- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (Oct 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0810932423
- ISBN-13: 978-0810932425
- Product Dimensions: 30.9 x 23.5 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,365,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The pathos of Old Hollywood emerges in this dazzling collection of black-and-white photos from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Celebrity photojournalist Garrett captured his subjects at nightclubs, industry soirées and parties-an in-between world where stars tried to enjoy their private lives while still very much on public display. Garrett maintained a studied reserve toward the celebrities (he made a point of never addressing them by their first names) and his photos have a appealing mixture of intimacy and detachment as the celebrities drink, laugh and carouse while tricked out in formal wear and immaculate hair-dos. He is especially fascinated with Hollywood divas like Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Leslie Caron and Ava Gardner; his photos show the warmth of these vibrant personalities while hinting at the strain they suffered in maintaining their glamorous facades. The photos are accompanied by piquant reminiscences: of the wise-cracking Zsa-zsa Gabor shoving her way into every picture frame, the lovable Jimmy Durante shoving his way into oncoming traffic, and the thuggish Milton Berle shoving hapless underlings out of his dressing room. In one tense picture worth a thousand words, a vampy Lauren Bacall embraces Van Heflin while her husband, Humphrey Bogart, looks on ("I heard Bogey say, in a chilled tone, 'Van, that's close enough'"). In these lively, unlacquered but sympathetic portraits, celebrities emerge as flawed, human and never entirely free of self-consciousness. 145 duotone photographs.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Frank Sinatra at a recording session, Marilyn Monroe giggling with Betty Grable, Clark Gable making an entrance at a premiere: showbiz photographer Murray Garrett had a knack for catching movie idols in unguarded moments. In this beautiful black-and-white album, an eagerly awaited follow-up to his highly successful Hollywood Candid, Garrett showcases 145 surprisingly intimate, sometimes irreverent images from Hollywood's heyday, including never-before-seen shots of celebrities such as Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck-plus, of course, Bogey and Bacall.
A true insider, Garrett has been a fly on the wall at many a private party, and he's not above a little exclusive insight. The personal reminiscences that enliven these photos offer armchair stargazers unique insight into the private lives, loves, and off-screen looks of Hollywood's leading men and women.
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Another great book of Murray Garrett's real-world classic Hollywood pix, Nov 2 2008
By Joseph A. Admire - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hollywood Moments (Hardcover)
_Hollywood Moments_ is the followup to lensman Murray Garrett's first collection of pictures, _Hollywood Candid_. During his 27-year career, Garrett specialized in photographing the celebrities of classic Hollywood, not in the somewhat sterile environment of portrait studios, but in their daily activities - on the set, on the town, at home, with their children, or just fooling around. This large, beautifully formatted book, as does the first one, presents many more of his best photographs, as before chiefly drawn from the late 1940's through the early 1960's. Many of the black-and-white photographs printed here are in full-page format, and most photos are accompanied by anecdotes about the circumstances of their taking. Great gift idea for any fan of classic movies!
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