Category: New York

August 1, 2013 / Vickie Lester

Passport photographs of celebrities – in pictures | Life and style | The Guardian

Photograph: Shaan Kokin/Julien’s Auctions /Rex Features Passport photographs of celebrities – in pictures | Life and style | The Guardian.

August 1, 2013 / Vickie Lester

MYSTERY GUEST – VINCENT PRICE

July 23, 2013 / Vickie Lester

ALCHEMY: A SERIALIZED STORY BY GEORGE KAPLAN – PART TWO

A serialized story by, George Kaplan . Work with the triumvirate was challenging and fun. The world of meetings, meetings, meetings and deals, deals, deals was often tiring but there was often a special energy about it, and an endless fascination to the workings of the industry and the disparate…

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July 21, 2013 / Vickie Lester

ALCHEMY: A SERIALIZED STORY BY GEORGE KAPLAN – PART ONE

A serialized story by, George Kaplan . What’s my name? You don’t need to know that, just call me, let’s see… David. It’s not exactly “Call me Ishmael” but it’ll do. . A few years ago I changed jobs, after spending close to a decade as an actor, mostly on-stage…

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July 21, 2013 / Vickie Lester

EVOCATIVE

What’s as evocative as your favorite bottle of perfume? “Alchemy” a serialized story by George Kaplan in six parts, starting Sunday at 8:00 a.m. Hollywood Time

July 20, 2013 / Vickie Lester

COUPLES IN HOLLYWOOD – KATHARINE HEPBURN AND SPENCER TRACY

Let me just say I bear a closer resemblance to a Smurf than Katharine Hepburn, but I think the reason Tracy and Hepburn made screen magic was because everyone could identify… My husband looks at me like this all the time.

July 19, 2013 / Vickie Lester

PHOTOGRAPHER AND MODEL – AVEDON AND MONROE

Recalling a portrait session with Marilyn Monroe that took place in his studio in May 1957, Avedon said, “For hours she danced and sang and flirted and did this thing that’s—she did Marilyn Monroe.” via MoMA | Richard Avedon. Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York. May 6, 1957.

July 17, 2013 / Vickie Lester