From the moment he was given his first extensive movie assignment on Judy Garland's A Star is Born, Bob Willoughby began a remarkable journey, working non-stop with the publicity departments of all the major Hollywood studios. He chronicled the production of 100 films as the first "outside" photographer brought on to what were, at the time, closed sets. Willoughby compiled a stunning collection of candid shots and intimate portraits of some of Hollywood's biggest stars during his long and heralded career Those photos, along with inside stories, amusing anecdotes, and personal observations, are brought together in a loving tribute to some of the greatest screen stars of the 20th century. Hollywood: A Journey Through the Stars also goes beyond film -- it represents a lifetime of capturing images of actors, directors, jazz musicians, and dancers. Tender and revealing, Bob Willoughby offers a rare look into his personal life and the public lives he documented. ILLUSTRATIONS
Bob Willoughby first met Frank Sinatra on the set of "From Here to Eternity" and worked with him throughout the 1950s until the original "Ocean's 11", capturing moments between Sinatra and a host of his friends and co-stars, including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, Shirley MacLaine and Judy Garland.
In his distinguished career as a Hollywood photographer, Bob Willoughby has taken some of the benchmark photos of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda, but he's unequivocal about who was his favourite subject: Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, otherwise known as Audrey Hepburn. One morning in 1953 Willoughby was summoned to photograph a new starlet. It was a humdrum commission for the regular studio portraitist now credited with having virtually invented the photojournalistic motion picture still, but when he met the Belgian beauty, Willoughby was enraptured. "She took my hand like... well, a princess, and dazzled me with that smile that God designed to melt mortal men's hearts, " he recalls. As Hepburn's career soared upwards following her US debut in Roman Holiday, Willoughby became a trusted friend, framing her working and home life. His historic, perfectionist, tender photographs seek out the many facets to Hepburn's beauty and elegance as she progresses from her debut to the career high of My Fair Lady in '63. Willoughby's studies, showing her on set, preparing for a scene, interacting with actors and directors and retreating into her private self, comprise one of photography's great platonic love affairs and an unrivalled record of one of last century's touchstone beauties.
An inspiring collection of poems, meditations, and lyrics by one of the world’s most revered musical legends Bob Marley’s music defined a movement and forever changed a nation. Known worldwide for their message of peace and unity, Marley’s songs—from “One Love” to “Redemption Song” to “Three Little Birds”—have touched millions of lives. This collection is the best of Bob Marley presented in three parts: “The Man,” giving an in-depth look into the life of Bob Marley; “The Music,” comprising his most memorable lyrics as well as links to many of his songs in iTunes; and “The Revolution,” containing his meditations on social equality and the Rastafari movement. Enriched with iconic photographs, Listen to Bob Marley provides insight into a reggae legend, the inspirational man behind the music. This ebook features an introduction by daughter Cedella Marley and an illustrated biography of Cedella including rare photographs from her personal collection.
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