The Image Makers

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THE IMAGE MAKERS THE IMAGE MAKERS isa rareand imaginative look at the flesh and fantasy of Hollywood-its gods and goddesses, sheiks, vamps," It" girls. "Oomph" girls, swashbucklers and rebels. Here at last is a magnificent collection of glamour portraits taken by Hollywood's finest still photographers, who with the guidance of studio bosses were the image makers. Hundreds of photographs of the world's greatest stars reflect the extraordinary skill and creativity that have characterized Hollywood's camera artistry over the past sixty years. Four of the screen's most versatile actresses share their remembrances of the glamour that was Hollywood. Román Freulich was the first photographer to do a sitting with me when I got to California. When they looked at me, they called me "the little brown wren',' because with Harlow around, my hair was just mousey blonde. So they made me bleach it. They had me looking like everybody. They even made up my mouth like Garbó. Now I ask you, do you see... Tovább

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THE IMAGE MAKERS THE IMAGE MAKERS isa rareand imaginative look at the flesh and fantasy of Hollywood-its gods and goddesses, sheiks, vamps," It" girls. "Oomph" girls, swashbucklers and rebels. Here at last is a magnificent collection of glamour portraits taken by Hollywood's finest still photographers, who with the guidance of studio bosses were the image makers. Hundreds of photographs of the world's greatest stars reflect the extraordinary skill and creativity that have characterized Hollywood's camera artistry over the past sixty years. Four of the screen's most versatile actresses share their remembrances of the glamour that was Hollywood. Román Freulich was the first photographer to do a sitting with me when I got to California. When they looked at me, they called me "the little brown wren',' because with Harlow around, my hair was just mousey blonde. So they made me bleach it. They had me looking like everybody. They even made up my mouth like Garbó. Now I ask you, do you see anything like Garbó about me? Bette Davis, Westport, Connecticut February, 1972 It seemed as though the executives saw a certain quality in the actor and set about to create an image, and while they were creating mine, for the most part, I was just having fun. Alexis Smith, New York December, 1971 . . . everyone imitated my fuller mouth, darker eyebrows. But! wouldn't copy anybody. If I can't be me, I don't want to be anybody. I was born that way. Joan Crawford, New York January, 1972 I think glamour is the most important thing on earth. It's show business we're in, remember. Not solely reality. We want to be entertained and we want to be thrilled when we go to the theatre or the movies. Wé want to have our dreams, too-don't we? Joan Blondell, New York December, 1971 Vissza