Kodachrome film saturated the 1940s with an unprecedented explosion of color. Movie audiences, accustomed to seeing photographs of their favorite stars on magazine covers, billboards, and cinema marquees in monochrome or black-and-white, were suddenly enthralled as their idols came to life in vibrant hues as flesh-and-blood human beings.
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Here, we collected 50 rare and stunning Kodachrome photographs of classic stars from between the 1940s and 1960s.
1. Vera-Ellen
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2. Joan O'Brien
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3. Marilyn Monroe
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4. Ann Rutherford
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5. Linda Cristal
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6. Kim Novak
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7. June Haver
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8. Barbra Streisand
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9. Faith Domergue
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10. Elizabeth Taylor
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11. Connie Stevens
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12. Stefanie Powers
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13. Gene Tierney
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14. Nancy Berg
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15. Janet Leigh
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16. Esther Williams
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17. Monique van Vooren
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18. Patty Duke
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19. Karin Booth
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20. Julie Christie
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21. Audrey Hepburn
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22. Donna Reed
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23. Jane Powell
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24. Tuesday Weld
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25. Carroll Baker
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26. Diana Dors
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27. Rosanna Schiaffino
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28. Anita Ekberg
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29. Gita Hall
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30. Nancy Kelly
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31. Sylvia Syms
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32. Micheline Presle
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33. Shelley Winters
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34. Grace Kelly
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35. Sono Osato
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36. Betsy Palmer
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37. Linda Evans
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38 .Mary Tyler Moore
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39. Sophia Loren
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40. Susan Hayward
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41. Valerie Allen
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42. Lois Smith
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43. Patricia Roc
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44. Joan Collins
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45. Patricia Neal
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46. Ava Gardner
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47. Barbara Nichols
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48. Edie Adams
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49. Dorothy Provine
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50. Barbara Stanwyck
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1. Vera-Ellen
2. Joan O'Brien
3. Marilyn Monroe
4. Ann Rutherford
5. Linda Cristal
6. Kim Novak
7. June Haver
8. Barbra Streisand
9. Faith Domergue
10. Elizabeth Taylor
11. Connie Stevens
12. Stefanie Powers
13. Gene Tierney
14. Nancy Berg
15. Janet Leigh
16. Esther Williams
17. Monique van Vooren
18. Patty Duke
19. Karin Booth
20. Julie Christie
21. Audrey Hepburn
22. Donna Reed
23. Jane Powell
24. Tuesday Weld
25. Carroll Baker
26. Diana Dors
27. Rosanna Schiaffino
28. Anita Ekberg
29. Gita Hall
30. Nancy Kelly
31. Sylvia Syms
32. Micheline Presle
33. Shelley Winters
34. Grace Kelly
35. Sono Osato
36. Betsy Palmer
37. Linda Evans
38 .Mary Tyler Moore
39. Sophia Loren
40. Susan Hayward
41. Valerie Allen
42. Lois Smith
43. Patricia Roc
44. Joan Collins
45. Patricia Neal
46. Ava Gardner
47. Barbara Nichols
48. Edie Adams
49. Dorothy Provine
50. Barbara Stanwyck
