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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Bob Willoughby: "Vintage Hollywood"



“Vintage Hollywood” presents Bob Willoughby’s original vintage prints from the great classic films of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, as well as the famous icons of Hollywood cinema.

In 1954, Willoughby was assigned to photograph Judy Garland in the film 'A Star Is Born'. He worked so well with Garland that Warner Brothers asked him to return to photograph the ‘Lose that Long Face’ sequence. This was unprecedented as he became the first ‘special’ photographer to work on what were always closed film sets. This assignment resulted in his first Life Magazine cover and forged a twenty-year collaboration with the publicity departments of the major studios and feature magazines of the time.

"Vintage Hollywood" can be seen from Aug 9 - Sep 20, 2008 at the
STEPHEN BULGER GALLERY
1026 Queen St W,
Toronto M6J 1H6T
416.504.0575
info@bulgergallery.com
Hours: Tues - Sat, 11 am - 6 pm
As well as by chance and by appointment

Image credits:

© Bob Willoughby, James Dean, reading music score for 'Rebel Without A Cause', 1955

© Bob Willoughby, Audrey Hepburn, as Eliza in 'My Fair Lady', 1963

© Bob Willoughby, Humphrey Bogart, at Liza Minnelli's 6th birthday party, 1952

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