Bill Ray

Inside the World of a New York City 13-Year-Old in 1972

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

What the Panic Over Pot Looked Like in 1967

By Eliza Berman

Photographer Who Captured Real-Life "Big Eyes" Couple Reflects on His Subjects

By Eliza Berman

The Fire Last Time: LIFE in Watts, 1966

By Ben Cosgrove and Liz Ronk
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LIFE With Natalie Wood: Portraits of a Legend

LIFE.com presents photos of Natalie Wood in the early '60s — a time when she had made the leap from actress to movie star and, more importantly, to formidable Hollywood player.

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE Rides With Hells Angels, 1965

In 1965, LIFE photographer Bill Ray spent weeks with the Hells Angels, but his amazing photos never ran in the magazine. Fifty years later, here they are

By Ben Cosgrove

Good Ol' Charles Schulz: The 'Peanuts' Creator at Home

Sixty-four years after the Oct. 2, 1950, debut of Peanuts in a handful of newspapers, LIFE.com presents photos of its creator, Charles Schulz, at home and at play with his family in 1967.

By Ben Cosgrove

'Addams Family' Hopefuls: Photos From Auditions for a Classic TV Show

On the 50th anniversary of the debut of the original 'Addams Family' TV series, LIFE.com takes a look back at auditions for the classic show.

By Ben Cosgrove

Ray Charles: Rare and Classic Photos of an American Genius, 1966

On his 84th birthday, LIFE.com presents a selection of photos -- many of which never ran in LIFE magazine -- of Ray Charles at work and at play.

By Ben Cosgrove and Francesca Trianni

Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski: Rare Photos, London, 1968

LIFE.com recalls Sharon Tate with a series of photos of from 1968

By Ben Cosgrove

Ghosts of D-Day: Omar Bradley at Omaha Beach, June 1969

An exclusive photo of Gen. Omar Bradley standing on Omaha Beach 25 years after D-Day captures, in a single portrait, something of the Normandy invasion's enduring significance.

By Ben Cosgrove

Alone in a Crowd: Marilyn Sings 'Happy Birthday' to JFK, May 19, 1962

On the anniversary of the night Marilyn Monroe famously sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK at Madison Square Garden in New York, LIFE revisits a classic portrait from that breathless moment.

By Ben Cosgrove

Behind the Picture: Photos From the Night Marilyn Sang to JFK, 1962

On what would have been JFK's 97th birthday, LIFE presents Bill Ray's unforgettable picture of Marilyn Monroe, alone in the spotlight, along with other photos from the president's 1962 birthday gala that were not published in LIFE magazine.

By Ben Cosgrove

The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964: Rare Photos From an Epic Disaster

On the 50th anniversary of the largest quake in North American history, LIFE.com presents photos -- many of them never published in LIFE magazine -- from the disaster's aftermath.

By Ben Cosgrove

The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos From a Football Classic

LIFE presents photos made before, during and after the first-ever version of the Super Bowl.

By Ben Cosgrove

Photographer Spotlight: Bill Ray's Classic Celebrity Portraits

Even a partial roll call of the stars Bill Ray photographed reads like a Who's Who of Sixties pop culture: Marilyn, Sinatra, the Beatles, Liz Taylor, Elvis, Faye Dunaway, Steve McQueen and on and on.

By Liz Ronk

Boys and Girls Together: When Co-Ed College Dorms Were New

Photos from the Oberlin College campus in 1970, when men and women living together in co-ed dorms was, for some, a revolutionary transformation of academic life.

By Ben Cosgrove

Concert for Bangladesh: Photos From the First-Ever Rock 'n' Roll Benefit Show

On the anniversary of the landmark event, LIFE.com presents photos -- none of which ran in LIFE magazine -- from the first-ever rock 'n' roll benefit show: the Concert for Bangladesh.

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE Covers: The War in Vietnam

On the 50th anniversary of the military coup that deposed South Vietnamese President Diem, we look back at LIFE magazine's Vietnam War-related covers from the '60s and early '70s.

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE With Michael Caine: Rare Photos, 1966

On Sir Michael Caine's 80th birthday, LIFE.com celebrates the man's career with a series of previously unpublished photos from Los Angeles in 1966, made by LIFE's Bill Ray.

By Ben Cosgrove
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