Masters of Starlight

By David Fahey, Linda Rich,

Book cover of Masters of Starlight: Photographers in Hollywood

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Brings together the work of 44 Hollywood photographers.

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1 author picked Masters of Starlight as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

We call them 'movies' as a nickname for 'moving pictures,' and the immense importance of the 'pictures' part of that phrase is underscored by this lavish and gorgeous book celebrating the work of Hollywood's classic glamour photographers. In brief lives and portfolios of the likes of George Hurrell, Peter Stackpole, Phil Stern, Sid Avery, and Ruth Orkin, we see hundreds of photos of such icons as Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, James Dean, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, and Shirley MacLaine on the set and off, posed for sumptuous portraits or grabbing coffee and a smoke between takes, in iconic images and…

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