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A booklet containing short biographies and photgraphs of someof our featured portraits
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Marilyn Monroe
Probably the most celebrated of all actresses, Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson, 1st June 1926
At sixteen she worked in an aircraft plant and married a man she called Daddy, they divorced in 1946
Her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller was a surprise, she had no veil to match her beige wedding dress so she dyed one in coffee
She was married three times, none which lasted more than five years
She died on the 5th August, 1952 to a drug overdose, only featuring in 30 films she still remains one of the most iconic actresses
a young Marilyn on Breechwood beach
portrait by James Fitzchell
Marilyn starring alongside Michael Patrick in Diamonds
sat with Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot
shaking Queen Elizabeths hand whilst visiting Surrey
BradPitt
Brad Pitt was born in 1963 in Oklahoma, as William Bradley Pitt. In highschool he was involved in sports, debating, student government and school musicals
Attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in journalism with a focus on advertising. He occasionally acted in fraternity shows.
Before acting, he sup-ported himself by driving strippers in limos, moving refrigerators and dressing as a giant chicken while working for “el Pollo Loco.”
Banned from entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet
Lives in Los Angeles, Malibu, Goleta, California, Benerville, France and New Orleans, Louisiana
portrait photograph by Martin Schoeller
still from Benjamin Button, sees Pitt as a 65 year old man
17 year old Brad, a highschool head shot
still from the Oscar winning film, Babel
one of Pitt’s latest films, ‘A Tree called Life’
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington, on November 27th 1942 as, John Allen Hendrix. His father, was fighting in World War II, his mother raised him alone
His Father renamed him James Marshall Hendrix and taught him to play an acoustic guitar. In 1959 Jimi dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Army, but was soon disenchanted by the idea
Jimi discovered the music scene in Greenwich Village
As his music career began he also became involved in drugs such as, marijuana, pep pills and cocaine
Dying at 27, Jimi’s life was short, but his impact on rock guitar is still being heard and very much appreciated
Hendrix mingles with the crowd at the Festo’s speech
one of his first, local concerts, where his career kicked off
recording Foxy Lady
posing in Montagu Place, London
Jimi holding his guitar, one of the most replicated
guitars in history
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was born on 20th April, 1889, in the small Austrian town of Braunau near the German border
Alois was a strict father to Hitler and savagely beat his son if he did not do as he was told
In school, he was popular with other pupils and was admired for his leadership qualities. He was a deeply religious child and for a while considered the possibility of becoming a priest.
His three serious relationships, resulted in the women attempting suicide, two of which were successful
He commited suicide alongside his ex girlfriend, there bodies were burnt as requested. It is said he was holding a photograph of his Mother
He is responsible for the deaths of over 46 million people
Hitler as a child
hail Hitler, saluting his soldiers
Hitler’s rally, walking up
the steps of Graftznik, 1942
mugshot of Hitler taken in his hotel room
AlbertEinsteinAlbert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, onMarch 14, 1879
He trained to be a teacher of physics and mathematics. However, he later obtained a doctor’s degree
In 1909 he became Professor Extraordinary at Zurich.
In 1933 he emigrated to America to take the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton
Einstein’s gifts inevitably resulted in his dwelling much in intellectual solitude and, for relaxation, music played an important part in his life
He died on April 18, 1955 at Princeton, New Jersey.
Albert confronted by paprazzi
cycles whilst on holiday in France
young Albert
Albert on hisboat in Cyprus
one of his manymathematical equations
Michael Jackson
Jackson was born August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, to an African-American working-class family
His father formed the Jackson 5, in which Michael was the lead vocalist, showing remarkable depth and range for such a young perfomer
At the age of 13, Jackson launched a solo career in addition to his work with the Jackson 5
Throughout his career, he had sold over 750 million albums and had performed to his fans over 1,880 times
On June 25, 2009, Jackson suffered cardiac arrest in his Los Angeles home. He died later that morning. He was 50 years old.
Photograph of Michael, taken by John Wright
Michael at his Grandmothers, balancing rats on his shoulders
young Michael, when he was part of The Jackson Five
a still from the music
video of Mi-chael’s most iconic song,
Thriller
live at Berlin, performing Beat It
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Generously supported by the The Blavatnik Family Foundation
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