Picturing the '50s.
An L.A. News Photographer's Inside Story
By Neil Clemans lauriec
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Category: Arts & Photography
Tags: Neil Clemans, Los Angeles history, Elvis Presley, Jayne Mansfield, Los Angeles Mirror, news photographers, original paparazzi, Kim Novak, Joan Crawford, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, movie stars of the '50s and '60s, '50s tabloid journalism, black and white photography, 1950s. Previously unpublished pictures of Marilyn Monroe (2), Sammy Davis Jr., Errol Flynn and Tempest Storm., photography, media, journalism
"Picturing the '50s" covers renowned photojournalist Neil Clemans' wild ride as a tabloid news photographer at the Los Angeles Mirror during the 1950s and early 1960s.
There are over 70 outstanding, rare black and white pictures of historical value, from movie stars of the era, beatniks, murderesses and strippers to presidential candidates and boxers on the ropes. Included are this photographer's encounters with screen legends such as Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner, Debbie Reynolds, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Joan Crawford, Jayne Mansfield, Judy Garland, and Elvis Presley.
Visit neilclemans.com and see photographs from the book, many published here for the first time.
Standard Portrait 8x10 inches (20x25 cm) 194 pages
Published: August 25, 2007
