The Famous Pictures Collection

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Sophia Loren Meets Jayne Mansfield

Behind the camera: Hollywood Paparazzi Photo Summary: Sophia Loren looks worryingly at Jayne Mansfield’s cleavage Picture Taken: April 1957 Italian-French film star Sophia Loren had dazzled the world at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. A few years later Paramount had arranged an official welcome party for her when she arrived in Hollywood. All of cinema […]

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Rita Hayworth Pinup

Behind the camera: Bob Landry Where: Bed made up with satin sheets Photo Summary: Rita Hayworth promoting the movie ‘You’ll Never Get Rich’ Picture Taken: Summer of 1941, August 11th edition of LIFE In 1941 the American people, for the most part, wanted to stay out of the war raging in Europe. While the Axis […]

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James Dean in Times Square

Behind the camera: Dennis Stock Where: Walking the streets of Times Square, New York Photo Summary: James Dean walking in the rain in Times Square New York Picture Taken: February 1955 James Dean’s fate as an iconic movie star would be guaranteed after this photo was published in a 1955 LIFE magazine issue. Only a […]

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Marilyn Monroe

Behind the camera: The many press photographers and bystanders that took pictures of the movie shoot for, The Seven Year Itch Where: The pictures were shot at Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue at 52nd Street close to the Trans-Lux theatre. Photo Summary: Marilyn Monroe Picture Taken: Late Sept 14, early morning of Sept 15, 1954 Before her […]

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Tennis Girl

Behind the camera: Martin Elliot Where: Birmingham University’s tennis courts in Edgbaston, United Kingdom Photo Summary: Then 18-year-old Fiona Butler (Married and now Fiona Walker) Picture Taken: September of 1976 In September of 1976 aspiring photographer, Martin Elliot convinced, his then-girlfriend, Fiona Butler to pose for a series of cheeky pictures in hopes of creating […]

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Betty Grable

Behind the camera: Frank Powolny Where: Studio Photo Summary: Betty Grable in a promotional shot for the movie Sweet Rosie O’Grady Picture Taken:1943 While American soldiers were overseas fighting World War II, they longed for something that reminded them of home. They chose this picture of Betty Grable. Some liked her sexy figure; others thought […]

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Farrah Fawcett – Swimsuit Poster

Behind the camera: Bruce McBroom Where: Farrah Fawcett’s home in Bel Air, California Photo Summary: Farrah Fawcett in a red swimsuit Picture Taken: Summer of 1976 poster released in Sept of same year During World War II Betty Grable was the pin-up queen. After the war, the title was passed from various Hollywood bombshell to […]

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