WILLOUGHBY Bob
Robert Hanley "Bob" Willoughby.
Date of birth : June 30, 1927, Los Angeles.
Date of death : December 18, 2009, Vence, France.
Profession photographer.
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He pursued photography
after receiving a camera as a gift on his 12th birthday. He studied photography at the University of Southern California and worked under graphic designer Saul Bass.
He
was assigned by six magazines to photograph Judy Garland during the filming of "A Star is Born" (1954).
That was his big break. He was hired by Warner Brothers; this was the first time a motion picture studio hired a
special or unit photographer to specifically take photographs for sale to
magazines. The result was a Life
magazine cover, the second one for Judy Garland, the first for him ().
Thus, he covered many movies, including "Raintree Country" (1957), "My Fair Lady" (1964) and "Catch-2" (1970).
He continued to photograph for the rest of his life.Link with Marilyn
On August 3, 1952, a party was organized by Aaron
"Red" Doff, Ray Anthony and Mickey
Rooney's press agent, and by the 20th Century-Fox, in honor
of "Marilyn", a song created and performed by Ray Anthony and his
band.
The party is given at his home, in Sherman Oaks.
He took pictures of Marilyn in "Niagara" (1953) and "Let's Make Love" (1960) (,,
In 1954, Marlon Brando's rehearsals in "Guys and Dolls"
Bibliography
"The Platinum Years" (1974).
"The
Hollywood Special" (1993).New York :
Takarajima, 1993.