In photographs only seen briefly as part of studio press kits distributed upon release of a new film, these long-lost stills of Hollywood’s leading ladies have been reverently rendered into color portraits that not only evoke a treasured past of beauty and glamour, but also seem comfortably familiar to the contemporary eye. These posed photos have been chosen not only for their bespoke sensuality, but also for how the discrete addition of color has elevated a black and white still to a kind of artistic grace, prompting rediscovery of classic Hollywood’s most beautiful women. Actresses portrayed here include Julie Andrews, Anna Mae Wong, Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, Carroll Baker, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, Angie Dickinson, Eva Marie Saint, and many others.

145 photos capture the stars from 1926 to 1949 -- Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Hedy Lamarr, Marlene Dietrich, Robert Montgomery, Marlon Brando, Veronica Lake -- 94 stars in all.

One hundred six famous actresses and actors are portrayed in full-page pictures by twenty-four leading Hollywood photographers

Collects more than four hundred photographs of Hollywood stars captured by George Hurrell, creator of the glamour shot, and looks at the photographer's up and down career.

Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, William Powell and Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, and Gary Cooper-Glamour in a Golden Age presents original essays from eminent film scholars that analyze movie stars of the 1930s against the background of contemporary American cultural history. Stardom is approached as an effect of, and influence on, the particular historical and industrial contexts that enabled these actors and actresses to be discovered, featured in films, publicized, and to become recognized and admired-sometimes even notorious-parts of the cultural landscape. Using archival and popular material, including fan and mass market magazines, other promotional and publicity material, and of course films themselves, contributors also discuss other artists who were incredibly popular at the time, among them Ann Harding, Ruth Chatterton, Nancy Carroll, Kay Francis, and Constance Bennett.

During that time he photographed all of the greatest personalities, at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Brothers, and Columbia as well as independently.

Relax and enjoy The coloring book features Wladyslaw T. Benda's illustrations of exotic and mysterious girls that graced the covers of famous American art deco magazines, such as Life, Hearst's International, Theatre Magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, etc. In the 1920s every magazine sought the look of the American Beauty that W. T. Benda (born in Poznan, Poland 1873 - died in New York City 1948) was famous for. Features: 38 light grayscale pictures all full-page images are single sided medium weight acid-free paper suitable for colored pencils, markers, chalk pastels, gel pens, aquarellable pencils, markers etc. all images are perfectly centered and fit exquisitely into a frame: 8"x10" all images are easy to remove by cutting along the line indicated on the page GREAT FUN & ENJOYMENT for all skill levels printed in USA with love Benda gained fame as a leading artist in the golden age of American illustration during the golden age of Hollywood glamour. He specialized in girl's and woman's portraits with exotic sensual features. He also became an acclaimed designer of theatrical costumes and masks. Benda's fame as a world-class mask creator even took him to Hollywood. In 1932 the artist created the original mask design for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's adventure movie "The Mask of Fu Manchu".