These Fascinating Photos of Famous People from the Past Will Leave You Mesmerized

Ever stumbled upon an old photo album tucked away in the attic and felt a warm, fuzzy sensation creep over you as you flipped through the pages? That nostalgic tug we experience when looking at vintage photographs is something that today’s digital snapshots can’t quite replicate. And when those photos feature our favorite celebrities from yesteryear, the effect is magical.

These black-and-white gems are a testament to the photographers’ talent who captured them and offered a fascinating insight into the fashion, style, and social norms of bygone eras. From classic Hollywood glamour to the carefree spirit of the Swinging Sixties, this archive’s pictures are a window into the past.

These fascinating photos offer a refreshingly candid glimpse into the lives of our favorite stars. They remind us that behind the glitz and glamour, these icons were, at their core, just regular people. By seeing them in candid, unguarded moments, we can appreciate their humanity and better understand the individuals who shaped the world of entertainment as we know it today.

So take a leisurely scroll through ‘Things of the Past,’ and let your mind wander. Who knows, you might stumble upon a never-before-seen picture of your favorite celebrity or rediscover an old classic that rekindles your admiration for its timeless allure.

As you marvel at these photos, take a moment to appreciate the artistry and craft that went into creating these timeless images. The photographers who captured these moments were skilled storytellers, using light, shadow, and composition to immortalize the essence of their subjects. In an age of instant gratification, these vintage celebrity portraits are a testament to the value of patience, technique, and the pursuit of the perfect shot.

#1 Tilda Swinton – 1988

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#2 Goldie Hawn in 1964

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#3 Remembering television legend Betty White

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#4 Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, 1954

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#5 Debbie Harry and David Bowie

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#6 Silent film actress Bessie Love in the early 1920s

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#7 Marilyn Monroe

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#8 Cate Blanchett

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#9 Raquel Welch

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#10 Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Alan Alda, Harry Morgan, and David Ogden Stiers raise a toast and a cake at a 7th anniversary cast party

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#11 Sophia Loren

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#12 Sean Connery & Michael Caine by Michael O’Neill for Vanity Fair

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#13 Christopher Walken, Robert De Niro, Chuck Aspegren, John Savage, and John Cazale on the set of The Deer Hunter, 1978

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#14 Audrey photographed by Mark Shaw in Beverly Hills, California during the filming of Sabrina in 1953

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#15 The Brady Bunch meets the Jackson 5

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#16 Sammy Davis Jr.

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#17 Little Liza Minnelli with mom Judy Garland at MGM during the filming of In the Good Old Summertime

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#18 Harpo Marx and his children, 1954

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#19 Marlon Brando and Al Pacino on the set of The Godfather, 1972

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#20 Logo shots for Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 1928

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#21 Ingrid Bergman and Isabella Rossellini in 1971

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#22 “The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?’” – Bette Davis

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#23 Al Pacino and Robert De Niro posing in a production still for The Godfather: Part II, 1974

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#24 Ben Kingsley

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#25 Jack Nicholson in Paris in 1975

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#26 Audrey Hepburn and Gina Lollobrigida at the Marigny Theatre during the Nuit du Cinema in Paris, 1965

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#27 Frank Sinatra gets carried off stage by Dean Martin while Sammy Davis Jr. watches, photo by Art Shay, Las Vegas, 1961

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#28 Sophia Loren in The Millionairess

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#29 The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1981, Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos

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#30 Jack Nicholson

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#31 Hedy Lamarr by Laszlo Willinger, 1943

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#32 Ava Gardner

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#33 Audrey Hepburn for Revlon’s “Most Unforgettable Women in the World” campaign, photos by Richard Avedon, New York, 1988

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#34 Audrey Hepburn, Dean Martin, and Jerry Lewis photographed by Bob Willoughby, 1953

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#35 Buster Keaton, photographed by Melbourne Spurr, 1926

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#36 Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino in Frankie and Johnny, 1991

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#37 Paul Newman

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#38 David Lynch and Isabella Rossellini by Helmut Newton, 1988

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#39 Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart at their home in Benedict Canyon, 1954

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#40 Anita Ekberg

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#41 Goldie Hawn

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#42 Marilyn Monroe

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#43 Greta Garbo by Clarence Sinclair Bull for Ninotchka, 1939

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#44 Steve McQueen – The Thomas Crown Affair, 1967

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#45 Ursula Andress

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#46 John and Julian Lennon with the cast of Happy Days

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#47 Marilyn Monroe signing autographs for fans on the set of Some Like It Hot in Coronado Beach, California, summer of 1958. Photo by Richard Miller

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#48 Liza Minnelli and Alice Cooper

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#49 Raquel Welch

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#50 The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling with Jodie Foster

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#51 Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas in the film “Kelly’s Heroes”, 1970

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#52 Federico Fellini and Sophia Loren, 1960s. Photo by Chiara Samugheo

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#53 Brigitte Bardot

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#54 Gina Lollobrigida

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#55 Nathalie and Alain Delon

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#56 John Belushi and The Go-Go’s

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#57 Jane Russell

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#58 Barbara Eden and Sammy Davis Jr.

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#59 Marcello Mastroianni and Federico Fellini

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#60 Liz Taylor and Rock Hudson cementing their handprints at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre

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#61 Audrey Hepburn in Charade, 1963

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#62 Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini

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#63 Brigitte Bardot

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#64 Cybill Shepherd

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#65 Audrey Hepburn in a publicity still for “Funny Face”, 1957

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#66 Ava Gardner, c.1952

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#67 Audrey Hepburn taking pictures in Belgian Congo on the set of The Nun’s Story, 1959

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#68 Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty

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#69 Gina Lollobrigida

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#70 James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson on the set of Giant in 1955

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#71 English actress Jacqueline Bisset enjoys the beach during her first year living in California in 1965

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#72 Sharon Tate in 1960s

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#73 Ingrid Bergman, 1940s

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#74 Rita Hayworth

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#75 Vivien Leigh

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#76 Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg at a press event for the Federico Fellini comedy-drama La Dolce Vita held at the Martini Terrace in Milan, Italy on February 5th, 1960

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#77 Raquel Welch

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#78 Cyd Charisse resting her feet on ice, behind the cameras after rehearsals in 1948

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#79 Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence, 1974

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#80 Sharon Tate

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#81 Jane Russell

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#82 Marilyn Monroe photographed by Milton Greene, 1956

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#83 Toni Tennille, of Captain & Tennille, Perry Como, and Loretta Swit, of MASH

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#84 Marlon Brando

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#85 Nastassja Kinski

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#86 Barbara Stanwyck

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#87 Ursula Andress

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#88 Monica Vitti

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#89 Cary Grant and Randolph Scott

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#90 Actress Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker, standing outside the Merchants Bank in the film ‘Bonnie and Clyde’, 1967

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#91 Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver, 1976

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#92 Greta Garbo “Mata Hari” by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931

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#93 Lou Reed, Mick Jagger, and David Bowie

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#94 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Bob Dylan

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#95 Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon

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#96 Marlon Brando

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#97 Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich in a publicity photo for Desire, 1936

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#98 Priests mingle with hippies at the Glastonbury Music Festival in 1971

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#99 Elizabeth Taylor in London, 1948

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#100 Gina Lollobrigida

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