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Grace Kelly Posing Harborside at the Cannes film festival (1955)
In 1955 Grace Kelly headed to the Cannes Film Festival an American delegate, here she met her future husband, Prince Rainier III, who she married in April 1956.
Grace Kelly Grace Kelly posing harborside at Cannes 1955 Sipa Press / Rex Features via
Grace Kelly posing harborside at Cannes, 1955 via
Grace Kelly posing harborside at Cannes, 1955 via
Grace Kelly posing harborside at Cannes, 1955 via
The Queen Meets Marilyn Monroe At The Royal Premiere Of The Battle Of The River Plate (1956)
Her Majesty the Queen shakes hands with the stars during presentations before the Royal Command Film Performance of the film Battle of the River Plate, 1956 via
Her Majesty the Queen shakes hands with Marilyn Monroe during presentations before the Royal Command Film Performance of the film Battle of the River Plate, 1956 via
Her Majesty the Queen shakes hands with Marilyn Monroe during presentations before the Royal Command Film Performance of the film Battle of the River Plate, 1956 via
Her Majesty the Queen shakes hands with Marilyn Monroe during presentations before the Royal Command Film Performance of the film Battle of the River Plate, 1956 via
Marilyn Monroe & Arthur Miller Wedding (1956)
On June 29th Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller held a press conference at Miller’s house in Roxbury, Connecticut, whose local newspaper had dryly announced the day before that:
‘Local Resident Will Marry Miss Monroe of Hollywood’… ‘Roxbury Only Spot in World to Greet News Calmly’.
Once the 400 pressmen had gone away, the couple sneaked off to the Westchester County Court House in nearby White Plains, where they were married. There was not a solitary pressman or flash camera in sight.
A traditional Jewish rite later went ahead on July 1st at the home of Miller’s agent, Kay Brown, near Katonah.
Marilyn was given away by her acting teacher Lee Strasberg. There were twenty-five guests and the ceremony was performed by Rabbi Robert Goldberg.
The writer George Axelrod made a witty speech congratulating the happy couple and adapting George Bernard Shaw to wish that their children would have Arthur’s looks and Marilyn’s brains.
The newlyweds soon went off to London for the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl.
The marriage lasted five years.
(source)
Marilyn Monroe And Arthur Miller Wedding July 1st 1956 via
Marilyn Monroe And Arthur Miller Wedding July 1st 1956 via
Marilyn Monroe And Arthur Miller Wedding July 1st 1956 via
Marilyn Monroe And Arthur Miller Wedding July 1st 1956 via
Marilyn Monroe And Arthur Miller Wedding July 1st 1956
Jean Seberg in her wedding dress (1958)
On September 5, 1958, Jean Seberg married François Moreuil, a French lawyer, age 23, in Marshalltown after having met in France 15 months earlier. They divorced in 1960.
Jane Seberg in her wedding dress, 1958
Jane Seberg in her wedding dress, 1958
Jane Seberg & François Moreuil, 1958
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer Wedding (1954)
The marriage of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer took place in Burgenstock, Switzerland, where they made their home.They married at a private civil ceremony on 24 September 1954 attended by close friends and family, followed by a service at the local Protestant chapel the following day.
The couple had been introduced at a party hosted by Hepburn’s co-star in Roman Holiday, Gregory Peck.
Her next role in Sabrina, released shortly after her wedding in October 1954, established a life-long working relationship and close friendship with Hubert de Givenchy, who designed the vast majority of her wardrobe from then on. However, on the occasion of this, her first marriage, Hepburn wore a gown of white organdie by French couturier and costume designer, Pierre Balmain.
Hepburn and Ferrer had a son, Sean, and divorced, at Hepburn’s instigation, in December 1968 (source).
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on their wedding day on Sept 25th, 1954 © Bettmann/CORBIS via
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on their wedding day on Sept 25th, 1954
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Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on their wedding day on Sept 25th, 1954 by Ernst Haas via
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on their wedding day on Sept 25th, 1954 by Ernst Haas via
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on their wedding day on Sept 25th, 1954 via
Audrey while making The Unforgiven. Photos by Inge Morath (1959)
The Unforgiven is a 1960 American western film filmed in Durango, Mexico. It was directed by John Huston and has the unusual casting of Audrey Hepburn.
Magnum Photos Agency photographer Inge Morath had met director John Huston while she was living in London, Morath worked on several of his films.
The Unforgiven, uncommonly for its time, spotlights the issue of racism against Native Americans and people believed to have Native American blood in the Old West.
Aside from this the film is most notable for its behind-the-scenes problems. Production was suspended for several months in 1959 after Hepburn broke her back when she fell off a horse while rehearsing a scene. Although she eventually recovered, the accident was blamed for a subsequent miscarriage Hepburn suffered.
While photographing the making of The Unforgiven, Inge Morath accompanied Huston and his friends duck hunting on a mountain lake outside Durango. Photographing the excursion, Morath saw through her telephoto lens that actor Audie Murphy and his companion had capsized their boat 350 feet from shore. She could see that Murphy, stunned, was nearly drowning. A skilled swimmer, Morath stripped to her underwear and hauled the two men ashore by her bra strap while the hunt continued uninterrupted
Audrey Hepburn during the production of The Unforgiven, Durango, Mexico, 1959. Photograph by Inge Morath via
Audrey Hepburn during the production of The Unforgiven, Durango, Mexico, 1959. Photograph by Inge Morath via
Audrey Hepburn during the production of The Unforgiven, Durango, Mexico, 1959. Photograph by Inge Morath via
Audrey Hepburn during the production of The Unforgiven, Durango, Mexico, 1959. Photograph by Inge Morath via
A Collection of Photos Feat. Frida Kahlo by Gisèle Freund (1950s)
Gisèle Freund (1908 – 2000) was a German-born French photographer and photojournalist, famous for her documentary photography and portraits of writers and artists.
In 1950 Freund´s photocoverage of a bejewelled Eva Peron for Life Magazine caused a diplomatic stir between the United States and Argentina — the ostentatious photographs went against the official party line of austerity. Life Magazine was blacklisted in Argentina and Freund had to escape the country.
Freund embarked on a two-week trip to Mexico, but she wouldn’t leave until two years later. There she met the legendary couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Welcomed into their home, she immersed herself in their private lives and the cultural and artistic diversity of the country, taking hundreds of photographs (source).
Frida Kahlo by Gisèle Freund, 1950 / 1952 via
Frida Kahlo by Gisèle Freund, 1950 / 1952 via
Frida Kahlo by Gisèle Freund, 1950 / 1952 via
Frida Kahlo by Gisèle Freund, 1950 / 1952 via
Frida Kahlo by Gisèle Freund, 1950 / 1952 via
Frida Kahlo by Gisèle Freund, 1950 / 1952 via
Armi Kuusela from Finland Becoming the First Miss Universe (1952)
The first Miss Universe pageant, was held on 28 June 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA.
It was held concurrently with the Miss USA pageant. The two pageants were founded after winner of the rival Miss America pageant in 1950, refused to pose for publicity pictures while wearing a swimsuit. Pageant sponsor Catalina decided to pull their sponsorship off the pageant and create their own competition (source).
Thirty contestants competed for the crown. The winner was 17-year-old Armi Kuusela of Finland, who was crowned by actress Piper Laurie.
Less than a year later after being crowned, Kuusela chose to give up her Miss Universe crown to marry and settle in the Philippines where she had five children with her Filipino husband.
Delegates of the Miss Universe pageant of 1952, in Long Beach, California, USA, by George Silk (c) LIFE Archives via
Delegates of the Miss Universe pageant of 1952, in Long Beach, California, USA by George Silk (c) LIFE Archives via
Delegates of the Miss Universe pageant of 1952, in Long Beach, California, USA by George Silk (c) LIFE Archives via
Armi Kuusela by George Silk (c) LIFE Archives via
The first Miss Universe pageant at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, 1952 via
The ten semifinalists via
Actress Piper Laurie crowns the first Miss Universe via
Armi Kuusela, Miss Universe via
Armi Kuusela, Miss Universe with the runners up via
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