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Series II. Hollywood Film, 1927-1986

Scope and Contents

This series includes publicity and glamour portraits, on-set production shots, and special photography from a variety of studios and photographers such as Clarence Sinclair Bull, George Hurrell, Frank Powolny, and John Egstead. Stars depicted include Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Lena Horne, Ava Gardner, Ginger Rogers, Lassie the dog, Eve Arden, and Catherine Deneuve.

This series also includes an Annie Leibovitz photoshoot with Diane Keaton, Sissy Spacek, and Jessica Lange on the set of Crimes of the Heart (1986), and George Hurrell coverage of the red carpet arrivals at the film premiere of The Rose Tattoo (December 2, 1955), held at the Hotel Astor in New York City.

Portraits: A-D, 1927-1960

Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

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Eve Arden;

Lew Ayres;

Lionel Barrymore;

Warner Baxter;

George Brent;

David Brian;

Dirk Bogarde;

Edwina Booth;

Phyllis Brooks;

Joe E. Brown;

Yul Brynner;

Walter Connolly;

Constance Cummings;

Linda Darnell;

Reginald Denny;

Portraits: Bette Davis, 1939-1942, undated

Box: 6, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Portraits: Catherine Deneuve, 1964

Box: 6, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Portraits: G-K, 1927-1960

Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

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Clark Gable;

Judy Garland;

Ava Gardner;

Cary Grant;

Fernand Gravet;

Nan Grey;

Mitzi Green;

Jon Hall;

Thurston Hall;

Jean Harlow;

Audrey Hepburn;

Wanda Hendrix;

Ian Hunter;

Joe Jeffries;

Glynis Johns;

Danny Kaye;

Andrea King;

Otto Kruger

Portraits: Katharine Hepburn, 1942, undated

Box: 6, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Portraits: Lena Horne, undated

Box: 6, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Portraits: L-M, 1927-1960

Box: 6, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

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Hedy Lamarr;

Lassie;

Rex Lease;

Viveca Lindfors;

John Loder;

Paul Lukas;

Tully Marshall;

Leora Maricle;

Raymond Massey;

Rosalind Marquis;

Dina Merrill;

Ray Milland;

Elizabeth Montgomery;

Mae Murray

Portraits: N-R, 1927-1960

Box: 6, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

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Patricia Neal;

Claudette Nevins;

John Neville;

Barbara Nichols;

Doris Nolan;

Joan Perry;

Zasu Pitts;

Tyrone Power;

Frank Powolny;

Jane Randolph;

Phil Regan;

Ginger Rogers;

Portraits: Laurence Olivier, 1955, undated

Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Portraits: Rosalind Russell, 1945, undated

Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Portraits: S-W, 1927-1960

Box: 6, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

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Ann Sheridan;

Clara Lou Sheridan;

Sylvia Sidney;

George E. Stone;

Harry Stockwell;

Elizabeth Taylor;

Ann Todd;

Lana Turner;

Lupe Velez;

Bryant Washburn;

Natalie Wood;

Jane Wyatt

Portraits: Unidentified, 1927-1960, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Film Set: Crimes of the Heart, 1986, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

photos of Diane Keaton, Sissy Spacek, and Jessica Lange on the set of the film "Crimes of the Heart." The photographs were taken by Annie Leibovitz.

Film Premiere: The Rose Tattoo, 1955, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

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photos of red carpet arrivals at the film premiere of "The Rose Tattoo," taken by George Hurrell.

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