Tag Archives: 1950s
55 Stunning Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken in 1956
Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904-1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award–winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. Beaton worked with Marilyn on February 22, 1956 at the Ambassador Hotel in New York. And here is his amazing work. Marilyn Monroe (born NormaContinue reading “55 Stunning Photos of Marilyn Monroe Taken in 1956”
France During the 1950s and 1960s
France, officially the French Republic, is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include FrenchContinue reading “France During the 1950s and 1960s”
16 Stunning Photos of French Cellist Maurice Baquet With His Cello in the 1950s
Maurice Baquet is a multi-talented man: gifted cellist (1st prize at the Conservatoire de Paris), skier (member of the 1936 French Olympic Team), mountain climber (this talent used in several movies, including Premier de Cordée). He attracted poet Jacques Prevert’s attention when riding on his bicycle, holding his cello, and soon joined Prevert’s famed theaterContinue reading “16 Stunning Photos of French Cellist Maurice Baquet With His Cello in the 1950s”
29 Amazing Photos from the Making of the Film ‘The African Queen’ in 1951
In 1951, two of the world’s most beloved — and highest paid — movie stars, Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, followed director John Huston to a most un-Hollywood location: the sweltering jungle around the Ruki River, in the Belgian Congo (today known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo). There, they spent seven weeks filmingContinue reading “29 Amazing Photos from the Making of the Film ‘The African Queen’ in 1951”
22 Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Rita Hayworth While Filming ‘Affair in Trinidad’ in 1952
‘Affair in Trinidad’ is a 1952 film noir produced by Hayworth’s Beckworth Corporation, released by Columbia Pictures, and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. The film is notable as Hayworth’s “comeback” film after four years away from Columbia, as a re-teaming of the Gilda (1946) co-stars, and for a fiery opening number danced barefoot byContinue reading “22 Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Rita Hayworth While Filming ‘Affair in Trinidad’ in 1952”
The Rocker Rebel Youth Of Zurich during the 1950s
Karlheinz Weinberger (1921-2006). Living in Zurich, Switzerland, Weinberger was a self-taught “amateur” photographer whose day job working in a factory warehouse allowed him to pursue photography seriously in his free time. In the late 1940s Weinberger began to publish his pictures for a gay magazine using the pseudonym of Jim, and later was a freelanceContinue reading “The Rocker Rebel Youth Of Zurich during the 1950s”
30 Amazing Vintage Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II in the 1940s and 1950s
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdicationContinue reading “30 Amazing Vintage Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II in the 1940s and 1950s”
22 Stunning Photos of Actress Neile Adams, the First Wife of Steve McQueen
Ruby Neilam Salvador Adams (born 1932), known professionally as Neile Adams, is a Filipina-American actress, singer, and dancer who made more than 20 appearances in films and television series between 1952 and 1991. Adams was born in Manila in 1932, daughter of José Arrastia, the maternal great-grandfather of Enrique Iglesias. She reportedly never met herContinue reading “22 Stunning Photos of Actress Neile Adams, the First Wife of Steve McQueen”
36 Vintage Portrait Photographs of 30 Contestants From the Very First Miss Universe Pageant, 1952
Miss Universe 1952, the 1st Miss Universe pageant, was held on 28 June 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA. 30 contestants competed for the crown. The first winner of the pageant was 17-year-old Armi Kuusela of Finland, who was crowned by actress Piper Laurie. An ad for Miss UniverseContinue reading “36 Vintage Portrait Photographs of 30 Contestants From the Very First Miss Universe Pageant, 1952”
