Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood

Robert Dance, Simon Crocker

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Accent Press
01 August 2024

Photographs: portraits; Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema

Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood brings some of the greatest portraits taken by leading Hollywood portrait photographers during the motion picture industry's golden years of 1920 to 1960. Little-seen negatives, long buried in the remarkable and internationally renowned archives of the John Kobal Foundation, have been unearthed and printed to reveal some of Hollywood's favourite stars at the height of their careers. Full-page images of Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, as well as lesser lights including Anna May Wong, Lon Chaney, Lupe Velez and Ramon Novarro, will remind long-time movie fans why these important 20th-century icons will forever remain the fabulous faces of the movie world.

Selected by best-selling author Robert Dance and writer and award-winning film producer Simon Crocker, over 200 photographs are presented alongside an essay by Dance, describing what it takes to become a fabulous face and an international icon.

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Long-buried, little-seen portraits of some of Hollywood's favourite movie stars .

Over 200 full-page images from the archives of the John Kobal Foundation .

Surprises in store for even the most sophisticated movie fans .

The perfect present for fans of Hollywood's motion-picture industry's golden years

200 b/w illustrations

By: Robert Dance, Simon Crocker
Imprint: Accent Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 1.851kg
ISBN: 9781788842518
ISBN 10: 1788842510
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood

""Shooting stars...showcases stunning portraits from Hollywood's Golden Age."" - Closer Weekly ""A new book pulls together glamorous portraits of film stars from the 1920s to the 60s who could draw an audience with their name alone."" - The Guardian ""Enigmatic, dazzling and fabulous: the faces of Hollywood’s golden age."" - The Times ""The book itself is a snapshot of the decades from the 1920s until the 1950s, and a record of its biggest stars."" - Air Magazine ""This book is here to remind long-time movie fans why these important 20th-century icons will forever remain the Fabulous Faces of our time."" - The Eye of Photography ""Fan photos were often the key to creating the biggest stars of the Golden Age. Authors Robert Dance and Simon Crocker explain how in their book on the most fabulous faces of Hollywood."" - The Australian Women's Weekly Icons