“Staff photographers, freelancers and everyone who owned a camera, were all hoping to get published in LIFE Magazine. It was like getting one week of fame instead of the 15 minutes Andy Warhol talked about”
~ Allan Grant
(1909-2008)
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I have always thought this is one of the greatest photos ever taken in the town of Hollywood and probably the greatest celebrity photo ever. Allan was the head photographer for the Hollywood bureau of Life Magazine. On this day he gets a call from the Editor of the magazine in New York,“Hey Allan it’s the Oscars tonight. Go see what you can come up with”.. and this is what he came back with. Two of the most beautiful and celebrated and adored actresses of their generation, backstage and waiting to go on to present awards. One can sense the camaraderie but at the same time the intense competitiveness between them. Which one is your favourite?
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