Classic Hollywood Stars

Black-and-white photographs of iconic film stars and moments, characterized by dramatic poses and cinematic flair, evoking nostalgia of classic cinema.

William Randolph Hearst photographed outside Washington D.C.'s Willard Hotel in 1911.

GARY COOPER.

JOHN WAYNE in CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD! (1937).

Michigan: 1952 Adlai Stevenson at a Presidential campaign stop in MIchigan whenn he crossed his leg revealing a hole in the sole of his shoe. The photograph won a Pulitzer Prize for photographer William Gallagher.

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER; CHITA CHEETAH.

MICHAEL CAINE in DEADFALL (1968), directed by BRYAN FORBES.

Churchill In Hastings For Portrait Presentation -- Sir Winston Churchill giving his famous Victory sign as he drives through the streets of Hastings today. Sir Winston Churchill drove to the white Rock Pavilion in Hastings today to Receive a New Portrait of himself as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. It was Presented by the Speaker of the Cinque Ports. The Ayor of Hastings, on behalf of the Cinque Ports. It is no disparagement of Sir Winston Churchill's mighty talents to say that he will not be remembered for any particular achievement sin the economic or financial field. September 7, 1955. (Photo by United Press photo).

William Randolph Hearst photographed outside Washington D.C.'s Willard Hotel in 1911.

FEDERICO FELLINI.

HUMPHREY BOGART in VIRGINIA CITY (1940), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

Luigi bertarelli, 1900-10.

LON CHANEY.

PAUL NEWMAN in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958), directed by RICHARD BROOKS.

MICKEY ROONEY in THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (1939), directed by RICHARD THORPE.

Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 - 10 March 1986) was a British-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (1945).

DOROTHY MALONE.

Actor James Dean, photographed circa 1955.

STEVE MCQUEEN in BULLITT (1968), directed by PETER YATES.

The Italian tenor Mario Del Monaco before embarking, May 11, 1950, Genoa port, Italy, 20th century.

Boris Karloff Frankenstein 1931

JOANNE WOODWARD in COUNT THREE AND PRAY (1955).

HARRY LANGDON.

ERROL FLYNN.

DIRK BOGARDE in DEATH IN VENICE (1971) -Original title: MORTE A VENEZIA-, directed by LUCHINO VISCONTI.

JAMES DEAN in GIANT (1956), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

RAY MILLAND in THE LOST WEEKEND (1945), directed by BILLY WILDER.

President Lyndon Johnson entertains Senator Estes Kefauver at the LBJ Ranch. There are two dead deer tied to the car behind them, trophies from their hunt. Nov. 23, 1955.

PAUL NEWMAN in COOL HAND LUKE (1967), directed by STUART ROSENBERG.

Edward Everett Horton, half-length Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Summer Storm", United Artists, 1944

LAURENCE OLIVIER in HAMLET (1948), directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER.

JOHNNY WEISSMULLER in TARZAN AND THE HUNTRESS (1947), directed by KURT NEUMANN.

DICK POWELL.

Basil Rathbone "Sherlock Holmes" 1939

HERBERT MARSHALL in ANNE OF THE INDIES (1951), directed by JACQUES TOURNEUR.

PAUL NEWMAN in THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN (1972), directed by JOHN HUSTON.

SPENCER TRACY in THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA (1958), directed by JOHN STURGES.

GUY MADISON.

Former First Lady Helen Herron Taft in Back Seat of Car after Visit with U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Washington, D.C., USA, Photograph by Harris & Ewing, December 1938

DAVID LEAN in THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957), directed by DAVID LEAN.

FAY WRAY in MILLS OF THE GODS (1934), directed by ROY WILLIAM NEILL.

ELVIS PRESLEY in CHANGE OF HABIT (1969).

JACK NICHOLSON in CHINATOWN (1974), directed by ROMAN POLANSKI.

WILLIAM POWELL in MY MAN GODFREY (1936), directed by GREGORY LA CAVA.

SPENCER TRACY in EDISON, THE MAN (1940), directed by CLARENCE BROWN.

CHARLES BOYER in GASLIGHT (1944), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

MARGARET LOCKWOOD in TROUBLE IN THE GLEN (1954).

KIRK DOUGLAS in DETECTIVE STORY (1951), directed by WILLIAM WYLER.

MICKEY ROONEY in BABY FACE NELSON (1957), directed by DON SIEGEL.

JAMES DEAN.

George Brent, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Submarine D-1", Warner Bros., 1937

DAVID LEAN in THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957), directed by DAVID LEAN.

JOHN WAYNE in THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER (1965), directed by HENRY HATHAWAY.

Keith Mitchell, Melina Mercouri, on-set of the British Film, "The Gypsy and the Gentleman", Rank Film Distributors, 1958

SID JAMES.

Cole Porter in Venice, Italy 1957.

Rock Hudson, on-set of the Film, "Come September", Universal Pictures, 1961

Sissy Spacek, Three-Quarter Length Portrait, on-set of the Film, "The River, Universal Pictures, 1984

Paul Newman, on-set of the film, "The Mackintosh Man", Warner Bros., 1973

ROBERT BLAKE in IN COLD BLOOD (1967), directed by RICHARD BROOKS.

Cary Grant, on-set of the Film, "Father Goose", Universal Pictures, 1964

KIRK DOUGLAS and GEORGE MACREADY in DETECTIVE STORY (1951), directed by WILLIAM WYLER.

Orson Welles directing the 1952 film, 'Othello'. He was filming the ramparts and cannons of the Portuguese Fort at Nagador, Morocco. Welles also played the title role. March 17, 1950. - (BSLOC_2014_17_97)

HUMPHREY BOGART in THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA (1954), directed by JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ.

JOSEPH COTTEN.

Rex Harrison, on-set of the film, "Doctor Dolittle", 20th Century-Fox, 1967

Laszlo De Bardossy - Premier Former Premier of Hungary. February 1, 1946.

RYAN O'NEAL in WILD ROVERS (1971), directed by BLAKE EDWARDS.

OLIVER HARDY; STAN LAUREL.

ROD TAYLOR in YOUNG CASSIDY (1965), directed by JACK CARDIFF.

Leslie Howard, on-set of the British Film, "Service for Ladies (released in the U.S. as "Reserved for Ladies"), Paramount Pictures, 1932

RUDOLPH VALENTINO in BLOOD AND SAND (1922), directed by FRED NIBLO.

SPENCER TRACY and KATHARINE HEPBURN in KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1942), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

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KIRK DOUGLAS in LUST FOR LIFE (1956), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

Bud Abbott (1898-1974), Lou Costello (1908-1959), Comedic Team

ARTURO FERNANDEZ in ESTUDIO 1-TV (1970). ¿Quién soy yo.

Conchita Cintron. March 9, 1940. (Photo by ACME News Pictures Ltd.).

SYDNEY POLLACK and ROBERT REDFORD in JEREMIAH JOHNSON (1972), directed by SYDNEY POLLACK.

CATHERINE DENEUVE in BELLE DE JOUR (1967), directed by LUIS BUÑUEL.

Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, on-set of the British Film, "The Bed Sitting Room", United Artists, 1969

WILLIAM HOLDEN in WILD ROVERS (1971), directed by BLAKE EDWARDS.

GARY COOPER in TASK FORCE (1949), directed by DELMER DAVES.

MICKEY ROONEY.

BURT LANCASTER in CATTLE ANNIE AND LITTLE BRITCHES (1981), directed by LAMONT JOHNSON.

Gracie Stops Birdie - Gracie Allen's insanity reached new high the other day when she tried to take her own photograph, in the manner shown, without the aid of George Burns, who was trying to operate the camera. A moment later George herded her back on the sound stage where they are making Paramount's "The Big Broadcast of 1935." July 05, 1932.

***** man Jeff Chandler was ***** in car accident. December 24, 1954.

JOHN WAYNE.

RICHARD DIX in ACE OF ACES (1933).

JOHN FORD.

LUIS ALCORIZA.

ROSALIND RUSSELL in ROSIE! (1967), directed by DAVID LOWELL RICH.

Marlon Brandon con 13 años de edad. 1937.

Douglas Fairbanks Senior. April 11, 1947.

James Watt as a young man, c1769. Artist: James Scott

BOB HOPE.

KIRK DOUGLAS in THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN (1970), directed by JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ.

Lady Gifford (Formerly Hoiss Margaret Allen). March 06, 1939.

ROBERT REDFORD in THE HOT ROCK (1972), directed by PETER YATES.

OLIVER HARDY; STAN LAUREL. 1936.

María Pagés (María Jesús Pagés Madrigal). Grabación programa de televisión. Ecija, Sevilla 1991.

GARY COOPER in SERGEANT YORK (1941), directed by HOWARD HAWKS.

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