Bob WILLOUGHBY Photo Exhibition -Hollywood Special- November 13 Wed. - November 23 Sat. 2013 OPEN ALL DAYS DURING EXHIBITION.

Toki-no-Wasuremono is introducing 50 works by the "Special" photographer Bob WILLOUGHBY (1927-2009), who has photographed countless Hollywood films with actors such as Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jean Seberg and Sophia Loren. WILLOUGHBY, who passed away at his home in Vence at the age of 82, south of France in December 2009, was not an employee of a studio nor a magazine publisher. He was the first freelance photographer, referred to as the "Special", hired by major studios.

He worked between major publishers such as "Life" and "Look", and studios. He was the first pioneer to explore this special job in the 1950s when Hollywood was at its golden age.

Born 1927 in Los Angeles, America, Bob WILLOUGHBY met his first camera, Argus C-3 when he was 12. From then on, he begun to move towards film making for his career. After graduating the high school, he learned about films in evenings at USC cinema department, and also studied design at Kahn Institute of Art. A lifelong fan of Jazz, he took every opportunity to photograph musicians, while at the same time, working for a number of Hollywood photographers.

In 1954, he became known with the photo of Judy Garland's final scene on the set of "A Star Is Born", when it was used for the front cover of "Life" magazine. Since then, he has photographed the making of over 100 films including Audrey Hepburn's films, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "Rosemary's Baby", "Can Can" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips".

In this historic era of filmmaking, WILLOUGHBY had the talent to capture stories into his photographs. He has caught unguarded moments of repose, vulnerability and high drama of famous actors and directors of the time, on and off the set. Working for cinema section for several magazines such as "Life", "Look", "Vogue" and "Harper's BAZAAR", it is said that, there was not a week without his work published between 50s to early 70s.

He was also responsible for a number of technical innovations, including the silent blimp for 35mm still cameras, which became common on film sets. He was the only photographer working on films at the time to use radio- controlled cameras allowing him unprecedented coverage in otherwise impossible situations, and he had special brackets built to hold his still cameras on or over the Panavision cameras.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood honored Willoughby with a major retrospective exhibition of his work. He was awarded the Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Still Photography in New York in 2004. His photographs are in the permanent collections of The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; The National Portrait Gallery, London; The National Museum of Photography, Bradford, UK; Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris; The Museum of Modern Art, Film Department, New York; The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Tate Gallery Collection, London; Musee de la Photographie et de Image, Nice; and Musee de la Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium.

In Japan, there are photo collections such as "Hollywood Special" (1993, Takarajimasha Inc.) and "Audrey Hepburn: Photo document Bob Willoughby" (1993, Asahi Shinbun Company) published.

Audrey Hepburn by Bob Willoughby, Photographs 1953-1966, 2010 TASCHEN
Jazz, Body and Soul. Photographs and Recollections, 2011 Evans Mitchell Books.

■Bob Willoughby (1927-2009)
Born 1927 in Los Angeles, America. Begun photography at the age of 12 with a camera which was a birthday present from his father. After graduating the high school, he studied under Hollywood photographers, practicing his skill with jazz musicians. He studied photography in the night class at USC, and design at a college. Later he begun to work with a drama and a cultural events, leading to work for magazines on films. Over 30 years he has photographed still images of around 120 films such as works starring Audrey Hepburn, "From Here to Eternity", "A Star Is Born", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", "The Graduate", and provided them to globally known magazines such as "Life" and "Vogue". "The Platinum Years" (1974), "Jazz in LA" (1990), "Hollywood Special" (1993) and others are available for collection of photographs. His works are displayed in museums of many countries. Passed away at his home in Vence, south of France in December of 2009, Aged 82.

<Bob WILLOUGHBY Photo Exhibition -Hollywood Special->works list　　　　2013.11.13[Wed] - 11.23[Sat]

No.	Image	Title	Date	Medium	Measurement	Ed.	Sign
1		Taylor, Elizabeth, 1956 Elizabeth Taylor throws a dressing gown over her costume on the MGM set of "Raintree County," 1956. （A004）	1956 Printed in 1985	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	16/200	Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
2		Farrow, Mia, 1967 Mia Farrow perched long-legged on the scaffolding of the Paramount set for "Rosemary's Baby," 1967. （A007）	1967 Printed in 1978	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	5/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
3		Monroe, Marilyn, 1960 Marilyn Monroe lost in her own thoughts on set of "Let's Make Love," 1960. （A013)	1960 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	39/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
4		Seberg, Jean, 1956 Jean Seberg in NYC's Central Park after she won the title role in Otto Preminger's film "Saint Joan," 1956. （A015)	1956 Printed in 1987	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	10/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
5		Garland, Judy, 1954 Judy Garland dressed as a tramp for the "Lose That Long Face" sequence in "A Star Is Born," Warner Bros., 1953. （A017）	1954 Printed in 1978	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	8/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
6		O'Toole, Peter, 1962 Peter O'Toole at the Beverly Hills Hotel on his first trip to Hollywood after filming "Lawrence of Arabia," 1962. （A035）	1962 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	3/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
7		O'Toole, Peter, 1967 Peter O'Toole as Henry in "The Lion in Winter," Montmajour Abbey, France, 1967. （A037）	1967 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	2/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
8		Hoffman, Dustin, 1967 Dustin Hoffman checks the lines with the script supervisor on set of "The Graduate," Paramount Studios, 1967. （A062）	1967 Printed in 1986	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	2/200	Signed by Bob Willoughby
9		Bancroft, Anne, 1967 Anne Bancroft seen through the louvres of a French blind, on set of "The Graduate," Paramount Studios, 1967. （A065）	1967 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
10		Ross, Katharine, 1967 Portrait of Katharine Ross in her Paramount dressing room during "The Graduate," 1967. （A068）	1967 Printed in 1986	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
11		Hoffman & Ross, 1967 Katharine Ross and Dustin Hoffman running away from the church at the end of "The Graduate," Paramount Studios, 1967. （A070）	1967 Printed in 2001	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	10/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
12		Hudson, Rock, 1957 Rock Hudson trying to type in his trailer, but the fans are a bit distracting. On location in Grado, Italy for "A Farewell to Arms," 1957. （A080）	1951	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.		Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
13		Hepburn, Audrey, 1962 Audrey Hepburn on set of "Paris When It Sizzles" at Boulogne Studios in Paris, 1962. （A086）	1962 Printed in 2004	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	12/200	Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
14		Hepburn, Audrey, 1953 On her first trip to Hollywood after finishing "Roman Holiday," Audrey Hepburn is photographed in the Portrait Gallery of Paramount Studios by Bud Fraker, 1953. （A093）	1953 Printed in 1988	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
15		Bogarde, Dirk, 1962 Dirk Bogarde musing to himself on the set of "I Could Go on Singing," Shepperton Studios, UK, 1962. (Movie title started out being "The Lovely Stage") （A099）	1962 Printed in 1999	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	9/200	Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
16		Wood, Natalie, 1964 Deliciously attractive Natalie Wood in rehearsal on "The Great Race," Warner Bros. Studios, 1964. （A103）	1964 Printed in 1978	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	2/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
17		Burton, Richard, 1965 Richard Burton teaching his daughter Kate to fish on location in Northampton, Massachusetts for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", 1965. （A107）	1965 Printed in 1965	Vintage gelatin silver print	11x14in.		Stamped
18		Taylor, Elizabeth, 1956 Elizabeth Taylor portrait in white dress on MGM set of "Raintree County," 1956. （A108）	1956 Printed in 1995	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed by Bob Willoughby
19		Dean, James, 1955 James Dean going over his script on the Warner Bros. set of "Rebel Without a Cause," 1955. （A110）	1955 Printed in 1991	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	21/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
20		Hepburn, Audrey, 1958 Audrey Hepburn visits her pet deer Ip on the MGM set of "Green Mansions," 1958. （A113）	1958 Printed in 1993	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	2/200	Signed by Bob Willoughby
21		Hepburn, Audrey, 1962 Photographed for French Vogue, Audrey Hepburn on set of "Paris When It Sizzles" at Boulogne Studios in Paris, 1962. （A119）	1962 Printed in 2004	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	20/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
22		Hepburn, Audrey, 1953 Audrey Hepburn getting into a car after her first photo shoot at Paramount, having recently finished her first film "Roman Holiday," 1953. （A120）	1953 Printed in 2004	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	19/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
23		Wayne, John, 1971 Taken on set of "The Cowboys," John Wayne as the American icon of the West, Warner Bros., 1971. This black and white image was the cover of LIFE magazine, January 28, 1972. （A121B）	1971 Printed in 2001	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	15/200	Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
24		Hitchcock, Alfred, 1964 Alfred Hitchcock, the famous "profile" on the set of "Marnie" at Universal Studios, 1964. （A141）	1964 Printed in 2001	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	7/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
25		Lean, David, 1969 Director David Lean on location in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland, for "Ryan's Daughter," 1969. （A144）	1969 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
26		Lester, Richard, 1967 Richard Lester on set of "Petulia" in San Francisco, 1967. （A145）	1967 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	2/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
27		Edwards, Blake, 1964 Director Blake Edwards makes a direct hit on Natalie Wood with a cream pie, on set of "The Great Race," 1964. （A154）	1964 Printed in 1985	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	2/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
28		Hepburn, Audrey, 1963 Audrey Hepburn and director George Cukor chat after filming has finished for the day, on the Covent Garden set of "My Fair Lady," 1963. （A160）	1963 Printed in 1985	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	5/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
29		Burton, Richard, 1953 Close portrait of Richard Burton in his 20th Century Fox Studios dressing room during filming of "The Desert Rats," 1953. （A169）	1953 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	11/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
30		Streisand, Barbra, 1963 Barbra Streisand sitting on her husband Elliott Gould's shoulders in the Beverly Hills Hotel pool, 1963. （A172）	1963 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	3/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
31		Streisand, Barbra, 1963 Close portrait of Barbra Streisand at the Beverly Hills Hotel, 1963. （A183）	1963 Printed in 2001	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	2/200	Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
32		Sinatra, Frank, 1959 Frank Sinatra sitting in the open doorway on the 20th Century Fox Studios soundstage, during filming of "Can-Can," 1959. （A194）	1959 Printed in 2001	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	9/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
33		Novak, Kim, 1955 Kim Novak on the RKO set of "The Man with the Golden Arm," 1955. （A202）	1955 Printed in 1979	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	9/200	Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
34		Taylor & Burton, 1965 Elizabeth Taylor screaming at Richard Burton in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", Warner Bros. Studios, 1965. （A212）	1965 Printed in 1984	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed by Bob Willoughby
35		Taylor, Elizabeth, 1965 Elizabeth Taylor on the Warner Bros. set of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", 1965. （A213）	1965 Printed in 1979	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
36		Lemmon, Jack, 1966 Jack Lemmon quietly smokes his cigar on the Columbia Studios set of "Luv," 1966. （A214）	1966 Printed in 1978	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	3/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
37		Holden, William, 1962 William Holden waits for his entrance on "Paris When It Sizzles," Boulogne Studios, Paris, 1962. （A221）	1962 Printed in 1987	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	3/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
38		Hudson, Rock, 1954 Rock Hudson in his Universal Studios dressing room for "One Desire," 1954. （A222）	1954 Printed in 1981	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	3/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
39		MacLaine, Shirley, 1959 Shirley MacLaine watching the dance rehearsal for "Can-Can" (reflected in mirror), 20th Century Fox, 1959. （A223）	1959 Printed in 1995	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	6/200	Signed by Bob Willoughby
40		Hepburn, Audrey, 1953 Audrey Hepburn in her hotel room in L.A., on her first trip to Hollywood after filming "Roman Holiday," 1953. （A226）	1953 Printed in 1999	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	15/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
41		Loren, Sophia, 1958 Sophia Loren surrounded by other actresses' dress forms in the Paramount Studios Wardrobe Department, 1958. She was working on the film "Black Orchid." （A242）	1958 Printed in 1987	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	10/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
42		Curtis, Tony, 1964 Tony Curtis profile with pipe on Warner Bros. set of "The Great Race," 1964. （A255）	1964 Printed in 1985	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
43		Seberg, Jean, 1956 Jean Seberg by the banks of the Loire River in France, where she made a pilgrimmage to the places that Joan of Arc lived and died in, just before she made the film "Saint Joan," 1956. （A265）	1956 Printed in 1982	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	3/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
44		Seberg, Jean, 1957 Jean Seberg at Maxime's Restaurant in Paris during filming of "Bonjour Tristesse," 1957. （A283）	1957 Printed in 1996	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	3/200	Stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
45		Seberg, Jean, 1957 Jean Seberg reading paper in bed, during filming of "Bonjour Tristesse" in France, 1957. （A284）	1957 Printed in 1996	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	1/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
46		Davis, Miles, 1950 Miles Davis resting backstage at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1950. （W248）	1950 Printed in 1994	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	12/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
47		McNeely, Big Jay (concert), 1951 Big Jay McNeely driving the crowd into a frenzy at his concert at Olympic Auditorium; Los Angeles, 1951. (Note: photo caption says 1953, but it's 1951) （W258）	1951 Printed in 1985	Gelatin silver prin, pen	12x16in.	21/200	Initialed by Bob Willoughby, stamped and signed by Christopher Willoughby
48		Armstrong, Louis, 1956 Louis Armstrong on the stairs at MGM between takes on "High Society," 1956. （W264）	1956 Printed in 1978	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	11/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
49		Baker, Chet, 1953 Chet Baker resting after a recording session with Gerry Mulligan, Los Angeles, 1953. （W266）	1953 Printed in 1990	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	22/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby
50		Holiday, Billie, 1952 Billie Holiday singing her plaintive songs at the Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, 1952. (Note: photo caption says 1951, but file and other sources say 1952) （W272）	1951 Printed in 2001	Gelatin silver print	12x16in.	23/200	Signed and initialed by Bob Willoughby

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