Actresses Making Faces for Photographer Willy Rizzo (1960s)

Willy Rizzo (1928 – 2013) was an Italian photographer and designer.

Attracted by the allure of the United States and the then still mythical world of the Californian celebrity, Rizzo travelled to New York to work with the Black Star Agency in the developing America of the post-war years. During this time, he succeeded in capturing and reporting on Hollywood legends, such as Gregory Peck and Gary Cooper

In late 1948, Willy began an illustrious twenty-year career with Paris Match that would have him photograph some of the greatest names of the golden age of photojournalism. Married later to actress Elsa Martinelli, Rizzo enjoyed unparalleled access to the stars.

Marlene Dietrich, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Vivien Leigh, Audrey Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso all found themselves in front of Rizzo’s lens.

Willy Rizzo, Catherine Deneuve, 1966 via

Willy Rizzo, Jane Fonda, 1960s via

Willy Rizzo, Marie Laforet, 1966 via

Willy Rizzo, Anna Karina, 1966 via

Willy Rizzo, Elsa Martinelli, 1966 via

Willy Rizzo, Sophia Loren, 1966 via

Amazing French Fashion Photography by Georges Dambier

Georges Dambier was born in 1925 and was one of the first fashion photographers to take models out of the studio and into the streets. While he was still building and perfecting his craft, Dambier was hired by Helene Lazareff, director of ELLE, the fashion magazine, who encouraged him and gave him his first assignment as a fashion photographer.

During his career Dambier photographed amongst others: Rita Hayworth, Gene Tierney, Errol Flynn, Jeanne Moreau, Jean Cocteau, ou Colette, mais aussi Bettina, Capucine and Suzy Parker.

Georges Dambier did not conform to the standard technique of taking fashion pictures, with models standing emotionless and seemingly indifferent to the camera. Instead, he showed models smiling, laughing and often in action. His models were surrounded by local people in a market place in Marrakech, or in a village in Corsica, or – and above all – in his beloved Paris. 

Capucine for ELLE, Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris, Georges Dambier, 1952 via

Suzy Parker by Georges Dambier via

Suzy Parker Shop Lanvin, Elle, Georges Dambier, 1952 via

1957 via

Sophie Litvak and little dog, Elle, 1952 via

Vintage Cinema Photos of Actresses Playing Nuns

Portrait of Audrey Hepburn in The Nun’s Story directed by Fred Zinnemann, 1959 via

Joan Collins for the Sea wife, 1957 via

Portrait of Ingrid Bergman in The Bell’s of St. Mary’s directed by Leo McCarey, 1945. Photo by Ralph Crane via

Anna Karine in La religieuse directed by Jacques Rivette, 1966 via

Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1947 via

Julie Andrews and Peggy Wood in The Sound of Music directed by Robert Wise, 1965 via

Debbie Reynolds in The Singing Nun directed by Henry Koster, 1966 via

 

Amazing Vintage Photos of 1960s Film Premiers

Arthur Miller, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand et Marilyn Monroe at the Premiere of Let’s Make Love directed by George Cukor, 1960

Vivian Maier, Kirk Douglas at the premiere of the movie Spartacus, Chicago, October 1960

Sean Connery, Phyllis Newman and conductor Leonard Bernstein t the premiere of the James Bond movie Dr. NO directed by Terence Young, 1962

Peter O’Toole with Omar Sharif at the premiere of Lawrence d’ Arabia, Hollywood, 1962

Sue Lyon at the premiere of Lolita directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1962

Monica Vitti with Michelangelo Antonioni at the première of 8 1/2 directed by Federico Fellini, Roma, February 13, 1963

Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon at the Il gattopardo premiere, 1963

Bob Cummings, Shirley MacLaine and Gene Kelly take the subway to the 1964 World’s Fair for the world premiere of their film What a way to go !

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer at the film premiere of My Fair Lady, Audrey Hepburn is wearing a Givenchy gown, 1964

Judy garland and Liza Minnelli at Flora, The Red Menace Premiere, 1965

Don Bessant, Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde and Monica Vitti at the première of Darling by John Schlesinger, London, 1965

Director David Lean, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin and Omar Sharif at the premiere of Doctor Zhivago, 1965

Peter O’Toole and The Queen Mother at the premiere of Lord Jim directed by Richard Brooks, 1965

Luchino Visconti, Claudia Cardinale and Jean Sorel at the premiere of Sandra, 1965

Jean-Luc Godard, Edie Constantine and Anna Karina at the Alphaville premiere, 1965. Photo by Raymond Depardon © Magnum Photos

David Bailey, Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorleac and Clint Eastwood at the premiere of Les Demoiselles de Rochefort directed by Jacques Demy, 1967

Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty at the premiere of Bonnie and Clyde directed by Arthur Penn, 1967