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Contents 1 Early life 2 Career In Hollywood 3 Postwar 4 Renaissance 5 Death 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External links

Early life

Born in Covington, Kentucky, Hurrell originally studied as a painter with no particular interest in photography. Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. He first began to use photography only as a medium for recording his paintings. After moving to Laguna Beach, California from Chicago, Illinois in 1925 he found that photography was a more reliable source of income than painting. Laguna Beach is a seaside resort and artist community located in southern Orange County California, approximately southeast of the county seat of Santa Ana. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. ^[1] His photography was encouraged by his friend aviatrix Pancho Barnes, who often posed for him. Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes ( July 22, 1901 &ndash March 30, 1975) was a pioneer of women's aviation and the owner of the celebrated He eventually opened a photographic studio in Los Angeles. ^[2]

Career In Hollywood

In the late 1920's, Hurrell was introduced to the actor Ramon Novarro, by Pancho Barnes, and agreed to take a series of photographs of him. Ramón Novarro ( February 2, 1899 - October 30, 1968) was a Mexican Actor who achieved fame as a " Latin lover Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes ( July 22, 1901 &ndash March 30, 1975) was a pioneer of women's aviation and the owner of the celebrated ^[3] Novarro was impressed with the results and showed them to the actress Norma Shearer who was attempting to mould her wholesome image into something more glamorous and sophisticated in an attempt to land the title role in the movie The Divorcee. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. The Divorcee is a 1930 American Drama film written by Nick Grindé, John Meehan and Zelda Sears, and based on ^[4] She asked Hurrell to photograph her in poses more provocative than her fans had seen before. After she showed these photographs to her husband, MGM production chief Irving Thalberg, Thalberg was so impressed that he signed Hurrell to a contract with MGM Studios, making him head of the portrait photography department. Irving Grant Thalberg ( May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an Academy Award -winning American Film producer

Over the next decade, Hurrell photographed every star contracted to MGM, and his striking black-and-white images were used extensively in the marketing of these stars. Among the performers regularly photographed by him during these years were silent screen star Dorothy Jordan, as well as Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard and Norma Shearer, who was said to have refused to allow herself to be photographed by anyone else. Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. Robert Montgomery ( May 21, 1904 &ndash September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. He also photographed Greta Garbo at a session to produce promotional material for the movie Romance. Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Romance ( 1930) is a film which tells the story of a Bishop sharing a Cautionary tale with a young man who is going against the wishes of his The session didn't go well and she never used him again. ^[5]

In the early 1940s Hurrell moved to Warner Brothers Studios photographing, among others Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Errol Flynn, Maxine Fife, Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Ann Sheridan ( February 21, 1915 &ndash January 21, 1967) was an American Film actress. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Maxine Fife (born September 10, 1925 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actress James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Later in the decade he moved to Columbia Pictures where his photographs were used to help the studio build the career of Rita Hayworth. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Rita Hayworth (October 17 1918 &ndash May 14 1987 born Margarita Carmen Cansino was a Spanish-American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading Sex symbol

Postwar

He left Hollywood briefly to make training films for the United States Army. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. When he returned to Hollywood in the mid 1950s his old style of glamour had fallen from favour. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Where he had worked hard to create an idealised image of his subjects, the new style of glamour was more earthy and gritty, and for the first time in his career Hurrell was not seen as an innovator. He moved to New York where he worked for fashion magazines and photographed for advertisements before returning to Hollywood in the 1960s. The City of New York Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

Renaissance

An exhibition of his work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1965 caused a revival of interest, and he continued to work sporadically. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street between Fifth By the 1970s he was photographing such celebrities as Raquel Welch, Farrah Fawcett and John Travolta. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Raquel Welch (born September 5 1940 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor who achieved fame as a Hollywood sex symbol during the 1960s Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress He officially retired in 1976 but would still take photographs if he was particularly interested in the subject. Sharon Stone and Brooke Shields were two stars he felt conveyed the type of glamour he enjoyed photographing, and they posed for him several times during the 1980s . Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. In 1984 when Joan Collins was asked to pose for Playboy at the age of 50 she insisted that the only photographer she would accept was Hurrell, he photographed Collins in a nude 12 page layout and the issue became a bestseller. Joan Henrietta Collins, OBE (born 23 May 1933) is a Golden Globe Award -winning English actress and bestselling Among his last works were production stills featuring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening for the film Bugsy and the cover artwork for the Natalie Cole album Unforgettable... with Love. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer Annette Francine Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Screen Actors Guild Bugsy is a 1991 film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. Natalie Cole (born Natalie Maria Cole on February 6 1950) is an influential American Singer-songwriter and performer who has Unforgettable With Love is a 1991 Album by Natalie Cole, which focuses on covers of songs originally performed by Cole's father Nat King Cole In 1992, during the making of a documentary about his career, he took a series of photographs of actors Sherilyn Fenn, Sharon Stone, Julian Sands, Raquel Welch, Eric Roberts and Sean Penn. Sherilyn Fenn (born February 1, 1965) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe award-nominated American Actress. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former Julian R Sands (born January 4, 1958) is a British Actor, most well known for his roles in the Cult film Warlock Raquel Welch (born September 5 1940 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor who achieved fame as a Hollywood sex symbol during the 1960s Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18 1956 is an American actor Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor In these portraits he recreated his style of the 1930s, with these actors posing in costumes, hairstyle and makeup of the period.

Death

Hurrell died shortly after completing the documentary from complications from his long standing problem with bladder cancer. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled When his doctors delivered the message to him that he had perhaps only a day left to live, he replied, "Well, the party is over. Time to go home. " He died on May 17, 1992.

Since his death, his works have appreciated in value and are highly sought after as fine art by collectors.

See also

• The Works (Queen album)

Notes

External links

• The Hollywood Photography of George Hurrell
• George Hurrell Gallery
• The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has 60 thumbnails of their collection.
• Pancho Barnes and George Hurrell

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