This comprehensive large-format monograph on renowned photographer Bob Willoughby's extraordinary, cinematic life is a tribute to his remarkable career. From the 1950s through the 1970s, Willoughby photographed many of the most significant stars of the era in film and jazz. Hired as the first "outside" photographer by the major movie studios, Willoughby captured the most recognizable icons of the time period in rare, candid moments. This definitive tome includes over 300 black-and-white and color images of renowned legends such as Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Seberg, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Natalie Wood, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, James Dean, and many more. Additionally, many first person, insider anecdotes by Bob Willoughby himself accompany his signature images on set of beloved classics such as Rebel Without A Cause, My Fair Lady, Rosemary's Baby, and The Graduate, to name just a few.
This is the first comprehensive large-format monograph on Bob Willoughby's photographic career in film, television, music, and more. Willoughby's photographs of cinematic and musical stars from the 1950s to the 1970s are significant artistically and historically. As the first special-unit photographer in the film industry hired by the motion picture studios, he captured the stars of the day in rare, candid moments. His black-and-white and color photographs document the Golden Age of Hollywood and include images from beloved classics such as Rebel Without A Cause, Rosemary's Baby, and The Graduate, to name a few. Willoughby documented over 100 films and created memorable photographs of the most revered stars of the day, including Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Seberg, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Natalie Wood, Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, James Dean, and many more.