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Steve Starr passes away
On Monday, November 12, 2012, Steve
Starr passed away after feeling ill following lunch with his friends at
the Drake Hotel, according to the Chicago Sun Times. He said he wasn't
feeling well and passed out on the sidewalk. Starr was pronounced dead
at 4:29 p.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He was 65.
Starr was planning a photo exhibit on
December 12th called "The Face of News," composed of photos of people in
front of and behind the camera. The show will be held as a tribute to
Steve's life.
Steve Starr at the Latin Billboard Awards on April 26, 2012. Photo by Doris Irizarry.
"STARRLIGHT"
Glamorous Latin Movie Stars of Early Hollywood
STARRLIGHT HOLLYWOOD LAND 2012
By Steve Starr
Flying over the gorgeous, snow-dusted
southern ridges of the purple blue mountain ranges towards the magic
city is always a thrill. It was Oscar weekend.
In Los Angeles, I was greeted by my
amenable host, actor Ken Brown, formerly of Chicago and now living in
Hollywood, who had invited me to stay at his suite located directly
across the street from the famed 1927 Roosevelt Hotel, home to the very
first Academy Awards. There, I was a few quick steps away from Hollywood
Boulevard and the Oscar ceremonies at the Kodak Theatre.
On Oscar morning I photographed
journalists and reporters from around the world gathered in Hollywood to
cover the biggest event of the year. These are the faces that will
appear in my future exhibition, The Face of News.
Columnist Irene Michael (I On the
Scene) invited me to photograph and report on the exciting 22nd Annual
‘Night of 100 Stars’, produced by renowned agent Norby Walters at the
iconic 1912 Beverly Hills Hotel, a lush haven for the most famous stars
and personalities in the world.
Accompanied by my wonderful host, Ken
Brown, I met and photographed directors, producers, actors, and models,
but also dozens of past Oscar winners and stars of old Hollywood –
glimpses of a beautiful world that no longer exists. Here, they all
assembled to walk a 250’ long Red Carpet, mingle and dine to view the
most watched television event in history in the world – the Oscars.
 STEVE
STARR covered the exciting LATIN BILLBOARD AWARDS on the RED CARPET
held at the spectacular, famous Eden Roc in Miami Beach, April 26, 2012.
Photographer Steve Starr Honored Among Chicago's Divos
Second City Style contributing photographer Steve Starr was honored Tuesday, February 8, 2011 along with other Chicago Divos!
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above: Maria Montez, 1948, appears in STARRLIGHT in an original glass
Art Deco frame from the author's personal collection.
 STARRLIGHTS- 2012 Chicago Nights with Steve Starr
Photography and Reporting by Steve Starr
Steve Starr Starlights. Steve Starr
holds his gorgeous award for Best Celebrity Photographer, hand crafted
and engraved by the Crystral Cave of Wilmette, presented to him by the
Red Carpet Concierge of Chicago at The Seneca Hotel, April 13,
2010. Photo by Steven A. Richards.
Other awardees included Sherrill Bodine, author of A Black
Tie Affair, Stan Wosniak of The Joynt nightclub, entrepreneur
Billy Dec, partygiver and chef Gloria "The Hat" Hafer, actor David
Andreiw, Julie Liu jewelry, business owner Leticia Herrera,
Streetertville Chamber of Commerce director Mable Buckner, video
producer Yvonne, Brown, Jim Grillo, and manager Shaun Rajah
of the Drake Hotel.
Steve Starr is the author of Picture
Perfect-Art Deco Photo Frames 1926-1946, published by Rizzoli
International Publications. A photographer, designer writer and an
artist, he is the owner of Steve Starr Studios, where the walls are
adorned with his personal collection of over 950 original Art Deco
photo frames filled with images of Hollywood’s most elegant stars of the
early 20th Century.
Steve Starr’s photography, STARRLIGHT, appears in various publications including Entertainment Magazine. Read more about Steve Starr.
773-252-5171 for further information. Email SSSTARRLIGHT@gmail.com
Photo of Steve Starr in Chicago, September 2, 2006, by Patrick Hipskind
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In Memory of Steve Starr
1946-2012
Roam Chicago's Night Spots with Steve Starr
Art deco expert Steve Starr - author,
photographer, artist and designer - the owner of Steve Starr Studios, in
Chicago, celebrating it's 45th Anniversary in 2012. His column and
photography, STARRLIGHT, appear in several publications, and his work
includes the book Picture Perfect:Deco Photo Frames 1926-1946, Rizzoli
International Publications, 1991. Starr lives in Chicago.
Director Robet Zemeckis walked the Red
Caroet for the closing night of the 48th Chicago International Film
Festival, October 25, 2012, to receive the Founder's Award from festival
founder Michael Kutza. Some of Zemeckis' films include Forrest Gump,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, andn Back to the Future. Michael Kutza with
Leslie and Robert Zemeckis. Photo by Steve Starr for Kontinent Media.
The 48th Annual Chicago International
Film Festival presented the opening night movie, Stand Up Guys, with Al
Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin who, along with producer and
Chicago native Tom Rosenberg and director Fisher Stevens and others all
walked the Red Carpet at the Harris Theatre. Al Pacino and founder of
the festival, Michael Kutza, October 11, 2012. Photo by Steve Starr for
Kontinent Media.
Ryan Chiaverini and Valerie Warner,
hosts of the ABC7 Television morning show, Windy City LIve, were the
emcees of the annual Green Tie Ball, produced by the non-proft
charity, Gateway Green, dedicated to greening and beautifying Chicago’s
expressways, gateways, and neighborhoods. Approximately 3,000 of
Chicago’s most dazzling and prominent public, political, and media
figures, environmental supporters, and local celebrities attended
the spectacular event held on the huge grounds of at A. Finkl &
Sons, September 15, 2012. Photo by Steve Starr.
Director Rian Johnson and actor Joseph
Gordon-Levitt were on the Red. Carpet for the premiere of their new
film, LOOPER, at the Icon Theatres on September 10, 2012. Thank you to
Margaret O'Connor of Marcon Communications. Photo by Steve Starr
Singer, songwriter, musician, composer,
and actor Robin Thicke perfomed at Macy's exciting GLAMORAMA,Chicago,
August 10, 2011. Photo by Steve Starr
OSCAR winning actor and great guy
Ernest Borgnine passed away today at age 95 on Sunday, July 8, 2012.
Photo by Steve Starr, October 17, 2009.
Her Imperial and Royal Highness
Maria-Anna Galitzine, Archduchess of Austria, and His Serene Highness
Prince Piotr Galitzine, Russia Day Ball, Preston Bradley Hall, June 14,
2012. Photo by Steve Starr.
CBS2 anchor Walter Jacobson with Betty
White at the elaborate opening party for the Museum of Broadcast
Communications, Chicago, June 12, 2012. Photo by Steve Starr
President William J. Clinton at the
12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Opening Night, Field Museum,
April 23, 2012. Photo by Steve Starr for Kontinent Media.
Danny Nucci was born September 15, 1968
in Klagenfurt, Austria, and raised just outside of Venice, Italy, the
second child of a French Moroccan mother and an Italian father. His
family relocated to Queens, New York, when he was seven years old, later
settling in Van Nuys, California. Nucci appeared in dozens of
films and television roles before and after his famous small role as
Leonardo DiCaprio's doomed friend in Titanic (1997). Danny Nucci
was friendly and chaming for my camera at the Hollywood Collectibles
Show, Hilton O'Hare, March 24, 2012, eleven days before the re-release
of Titanic in 3D. Photo by Steve Starr.
The broadcast of the final episode of
ONE LIFE TO LIVE was celebrated at Sidetrack with several of its
illustrious stars and hundreds of loving fans. Event producer Jason
Spitzer and Tonja Walker, January 13, 2012. Photo by Steve Starr.
Steve Starr launches newest book on Hollywood
Author and Photographer Steve Starr launched his newest book STARRLIGHT – Glamorous Latin Movie Stars of Early Hollywood.
The private event, held at the
beautiful Rumba, had 18 photographers capturing the glamour of the 330
distinguished guests who dined on the fabulous menu by chef Benjamin
Soto, danced to the live entertainment by the ivory tuxedoed Los
Tropicanos, and received glittering silver and gold Metallic
Mohair goody bags holding special gifts that included a silver
star-shaped bookmark and a glass star-shaped votive as well as Starr’s
hand-signed, treasured book, hardbound in silver linen.
Diana Palomar - Vice President
Community Affairs ABC 7 News was the Mistress of Ceremonies and
the elegant hostesses for STARRLIGHT included Candace Jordan of
CandidCandace.com, Dori Wilson of Dori Wilson Public Relations, Arabel
Alva Rosales Co-Executive producer of Latino Fashion Week, entrepreneur
Leticia Herrera, and Carmen C. Rivera of En Chicago. See photos from the event and other events photographed by Steve Starr.
 Maria Montez ~ Rita Hayworth ~ Lupe Velez ~ Carmen Miranda ~ Dolores Del Rio
Five women born in the early 20th
Century made their way to a small, magical town in California
named Hollywood, where they were revered for their talent and
beauty.
They had lucrative careers of
dazzling glamour that were riddled with outrageous behavior, flashy
headlines, and savage disappointment. Adored for their
presence, charm and flair, they were also worshipped and betrayed by
lovers and husbands, and surrounded by improbable circumstances
while idolized worldwide by millions.
Beautifully designed and meticulously
researched, Starrlight: Glamorous Latin Movie Stars of
Early Hollywood presents colorful biographical accounts of
cinematic stars Maria Montez, Rita Hayworth, Lupe Velez,
Carmen Miranda and Dolores Del Rio.
Author Steve Starr combines the fantasyland of silver
screen fame and fortune with intrigue and heartbreak as he
chronicles for us the extraordinary lives of these celebrated
performers.
Every page is an especially creative feast for the eyes.
This elegant silver linen-bound limited edition depicts over 100
images, including 50 rarely-seen photos of the featured actresses, many
displayed in exquisite Art Deco glass frames from the author’s
acclaimed personal collection.
Starr intersperses
original iconic film posters, sheet music illustrations and fan
magazine covers with evocative prose and vintage pictures that
include the images of 28 other Hollywood stars who were famous in a
world that no longer exists.
This is an art book treasure for the ages, and a portrait of Starr’s unreserved passion for his material.
Hardbound, Full Color 82 pages
First Flight Books Retail $30
Book launch October 10, 2010
Available through selected stores, special events and Steve Starr Studios
Call Steve Starr at 773-252-5171
Web: www.SteveStarrStudios.com
Email: ssstarrlight@gmail.com
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By Steve Starr (Author), Patrick Aylward (Editor), Melissa Davis (Editor).
Five women born in the early 20th
Century made their way to a small, magical town in California named
Hollywood, where they eventually became revered for their talent and
beauty. They had lucrative careers of dazzling glamour riddled with
outrageous incidents, flashy headlines and savage disappointment. Adored
for their presence, charm and flair, they were also worshipped and
betrayed by lovers and husbands, and surrounded by improbable
circumstances while idolized worldwide by millions.
Starrlight; Glamorous Latin Movie Stars Of Early Hollywood
presents colorful biographical accounts od cinematic stars Maria
Montez, Rita Hayworth, Lupe Velez, Carmen Miranda and Dolores Del Rio.
Every page is an especially creative feast for the eyes.
This elegant silver linen-bound limited edition brings together over 100
images, including 50 rarely-seen photos of the featured actresses. This
is an art book treasure for the ages, and a portrait of Starr's
unreserved passion for his material. Hardcover. 74 pages. First Flight
Books; 1st edition (September 15, 2010).
Other books by Steve Starr on Amazon.com
Picture Perfect: Deco Photo Frames 1926-1946
From the mid-1920s to the beginning of the postwar era in the 1940s,
Deco-style metal-and-glass picture frames were a common item for sale in
department stores, photography studios, and five-and-dimes across
America. They are now a collectible, valued for their decorative
detailing and their variety of styles and sizes. Picture Perfect
presents hundreds of these products from a bygone era, tracing their
history in the United States and providing information about the
manufacturing techniques employed in their production. 160 pages.
Publisher: Rizzoli (October 15, 1991)
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