Leo Fuchs is a Hollywood veteran who spent over 40 years shooting some of the most moving and memorable images ever made of the 1950s and ’60s film icons. His introduction to moviemaking came as one of the world’s leading “special photographers” on movie sets in Europe and North America.
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Gina Lollobrigida, Brigitte Bardot, and Elke Sommer were taken by Leo Fuchs in the 1950s and ’60s |
Starting as a freelance magazine photographer, Fuchs was one of the rare outsiders invited onto movie sets, where he often befriended actors, actresses, and filmmakers and captured candid shots both during shooting and after hours while socializing with the stars.
With the support of his dear friend Cary Grant, Fuchs gave up photography in 1964 and spent the next 20 years as a motion picture producer. These beautiful photos are part of his work that Fuchs took portraits of celebrities from the 1950s and 1960s.
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Dean Martin and Audrey Hepburn embrace on the set of "Sabrina", photo by Leo Fuchs, 1954 |
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Audrey Hepburn and Mr. Famous on a wooden bridge in the Belgian Congo for "The Nun's Story", photo by Leo Fuchs, 1958 |
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Audrey Hepburn in straw hat, photo by Leo Fuchs on location in the Belgian Cong for the filming of "The Nun's Story", 1958 |
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Audrey Hepburn is wearing a straw pith-helmet decorated with a wide plaid ribbon, photo by Leo Fuchs on location in the Belgian Congo during filming of "The Nun's Story", 1958 |
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Audrey Hepburn overlooking the river during filming of "The Nun's Story" on location in the Belgian Congo, photo by Leo Fuchs, 1958 |
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Audrey Hepburn with her Yorkie, Mr. Famous during a break while filming "The Nun's Story", photo by Leo Fuchs in the Belgian Congo, 1958 |
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Brigitte Bardot, photo by Leo Fuchs, 1958 |
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Gina Lollobrigida in costume for the film "Solomon and Sheba", photo by Leo Fuchs on location in Madrid, Spain, 1958 |
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Gina Lollobrigida, photo by Leo Fuchs, 1958 |
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Gina Lollobrigida, striking as the Queen of Sheba in "Solomon and Sheba", photo by Leo Fuchs, Madrid, Spain, 1958 |
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Gina Lollobrigida in "Come September", photo by Leo Fuchs, 1960 |
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Gina Lollobrigida in the film "Come September", photo by Leo Fuchs, 1960 |
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Gina Lollobrigida in the film "Come September", photo by Leo Fuchs, 1960 |
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Gina Lollobrigida in the film "Come September", photo by Leo Fuchs, 1960 |
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Gina Lollobrigida on the set of "Come September", photo by Leo Fuchs, Italy, 1960 |
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Gina Lollobrigida, photo by Leo Fuchs, 1960 |
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Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida in dance sequence of the film "Come September", photo by Leo Fuchs, Italy, 1960 |
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Suzy Parker on the set of "The Interns", photo by Leo Fuchs, Hollywood, 1961 |
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Suzanne Pleshette, photo by Leo Fuchs, 1962 |
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Leslie Caron during filming of "Father Goose", photo by Leo Fuchs, 1963 |
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Maria Perschy on the set of "Man's Favorite Sport", photo by Leo Fuchs, 1963 |
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Maria Perschy, photo by Leo Fuchs, 1963 |
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Rosanna Schiaffino, photo by Leo Fuchs, Italy, 1963 |
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Elke Sommer, photo by Leo Fuchs, circa 1960s |
(Photo © Leo Fuchs)
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