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Charlene Dash, 20, was signed a year ago by the Ford Model Agency, one of the most prestigious, and is already the top money-maker among black models. She has done six TV commercials, the most recent for Clairol cosmetics (above). people

This Is What It Was Like to Break Into Modeling as a Woman of Color in 1969

Bette Davis with her dog in California, 1947. people

A Star at Ease: Bette Davis Before the “Feud” Years

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Remembering Harry Belafonte

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Elizabeth Taylor: A Life-Changing Portrait

Sidney Poitier in a dramatic scene from play "A Raisin in the Sun", with Ruby Dee, 1959. people

Sidney Poitier: Actor and Activist

Betty Grable's Hollywood landmark legs, 1943. people

Betty Grable Was Famous For Her Legs. Here’s What She Thought About That

Louis Armstrong at his neighborhood barbershop in Queens, Louis Armstrong gets a beer and a haircut. New York City, 1965. people

Louis Armstrong, Marilyn Monroe and More: Photographs by John Loengard

LBJ and Ladybird at home, 1964 people

How Lyndon B. Johnson Spent Election Day 1964

Audrey Hepburn, 1953. people

Intimate Pictures of Audrey Hepburn at Home in 1953

Queen Elizabeth II's 1957 North America tour. people

See Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II Touring North America

Gregory Peck costumed as WWII American Air Forces bomber pilot for movie "Twelve O'Clock High." 1950. people

Gregory Peck: How an Actor Became an Icon of Moral Decency

Track star Jesse Owens in India, 1955 people

Jesse Owens in 1955: Our Man in India

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