Photographs

Below is a complete set of the photographs used on the AFI Catalog home page.

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Though he will perhaps remain best known for his memorable Pink Panther theme, composer Henry Mancini won four Academy awards, including an award for Best Original Song for 'Moon River' in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1962).		Austrian-born director and screenwriter Billy Wilder won Academy awards for three contrasting films: the film noir of The Lost Weekend (1945), the highly self-referential Sunset Boulevard (1950), and the dark comedy of The Apartment (1960).		Born in Sweden in 1915, actress Ingrid Bergman won three Academy awards, twice as Best Actress in a Leading Role; perhaps her most memorable performance, however, came opposite Humphrey Bogart in Michael Curtiz's Casablanca (1942).
Animator and director Walt Disney gained a record 32 Academy awards, mainly for his short cartoons; his first feature-length animation Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) received a special award for 'significant screen innovation'.		Born in Paris in 1903, actress Claudette Colbert appeared in numerous Hollywood comedies in the 1930s. In one such comedy, It Happened One Night (1934), Colbert starred alongside Clark Gable; both won Academy awards for their performances.		Clark Gable's most notable role came in 1939 as Rhett Butler in Victor Fleming's Gone with the Wind; he received his only Academy award, however, for his performance in Frank Capra's It Happened One Night (1934).
Director D.W. Griffith is considered the father of American cinema, and received an Honorary Life Member award from the Director's Guild of America. His greatest film was Birth of a Nation (1915), which, though it continues to be controversial, is considered by many to be one of the groundbreaking films in American film history.		Orson Welles used his close friend Joseph Cotton in many of his films, including Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and 1958's Touch of Evil, in which Cotton made an uncredited appearance. Welles received an honorary Academy Award in 1970.		John Wayne became an emblem of American masculinity through his portrayal of tough cowboys in the westerns of John Ford. He won only one Academy Award during his long career - for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in 1969's True Grit.
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire are cinema's best-known dancing partnership. In addition to appearing together in ten films, they had notable solo successes, Rogers winning an Academy Award for her performance in Kitty Foyle (1940). Astaire was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in Towering Inferno (1974).		James Stewart's status as a homespun American icon rests on performances in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). He also starred in four Alfred Hitchcock films and received two Academy Awards, one for The Philadelphia Story (1940), and one honorary award in 1985.		Bette Davis appeared in more than 100 films, winning Best Actress Academy Awards for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938). She was the first woman ever to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
Though she is now frequently seen simply as an iconic sex kitten from the 1950s, Marilyn Monroe was also a skilled comic actress, as can be seen from her roles in films such as Some Like It Hot (1959) and How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).		Alfred Hitchcock, one of the great film directors, made films in his native Britain for fifteen years before moving to America. His first Hollywood production was a version of Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca (1940); his reputation was made by a string of innovative suspense films.		Groucho Marx appeared alongside his brothers in many successful film comedies, including Duck Soup (1933), A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937).
Elizabeth Taylor appeared alongside Richard Burton in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Cleopatra (1963). She won Academy Awards for her performances in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966).		Katherine Hepburn remains the only person ever to have won four acting Oscars. She won her first, for Morning Glory, in 1933; her last, for On Golden Pond, came nearly fifty years later, in 1981.		In the course of his long film career, Marlon Brando played a wide variety of roles, his most striking performances coming in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and On the Waterfront (1954).
Gwen Lee appeared alongside Buster Keaton in his first sound film, 1930's Free and Easy. In addition to being one of the great silent comedians, Keaton was also a talented writer, director and producer.		Martin Scorsese has enjoyed a long career as a respected director. His early film Who's That Knocking At My Door (1968) introduced many of the themes that would later characterise his work.		James Cagney was best known for playing tough guys, perhaps most notably in 1949's White Heat. He won an Academy Award for the role of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
Mary Pickford appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1912. In 1920, the actress formed the United Artists studio with Charlie Chaplin, her former director D.W. Griffith, and her husband Douglas Fairbanks.		Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn appeared together in Billy Wilder's 1954 romantic comedy Sabrina. Both had previously won Academy Awards, Bogart for African Queen (1951) and Hepburn for Roman Holiday (1953).		In The Lady from Shanghai (1948), Rita Hayworth appeared alongside Orson Welles, who had written and directed the film, in addition to his starring role. The film is considered to be a classic film noir.
Gloria Swanson starred as ageing actress Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950); William Holden played a hack writer. Despite its unflattering portrayal of the cinematic industry, the film won three Academy Awards.		Director Frank Capra is best known for his sentimental films about heroic 'small guys': James Stewart often played this role, most notably in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946).		Toto the dog accompanied Judy Garland's Dorothy in 1939's The Wizard of Oz. The film won Academy Awards for best original score and best song ('Somewhere over the Rainbow').
Writer-director John Huston was responsible for many classic Hollywood films including The Maltese Falcon (1941), The African Queen (1951) and The Misfits (1961). Huston's father Walter and daughter Anjelica both made appearances in his films.		Marlon Brando appeared with Eva Marie Saint in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954). Both actors won Academy Awards for their roles; the film won eight Academy Awards in total.		After his death in a car accident in 1955, James Dean received Academy Award nominations for his roles in Giant (1956) and East of Eden (1955). His considerable acting ability has been rather overshadowed by his posthumous iconic status.
Best known for his role in 1952's Singin' in the Rain, Gene Kelly was a major figure in the golden era of the Hollywood musical. In addition to being an athletic and accomplished dancer, Kelly was also an innovative choreographer.		Ida Lupino turned to directing in frustration at failing to obtain the roles she wanted as an actress. The only female Hollywood director during the 1950s, she frequently tackled serious social issues in films such as Not Wanted (1949) and Outrage (1950).		Though born in Toronto, Canada, Mary Pickford nevertheless became known as 'America's sweetheart'. In addition to cofounding United Artists, she was also a founder member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.