Born 1904 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, French photographer Sam Lévin was one of the most important glamour photographers of the 20th Century. He photographed generations of actors and actresses, artists, politicians and royalty.
Lévin's work embraces the Golden Age of French cinema perfectly. For 20 years, he was the photographer of Brigitte Bardot, and his photos of her contributed to a radically new image of women in the 1960s.
Among the film stars whom he portrayed are Jean Marais, Simone Signoret, Jean Gabin, Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Catherine Deneuve, Yves Montand and Edith Piaf.
Out of France, Lévin also worked for Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) and for the Cinecittà studio in Rome. There Lévin pictured such international superstars as Burt Lancaster, Ingrid Bergman, Ava Gardner, Orson Welles, Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.
Lévin died in 1992 at the age of 88.
Here below is a glamorous photo collection of classic beauties that Lévin shot in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lévin's work embraces the Golden Age of French cinema perfectly. For 20 years, he was the photographer of Brigitte Bardot, and his photos of her contributed to a radically new image of women in the 1960s.
Classic beauties taken by Sam Lévin in the 1950s and 1960s |
Among the film stars whom he portrayed are Jean Marais, Simone Signoret, Jean Gabin, Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Catherine Deneuve, Yves Montand and Edith Piaf.
Out of France, Lévin also worked for Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) and for the Cinecittà studio in Rome. There Lévin pictured such international superstars as Burt Lancaster, Ingrid Bergman, Ava Gardner, Orson Welles, Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.
Lévin died in 1992 at the age of 88.
Here below is a glamorous photo collection of classic beauties that Lévin shot in the 1950s and 1960s.
Jeanne Moreau, circa 1950s |
Juliette Greco, 1950 |
Linda Gloria, advertising for Jacno graphic designer, 1950 |
Marie-Hélène Arnaud, circa 1950s |
Martine Carol, circa 1950s |
The Kessler twins, Ellen and Alice, for a Kodak promotion shot, circa 1950s |
Capucine in knit sweater by Korrigan-Lesur, 1951 |
Geneviève Page, 1953 |
Ava Gardner, 1954 |
Brigitte Bardot, 1954 |
Martine Carol, 1955 |
Ava Gardner as the Duchess of Alba in the film 'The Naked Maja', 1958 |
Ava Gardner in the film 'The Naked Maja', 1958 |
Françoise Arnoul, 1958 |
Ivy Nicholson, 1958 |
Jean Seberg during filming of 'Bonjour Tristesse', 1958 |
Jean Seberg, 1958 |
Annette Vadim, 1960 |
Annette Vadim, 1960 |
Anouk Aimée, 1960 |
Catherine Deneuve, 1960 |
Ivy Nicholson for Glamour by Bourjois perfume ad, 1960 |
Jeanne Moreau, 1960 |
Jeanne Moreau, 1960 |
Jeanne Moreau, 1960 |
Marie Laforêt, circa 1960 |
Mylène Demongeot, 1960 |
Romy Schneider, circa 1960 |
Claudia Cardinale, 1961 |
Claudia Cardinale, 1961 |
Claudia Cardinale, 1961 |
Mylène Demongeot with her hair in a bouffant style, 1961 |
Romy Schneider, 1961 |
Catherine Deneuve, 1962 |
Catherine Deneuve, 1962 |
Jane Fonda, 1962 |
Jane Fonda, 1962 |
Romy Schneider, 1962 |
Claudia Cardinale, 1963 |
Jane Fonda, 1963 |
Maria Schell, 1963 |
Anna Karina, 1964 |
Dany Saval, 1964 |
Dany Saval, 1964 |
Dany Saval, 1964 |
Françoise Dorléac, 1964 |
Ivy Nicholson in panne velvet jumpsuit, 1964-65 |
Françoise Hardy, 1965 |
Sophia Loren, 1965 |
Brigitte Bardot, 1967 |
Marie Laforêt, 1967 |
Sylvie Vartan, 1967 |