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GALLERY |
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"I'm afraid my legs are not my best feature, Mr. Hurrell."
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Mark A. Vieira is America's foremost expert on Hollywood glamour
photography. In 1975, his skilled darkroom work brought him to the attention
of legendary photographer George Hurrell, who was then preparing his first
book,
The Hurrell Style.
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Norma Shearer's classic beauty and unmatched profile enabled accomplished
photographer George Hurrell to work magic with his subject. His dramatic
images enabled millions of filmgoers to study this very special actress
not just on the screen, but close-up via glossies handed out by MGM, and
in dozens of monthly publications devoted to film stars.
[
click here
to go to Hurrell gallery II ]
[ click here to return to Norma's
galleries ]
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Shearer was demanding, both of herself and others. "She had this driving
force inside her all the time." Like Crawford, she constantly strove to
remake her image. Each sitting was produced with a new theme in mind. "Each
time, she seemed a different personality or presented me with a different
side of her personality," said Hurrell."
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One of Hurrell's most
notable collaborations was with Joan Crawford, and he helped that restless,
driven actress to invent new faces for herself year after year. He also
worked extensively with stars as diverse as the patrician Norma Shearer and
the down-to-earth Jean Harlow. Among his most famous photographs are the
notoriously provocative shots of Jane Russell for Howard Hughes's
The Outlaw.
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Hurrell's last session with his
patron Norma Shearer took place in January 1936, on the set of Romeo and
Juliet
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