{"product_id":"taschen-life-hollywood","title":"LIFE Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe golden age of the world’s most popular weekly photography magazine (1936-1972) coincided with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHollywood’s most glamorous decades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Featuring hundreds of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emeticulously researched and curated images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from the vast \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE archive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, capturing “more stars than there are in Heaven,” location shoots, Oscar nights, homes, alluring parties, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIFE, camera, action\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe LIFE archives spotlight Hollywood and the magic of the movies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn November 1936, publisher Henry R. Luce launched\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas a photo-led weekly news magazine with a clear purpose:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“To see life; to see the world; to eyewitness great events.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBefore readers’ attention was consumed by television,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eserved as their window to the world, and by the late 1940s, it was being read by 1 in 3 Americans. Jean Harlow was the first movie star to appear on a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecover in 1937, and from then until 1972 over 200 covers featured Hollywood-related subjects, illustrating the strength of the bond between\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the film industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatching the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esplendor of the finest Hollywood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproduction, this two-volume epic blockbuster tells the intertwined story of a magazine and an art form that embodied the pinnacle of American imagination. Meticulously researched and curated, it features over 600 images from the magazine’s archives—well over half previously unpublished—and stars icons such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Clark Gable, Steve McQueen, \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/sophia-by-eisenstaedt\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/sophia-by-eisenstaedt\/\"\u003eSophia Loren\u003c\/a\u003e, Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda, Brigitte Bardot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand many more.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad special access to these celebrities following them\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon set\u003c\/span\u003e, to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eextravagant  parties, Oscar nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand at home,  providing readers with intimate glimpses of their lives away from the spotlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 1 (1936-1950s) \u003c\/span\u003ecovers the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGolden Age of Hollywood: dashing leading men, glamorous starlets, powerful studio moguls\u003c\/span\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eopulent lifestyles\u003c\/span\u003e. Witness how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edidn’t just indulge fantasy, but also documented the inner workings of the industry and the collective effort that went into creating the illusions on the screen, from screenwriters and composers to publicists and acting coaches.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume 2 (1950s-1972) \u003c\/span\u003efocuses on the\u003cspan\u003e New Hollywood\u003c\/span\u003e, in which major studios gradually lost their stronghold, marked by a shift toward\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eindependent films, international stars, and a more diverse array of voices and faces\u003c\/span\u003e. See how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereported from the sets of classic movies such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuys and Dolls\u003c\/span\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ten Commandments\u003c\/span\u003e;¬ and with the aid of exclusive editorial materials like contact sheets, tear sheets from the stories, and internal editorial notes, we learn how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplanned and framed their innovative photo-essays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing introductory texts by photography critic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLucy Sante\u003c\/span\u003e, captions by film historian Justin Humphreys, and over 70 legendary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ephotographers such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlfred Eisenstaedt, Peter Stackpole, Gordon Parks, Lisa Larsen, Margaret Bourke-White, Gjon Mili\u003c\/span\u003e, and many others,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE. 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