THROUGH THE LENS, BRIGHTLY PHOTOGRAPHER MURRAY GARRETT HAD A WAY WITH THE STARS.Byline: Valerie Kuklenski Staff Writer Murray Garrett broke into the celebrity photography Celebrity photography is a subset of photojournalism. Its subject matter is the lives of celebrities in the arts, sports and sometimes politics. There are three types of celebrity photography used by magazines and newspapers. business in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in the early '40s when he was just a teenager, and his work was picked up by top publications of the day, which in turn earned him entree to more public and private events. Some of his black-and-white work from Time, Colliers, Redbook and other magazines, shot for the Graphic House photo agency, goes on display today at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum. The exhibit is titled ``Hollywood Moments,'' as is his just-published coffee table book. There are the nightclub moments, the red-carpet events and the parties - from gossip columnist Noun 1. gossip columnist - a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities newspaper columnist - a columnist who writes for newspapers Louella Parsons' legendary star-studded evenings at home to kiddie kid·die or kid·dy n. pl. kid·dies Slang A small child. kiddie Noun Informal a child birthday gatherings for the spoiled princes and princesses of Hollywood. Few are truly candid, but the ones that are speak volumes, such as the moment when Van Heflin gave Lauren Bacall a squeeze and was reproached by a jealous Humphrey Bogart, or when Parsons and Marlon Brando Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004) was an Academy Award-winning American actor whose body of work spanned over half a century. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors of all time. stood just inches apart after Brando picked up his ``On the Waterfront'' Oscar but showed their mutual disdain by ignoring each other. Garrett, who now lives in Sherman Oaks, says the collection, new prints from negatives recovered from a Brooklyn warehouse in 1984, represents maybe a third of his work. ``I cried,'' he said of his first reaction to seeing the shots again. ``First of all, it's terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. to think of all these bigger-than-life people being dead. And then seeing people I was really close to and friendly with, I started to relive my own youth. It was a wonderful experience and also a difficult experience.'' --``Hollywood Moments'' is on display 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Feb. 6; closed Wednesdays and Christmas and New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. . The Hollywood Entertainment Museum is at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Admission: $4 to $8.75, free for museum members and children under 5. Information: (323) 465-7900 or www.hollywoodmuseum.com. CAPTION(S): 11 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 3) Above: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Van Heflin. Right: Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe. Below: Richard Burton Noun 1. Richard Burton - English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) Burton, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton 2. with daughter Kate Burton. (4 -- 6) Top: Oleg Cassini, Grace Kelly. Above: Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Inset: Jimmy Durante. (7 -- 9) Top: Cynthia Stone, Jack Lemmon. Inset: Gracie Allen, George Burns. Above: Steve Allen, Louis Nye, Jan Murray, Jack Benny. (10 -- 11) Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis. Inset: Maggie Smith Box: ``Hollywood Moments'' (see text) |
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