With the support of Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. amid celebrations of the studio's 100th anniversary, this is the official chronicle of the greatest studio in Hollywood history-a dream book for classic film and entertainment enthusiasts.
Mark A. Vieira Ordre des livres
Mark A. Vieira est un photographe et écrivain spécialisé dans les portraits glamour de style hollywoodien classique. Il travaille au sein des historiques Granada Buildings, un lieu autrefois occupé par le premier studio de George Hurrell à Los Angeles. À travers ses écrits, Vieira explore les artistes, les genres et les techniques photographiques de l'Âge d'Or d'Hollywood, préservant ainsi l'héritage de cette période captivante.
- 2023
- 2005
Drawing extensively on interviews, letters, and newly accessible M-G-M production files, the author chronicles Garbo's career from her American debut in 1926 to her self-imposed retirement in 1941 at the height of her popularity, and includes many previously unpublished production photos, movie stills, and portraits. 15,000 first printing.
- 1997
This book presents in depth the work of George Hurrell, the photographer who more than anyone else was responsible for inventing the Hollywood "glamour" portrait - the essential publicity tool for the major studios during the Golden Age of the movies. The book traces his immense impact on the portrayal of the leading stars year by year, from his arrival in California in 1925 until his departure in 1943. During that time he photographed all of the greatest personalities, at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Brothers, and Columbia as well as independently. The prints come from the Chapman Collection, one of the most extensive archives of original Hurrell photographs in the world, and they include a number of rarities and surprises. Although some photos by Hurrell are familiar and frequently reproduced, most of the images in this book will come as a revelation, since they have not been published in over half a century. The genesis of the pictures is examined in a remarkable text by Mark A. Vieira, himself a highly regarded portrait photographer, who came to know Hurrell well during the photographer's later years. Vieira explains in detail Hurrell's technical feats of lighting and retouching. And drawing on firsthand accounts, he vividly re-creates the lively interplay between the photographer and his subjects at the shooting sessions in which these portraits were taken.
