Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties [Paperback]

John Kobal (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1977

This marvelous collection of glamour photographs offers memorable studio shots of Betty Grable, John Wayne, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, and others — 106 great stars in 163 fascinating photographs. The photos display innovations in pose, angle, and composition that are still major influences on modern Hollywood professionals. "An outstanding bargain." — Newsweek. Introduction. Captions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486235467
• ISBN-13: 978-0486235462
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #78 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > History

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning collection!, December 7, 2001

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Robert Ortiz (The Southwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties (Paperback)

This book features beautiful and captivating photographs of some of the biggest movie stars of the 1940's. The book's focus is primarily the 1940's, but there are several photographs from 1939 and a few from 1950. Some of the many stars include Hedy Lamarr, Rita Hayworth, Gene Tierney, Joan Crawford, Victor Mature, Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Lucille Ball, Merle Oberon, Lana Turner and many others. Each of the photographs exudes an air of elegance and dramatic artistry that is no longer seen today. This would make a great gift for fans of Hollywood's golden age as well as photographers and art lovers, but the photographs are so clear and the stars so alluring that anyone who looks at this book will surely fall under it's spell. Highly recommended! Also recommended is "Hollywood Glamor Portraits, 145 Photos of Stars 1926-1949" also by John Kobal (editor).

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Photographs of Movie Star Legends, October 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties (Paperback)

This book of photography has over150 portraits of Hollywood legends including Loretta Young, Lauren Bacall, and Ava Gardner. These actors, actresses, and budding starlettes of the forties are as glamourous as they could be in these brilliant portraits. You don't have to like old movies to like this book. You will spend hours just flipping through the pages at the stars who built Hollywood movies.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Esoteric and Haunting Beauty Captured, May 15, 2001

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Movie-Star Portraits of the Forties (Paperback)

This collection of photographs of movie stars taken during the 1940's era is ever thought provoking. There seems a deliberate attempt to challenge the reader/viewer to discern the real life personality from the screen persona from the photographs chosen for this book. The result is a somewhat enigmatic experience leaving one with an euphoric feeling of melancholy. I think this is an important book for anyone who loves films from that era. The meticulous quality of this book allows you to stare into the eyes of these people stimulating your own imagination into your soul. It challenges you to find an answer to your own attraction to these immortal icons of a Hollywood long past and hopefully not forgotten.