Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
Here are the "Jumpology" photos of the comedians/comic actors/comic performers, all captured in mid air:
Original ad for "The Jump Book" |
Danny Kaye |
Phil Silvers |
Milton Berle Milton Berle Ray Bolger Ray Bolger |
Philippe Halsman with Ray Bolger |
Jackie Gleason |
Bob Hope |
Martin & Lewis Martin & Lewis |
Harold Lloyd Fernandel |
Groucho Marx Groucho Marx |
Shirley MacLaine |
Jacques Tati Jimmy Durante |
Peter Ustinov |
Donald O'Connor |
Lucille Ball Dennis Day Liberace |
J. Fred Muggs |
Richard Nixon |
This is wonderful stuff. It's typical of the Fifties to take such a simple, elegant idea and do something so great with it. Today it would be done with Photoshop and the celebrities would be Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber. No class.
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ReplyDeleteWhy is this so fascinating? The simple act of jumping leads to incredible moments. Crazy. Love it
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Yeah! There's one of Marilyn Monroe from this project and she looks all bubbly-Marilyn but her fists are really tightly clenched. LIFE reprinted some of these when I was a kid and they're really cool--thanks! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/arts/design/24halsman.html
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I echo Dancin' Dave. I think Ray Bolger was born in that pose, btw.
ReplyDelete...I'll echo Mike Lynch, too. I bet I know how they got Liberace to do that - they just showed him a naked man. That's my all-time favorite picture of Martin and Lewis. I think Jerry was born in that pose, too. Man, everything Nixon ever did looked awkward...
ReplyDeleteWonderful jumping comedians images indeed!! It's nice to see how nicely at fifties time photographer have managed to capture such quality photos, despite in the pictures there is no vibrating illusion as well. Enormous job! Thanks.
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