Peter Stackpole: Life in Hollywood, 1936-1952

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Stackpole, one of the four original Life magazine photographers, captured decades of Hollywood stars and would-be stars, directors, producers, and the rest of the California coastal elite, including such disparate figures as William Randolph Hearst, Diego Rivera, Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, Gary Cooper, Hedda Hopper, and Vivien Leigh. The present lavish volume, 9x12.25", contains some 350 of Stackpole's black-and-white photographs, annotated with Stackpole's often humorous accounts of picture-taking sessions. With an introduction by Nancy Nadel. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)