LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phil Stern, an award-winning photographer who lugged his camera into combat during World War II and later became known for candid shots of Hollywood stars like Marlon Brando, has died. He was 95.
David Fahey, co-owner of the Fahey/Klein Gallery that displayed Stern's work for decades, says the 95-year-old died Saturday in Los Angeles after being hospitalized. The Los Angeles Times says (http://lat.ms/1xlhVnv) Stern, a longtime smoker, had emphysema.
Stern, who shot for Life, Look and other magazines, honed his skills as a war photographer. But he gained fame for photos of icons like Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and John Wayne in unguarded moments.
One of his most memorable images is of Brando, in jeans and black leather jacket, walking the set of "The Wild One."
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Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com