Iconic Spotlight : Lauren Bacall, by Eva Sereny
I was sort of hypnotised facing this stylish elegant lady who was one of the great icons of my youth and here she was asking me what I wanted her to do?
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Iconic Spotlight : Honor Blackman, by Terry O’Neill
Concerned over censorship, the producers considered changing her character’s name to Kitty Galore. But art triumphed over censors and the filmmakers stuck to their guns. Blackman, clearly amused with the controversy, even went out of her way to mention her character’s full name in press interviews.
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“I got a last-minute call from a publicist one day: would I please help him out and photograph Liza Minnelli that same evening when she would be working in a night scene. I was only there on the set for a few hours while Liza was working that particular night.”
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The fascinating vampire film brought me to the delightful small Dutch City of Delft. Little did the inhabitants imagine how their lives could be changed by a film director.
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We did a few pictures around the lawn and then went to the kitchen for coffee, she was much happier talking than posing.
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“I first saw them sitting together from a distance. It was perfect, both having coffee in Styrofoam cups, an eerie and foggy city in the background and two very powerful men sitting in their coats on director’s chairs. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I knew I couldn’t move a muscle because I didn’t want to draw any attention to myself. I quietly put on a long lens and snapped.”
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