Globe Photos

nat king cole smiling in the studio

ella fitzgerald singing passionately

billie holiday singing passionately

billie holiday singing on stage

billie holiday drinking in the studio

john coltrane performing

miles davis: the prince of darkness

duke ellington candid and smiling

count basie sitting on stage

louis armstrong: satchmo

mae west holding flowers

mae west behind the camera

john carrol and ann sothern in “lady, be good!”

ann southern and eleanor powell in “lady, be good!”

rita hayworth in burbank

elizabeth taylor as leslie in "giant"

elizabeth taylor: "one-shot liz"

grace kelly with roses

joan crawford: studio elegance

marilyn monroe "the asphalt jungle"