamal Abdel Nasser that Egypt could have done without – it is the peculiar suspicion of foreigners, to the point of embarrassment, that rode the region’s pan-Arab nationalism wave in the 1950s and 1960s. A problem that still, in various manifestations, continues up until today throughContinue reading “Behind the Iconic Image of Louis Armstrong Playing Trumpet for His Wife in Front of the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, 1961”
57 Rare and Candid Photos of Actress Louise Brooks in the 1920s
Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as a Jazz Age icon and as a flapper icon due to her bob hairstyle that she helped popularize during the prime of her career. At the age ofContinue reading “57 Rare and Candid Photos of Actress Louise Brooks in the 1920s”
Beautiful Portraits of Marlene Dietrich While Filming ‘No Highway in the Sky’ in 1948
Photographer Cornel Lucas was a pioneer of film portraiture. He made his name shooting studio portraits of film stars of the 1940s and 1950s and was said to have done more for the images of many of those he photographed than their performances on celluloid. His big break came in 1948 when he was askedContinue reading “Beautiful Portraits of Marlene Dietrich While Filming ‘No Highway in the Sky’ in 1948”
