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Sid Avery

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Sid Avery (1918-2002) was an American photographer and director who was known for capturing the private moments of legendary Hollywood celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Marlon Brando Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn.

He founded the Hollywood Photographer's Archive (HPA) and later the Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive (MPTV) in an effort to preserve the work of the of the early Hollywood photographers.