When you think of enchanting images of Hollywood stars — Marilyn Monroe wrapped up in silk sheets, Audrey Hepburn flashing a knowing grin — do you wonder about the person behind the camera? And how they possibly captured that delicate moment? For the past 50 years, photographer Douglas Kirkland has found new angles on theContinue reading “30 Amazing Portraits of Hollywood Icons During the 1960s & 1970s”
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26 Fascinating Vintage Photos of Ernest Hemingway With His Beloved Cats
Being a “cat person” comes with an unfortunate stigma. But that was definitely not the case for Ernest Hemingway. The manliest man to ever hit the literary scene had a soft spot in his heart for felines. One of his companions was a six-toed white cat named Snowball, a white polydactyl kitten that Hemingway receivedContinue reading “26 Fascinating Vintage Photos of Ernest Hemingway With His Beloved Cats”
50 Stunning Photos of a Actress Helen Mirren From the 1960s and 1970s
45 Glamorous Photos of Actress & Singer Gloria Grahame in the 1940s and Early 1950s
Born 1923 in Los Angeles, California, American stage, film, and television actress and singer Gloria Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944, made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold herContinue reading “45 Glamorous Photos of Actress & Singer Gloria Grahame in the 1940s and Early 1950s”
38 Amazing Vintage Photos of Women from the 1960s
46 Vintage Mugshots of Men From the Edwardian Era
These images are a selection from an album of photographs of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court in the early 1900s in the collection of Tyne & Wear Archives.
23 Vintage Portrait Photos of Men With Mustaches
Mustaches and sideburns are to a man, much like make-up is to a woman. Facial hair can range from the very subtle to the very extreme. Of course, it probably goes without saying that plenty of celebrities also made their own personal statement with the facial hair statement. Sideburns have been called everything from skinnyContinue reading “23 Vintage Portrait Photos of Men With Mustaches”
22 Stunning Photos of Actress Chili Williams in the 1940s
Known as “The Polka-Dot Girl,” Chili Williams (born Marian Sorenson in 1921) was discovered by a modeling agent in 1943 at Fire Island in New York. The modeling agent’s photographer, Ewing Krainin, took her picture while she was frolicking in the Atlantic Ocean surf, and the series of photos appeared in the September 27, 1943Continue reading “22 Stunning Photos of Actress Chili Williams in the 1940s”
35 Amazing Photos of 1960s and 1970s Celebrities
After having been fashion photographer, John French’s, assistant, David Bailey begins the 1960s with a contract with Vogue and rapidly becomes a leading figure of the Swinging London scene, chronicling the unrestricted existences of models and musicians. Although he admits being fascinated by the Renaissance art and the painter, Caravaggio, the British photographer favors minimalist,Continue reading “35 Amazing Photos of 1960s and 1970s Celebrities”
38 Stunning Photos of Actress Vivi Bach in the 1960s
Born 1939 in Copenhagen, Danish singer, actress and icon Vivi Bach appeared in 48 films between 1958 and 1974; notably known for Holiday in St. Tropez (1964), Soldaterkammerater rykker ud (1959) and Das Rätsel der roten Quaste (1963). Bach was nicknamed “the first Danish teenager of Denmark” and “the Danish Brigitte Bardot”. She died inContinue reading “38 Stunning Photos of Actress Vivi Bach in the 1960s”
