Grace Kelly by Howell Conant, in lovely colors.

Howell T. Conant, Senior (1916–1999) was an American fashion photographer noted for his portraits of the American actress and later Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly. Here are some portraits of her that he shot in 1955.

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Daniel-Day Lewis’ severed head (by David LaChapelle)

David LaChapelle, born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield, Connecticut, is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style. LaChapelle’s work has been described as surrealist, grotesque, shocking and ironic. Here is his portrait of Daniel-Day Lewis’ head!
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Emmanuelle Riva, bubbles and all, by Tiereny Gearon

Tierney Gearon (born 9 September 1963) is an American photographer who became known in Britain after her controversial exhibition at the Staatchi Gallery in 2001. The photos included two naked poses and one of her son urinating in the snow. There were three complaints by members of the public, and the police visited the gallery twice, causing a great deal of media coverage. She shot this portrait of french actress Emmanuelle Riva (whom you know from Haneke’s Amour and Resnais’ Hiroshima mon Amour) for the New York Times for their Hollywood issue in 2012.

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A portrait of Wong Kar Wai

Wong Kar Wai by french photographer Denis Rouvre. Undated.
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Gérard Depardieu by Andy Warhol (1986)

Always fascinated by film stars, Andy Warhol did in 1986 this little tribute to Gerard Depardieu, which was later sold (along with all its versions) in Paris.

Andy WARHOL – Gérard Depardieu – (1986) Sérigraphie en couleurs sur papier. 28,5 x 21 cm

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Leslie Caron, Gigi herself…by Loomis Dean !!

Call her Gigi (1958), call her Lilli (1953), call her An American in Paris (1951), here is French actress Leslie Caron (1931-) as photographed by Life Magazine photographer Loomis Dean (1917 – 2005). Undated.

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Marlon Brando on the cover of “Time” (1972)

Once again, my interest in Time Magazine covers kicks in. Here is Marlon Brando on the cover of the famous publication on January 22nd, 1973, right after his role in The Godfather (1972) AND Last Tango in Paris (1972), thus explaining the headline.

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2001: An Actor’s Odyssey

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) is surely considered a great & complex chef-oeuvre by Stanley Kubrick.
And while most of us have no problem remembering the director’s name, as humungous as it is, I suppose we tend to unconsciously disregard the fact that the film had actors in it, Keir Dullea & Gary Lockwood to name a few. They played the two astronauts.
Here you’ll find some behind the scenes photos of these actors as they filmed “2001: A Space Odyssey”. You’ll notice that Kubrick is absent from most of these shots, let’s focus on their work for a change…I am not the author of these images. Copyright goes to Time.Life Magazine

Gary Lockwood on the set of “2001: A Space Odyssey”

Keir Dullea on the set of “2001: A Space Odyssey”

 Keir Dullea & Gary Lockwood on the set of “2001: A Space Odyssey”

Keir Dullea on the set of “2001: A Space Odyssey”

Actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood listen to Stanley Kubrick on set of “2001: A Space Odyssey”

 Keir Dullea & Gary Lockwood on the set of “2001: A Space Odyssey”

Gary Lockwood on the set of “2001: A Space Odyssey”