30 Stunning Black and White Portraits of Hollywood Stars From the 1950s and 1960s Taken by Phil Stern ~ Vintage Everyday

January 25, 2015

30 Stunning Black and White Portraits of Hollywood Stars From the 1950s and 1960s Taken by Phil Stern

January 25, 2015 1950s, 1960s, celebrity & famous people, photography, portraits

Phil Stern (1919–2014) was an American photographer noted for his iconic portraits of Hollywood stars. Stern's images of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean have become widely recognized icons. He died at the age of 95 in Los Angeles of emphysema and congestive heart failure on December 13, 2014.

First as a new photographer in New York and then shooting for Life, Look, Collier’s and other magazines over his 60-year career, Stern amassed a collection of images unmatched by all but a few of his contemporaries.

From a barrel-chested, strutting Marlon Brando, to Marilyn Monroe in a fit of the giggles, to multiple shots of Frank Sinatra yukking it up with the boys in the Rat Pack, if a pop culture moment was unfolding, it seemed as if Stern’s camera was there. His ability to relate and build relationships with celebrities as people, not idols, led to intimate moments captured for all time.