My Life in Focus by Gianni Bozzacchi – series Screen Classics

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Elizabeth Taylor trusted him with her most unguarded moments. My Life in Focus is the memoir of Gianni Bozzacchi, the Italian-born photographer who became Taylor’s personal photographer during the filming of Cleopatra in Rome — and stayed in her inner circle through the golden age of Hollywood glamour. With a backstage pass no other photographer enjoyed, he captured Taylor and Richard Burton at the height of their legendary romance, along with Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Andy Warhol, and the jet-set royalty of the era.

More than an art book, this is Bozzacchi’s own story: his evolution from aspiring photographer to trusted insider, his philosophy that great portraits begin with genuine relationships, and his journey from Rome to Hollywood and beyond.

Published in the University Press of Kentucky’s Screen Classics series: essential for classic film fans, photography lovers, and anyone fascinated by the stars when stardom was at its most dazzling.

Elizabeth Taylor trusted him with her most unguarded moments. My Life in Focus is the memoir of Gianni Bozzacchi, the Italian-born photographer who became Taylor’s personal photographer during the filming of Cleopatra in Rome — and stayed in her inner circle through the golden age of Hollywood glamour.
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nWith a backstage pass no other photographer enjoyed, Bozzacchi captured Taylor and Richard Burton at the height of their legendary romance, along with Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Andy Warhol, and the royalty and socialites who defined the jet-set era. His photographs — intimate, natural, and never staged — reveal the warmth and humanity behind the icons.
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nMore than an art book, this is Bozzacchi’s own story: his evolution from aspiring photographer to trusted insider, his philosophy that great portraits begin with genuine relationships, and his journey from Rome to Hollywood and beyond.
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nPublished in the University Press of Kentucky’s Screen Classics series, My Life in Focus is essential for classic film fans, photography lovers, and anyone fascinated by the stars when stardom was at its most dazzling.