Abraham Zapruder's footage of President John F. Kennedy's assassination may be the most famous home movie in American history. It's also the most chilling. In this video, journalist Richard Stolley recounts how he tracked down Zapruder, an amateur film-buff, and purchased the 26-second clip for Life magazine."He expressed embarrassment the day we were negotiating that it was him, this middle aged garment manufacturer who got the only filmed evidence of the assassination, and not one of those world-famous photographers back there on the press bus,” Stolley recalls of Zapruder, who used an eight-millimeter camera. “He never quite got over that.
- 11/22/2013
- by Erin Clements
- PEOPLE.com
Not many stars can pull off the whole first-name-only thing. Before Cher, before Madonna, and before Shakira, there was Ann-Margret.
The Swedish-born actress starred in Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas, iconic films that turned her into a legend, but she wasn’t always the commanding presence we’ve seen onscreen. Life recently released never-before-seen photographs of a young Ann-Margret, shot for a 1961 profile, right before she hit it big in State Fair. It’s fascinating to check out the now-72-year-old star before the rest of the world could see her shine.
Check out the beautiful snapshots and...
The Swedish-born actress starred in Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas, iconic films that turned her into a legend, but she wasn’t always the commanding presence we’ve seen onscreen. Life recently released never-before-seen photographs of a young Ann-Margret, shot for a 1961 profile, right before she hit it big in State Fair. It’s fascinating to check out the now-72-year-old star before the rest of the world could see her shine.
Check out the beautiful snapshots and...
- 7/8/2013
- by Sheridan Watson
- EW.com - PopWatch
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