Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood - by Robert Dance & Simon Crocker (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood presents long-buried, little-seen portraits of some of Hollywood's favourite movie stars by the industry's leading portrait photographers.

"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

"Enigmatic, dazzling and fabulous: the faces of Hollywood's golden age." -- The Times

"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

"Intense close-ups, staged embraces and smouldering, emotive glances exude star power in this fitting tribute to a bygone age."
"Star quality emanates from every page."-- The Lady Magazine

Fabulous Faces of Classic Hollywood brings together 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 favorite 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.

Review Quotes

"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

"Shooting stars...showcases stunning portraits from Hollywood's Golden Age."--Closer Weekly

"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

"""Intense close-ups, staged embraces and smouldering, emotive glances exude star power in this fitting tribute to a bygone age." "Star quality emanates from every page.""--The Lady Magazine

"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

"The book itself is a snapshot of the decades from the 1920s until the 1950s, and a record of its biggest stars."--Air Magazine