Vintage Marshall Thompson 7 X 9 Original Press Photo by Nat Dallinger 1950
Available today is a great vintage candid original photo of Marshall Thompson with his wife from 1950. Nat Dallinger is credited with taking the photo and he is unofficially or officially known as the first paparazzi photographer. Photo measures 7″ X 9″ and shows some wear from being over 60 years old. Overall, very good vintage condition with some staple holes noted in the bottom and some creasing evident to the photo. This is not a reproduction or digital copy.
Back of photo reads: Copyright, King Features Syndicate, INC. Date stamped RECEIVED EXAMINER REFERENCE LIBRARY, MAY. 26, 1950. This is from the San Francisco Examiner.
Some history on Nat Dallinger:
During the studio era, a symbiotic relationship existed between movie stars and the photojournalists assigned to cover the motion picture industry. Whether documenting the domestic lives of the stars or their more glamorous nighttime exploits, these news photographers helped mold the public images of Hollywood luminaries.
Nat Dallinger (1911—2006) was an integral part of this celebrity culture and one of its foremost documentarians from the 1930s until his retirement in 1971. Initially a studio photographer, he later worked for the Los Angeles bureau of The New York Times and for King Features Syndicate. His close relationships with the Hollywood establishment gave him privileged access to the most sought-after celebrities, who were captured by his lens at home, at work and at play.
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