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Encyclopedia > Bert Stern

Bertram Stern (born 3 October 1929) is an American fashion and celebrity portrait photographer. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term fashion usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not adhere to prevailing ideals. ... A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ...


His best known work is arguably a collection of 2,500 photographs taken of Marilyn Monroe over a three day period, six weeks before her death, taken for Vogue. Stern published Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting in 1992. In it, he recounted being enchanted by her until a near-intimate encounter after the second day of shooting; he then realized that she was deeply troubled. Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress, singer and model. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ...


He also directed Jazz on a Summer's Day, a 1959 documentary film set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. In 1999 the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Jazz on a Summers Day is a 1959 documentary film set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every August in Newport, Rhode Island. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is one of four official national libraries of the United States (along with the National Library of Medicine, National Agricultural Library, and National Archives and Records Administration). ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...


Stern worked as a photographer on Lolita and shot the publicity photographs of Sue Lyon. He has photographed Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Drew Barrymore, among others, in addition to his work for advertising and travel publications. Lolita is a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, first published in 1955 in Paris. ... Sue Lyon in Lolita Sue Lyon (born July 10, 1946 in Davenport, Iowa) is a former American actress. ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award-winning actress, fashion model, and humanitarian. ... Dame Elizabeth Rosamund Taylor, DBE (born February 27, 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning British actress. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide as simply Madonna, is an iconic American pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion icon whose level of fame and success has earned her superstar status for more than two decades. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award winning Australian singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress and film producer. ... Billboards and street advertising in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, (2005) Advertising is drawing public attention to goods and services by promois performed through a variety of media. ... Travel is the transport of people on a trip or journey. ...


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Bert Stern is an American fashion and celebrity portrait photographer.
In 1999 the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Stern worked as a photographer on the film Lolita (1962) and was responsible for the publicity photographs of its star Sue Lyon.
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