12941_0001 "King of the Underworld" Humphrey Bogart and Kay Francis 1938 Warner Bros. MPTV

13034_0001 "Black Legion" Humphrey Bogart 1937 Warner Bros. MPTV

13307_2 Paul Desmond at a recording session in Los Angeles, CA 1954 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

12596_252 Big Jay McNeely at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13384_4 Bob Johnson at a recording session, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12598_101 Wardell Gray and Ray Anderson, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13318_7 "The Benny Goodman Story" Recording Session, Universal 1955. Buck Clayton (trumpet), Erbie Green (trombone), Gene Krupa (drums), Stan Getz (sax), and Benny Goodman (clarinet). © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13339_3 Bill Harris backstage at the Shrine Auditorium for Norman Granz's "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13327_101 Quentin Jackson and "Peppy" Prince of Joe Liggen's Orchestra (left) backstage at the Shrine Auditorium for Gene Norman's "Just Jazz" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13311_253 Al Bartee at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13359_19 Wynton Marsalis and Wycliffe Gordon (background) rehearsing for the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13176_101 Shelly Manne and June Christy (foreground) in Balboa, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_254 Big Jay McNeely's back-up group and L.A. disc-jockey, Hunter Hancock (left), at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12942_0001 "Knock On Any Door" Humphrey Bogart 1949 Columbia/Santana MPTV

13035_0001 "The Barefoot Contessa" Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart 1954 UA MPTV

12940_0001 "Conflict" Humphrey Bogart 1945 Warner Bros. MPTV

13037_0001 "We're No Angels" Humphrey Bogart 1954 Paramount MPTV

12960_0001 "High Sierra" Humphrey Bogart 1941 Warner Bros. MPTV

13036_0001 "They Drive By Night" Humphrey Bogart and George Raft 1940 Warner Bros. MPTV

1200_0001 "Rough Romance," Fox Film Studio 1930. John Wayne and George O'Brien.

12011_0004 "The Philadelphia Story" John Howard, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn 1940 MGM

12596_260 Big Jay McNeely fans at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13366_10 Wycliffe Gordon backstage at the "Jazz Gipfel" concert, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992. (Wynton Marsalis on TV) © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12960_0002 "High Sierra" Humphrey Bogart 1941 Warner Bros. MPTV

12940_0002 "Conflict" Humphrey Bogart 1945 Warner Bros. MPTV

13304_2 Ron Crotty, San Francisco, CA, 1954. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12765_0011 "Devil At Four O'clock, The" Gregoire Aslan, Frank Sinatra 1961/Columbia © 1978 Mel Traxel

1248_0016 Laurence Olivier in "Rebecca." 1940 UA

12960_0003 "High Sierra" Humphrey Bogart 1941 Warner Bros. MPTV

13176_102 Shelly Manne in Balboa, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13326_1 "The Benny Goodman Story," Universal 1955. Gene Krupa, Harry James, Teddy Wilson, and Benny Goodman. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13301_2 Ray Nance and Paul Gonslaves backstage at the Shrine Auditorium for Gene Norman's "Just Jazz" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_401 Big Jay McNeely's back-up singer at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12765_0010 "Devil At Four O'clock, The" Frank Sinatra 1961/Columbia © 1978 Mel Traxel

12596_103 Big Jay McNeely's back-up group at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12598_106 Wardell Gray, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

11701_0006 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen, Mitch Vogel 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

11701_0001 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

1249_0061 Spencer Tracy 1936 Photo by Ted Allan

12765_0014 "Devil At Four O'clock, The" Frank Sinatra, Gregoire Aslan 1961/ Columbia © 1978 Mel Traxel

12162_11 Hoagy Carmichael posing for a Rheingold beer advertisement, circa 1955. © 1978 Paul Hesse MPTV

11701_0008 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

1249_0163 Spencer Tracy, circa 1952. © 1978 Bud Fraker MPTV

12596_256 Big Jay McNeely at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_251 Big Jay McNeely fans at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_263 Big Jay McNeely's bass player at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_202 Big Jay McNeely at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13327_1 Quentin Jackson backstage at the Shrine Auditorium for Gene Norman's "Just Jazz" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13341_11 Arvil Shaw, circa 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_301 Big Jay McNeely and fans at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13310_261 Smilin' Smokey Lynn at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_101 Big Jay McNeely and fans at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12596_262 Big Jay McNeely fan at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

11882_0032 Black and White Ball at Dominick Dunne's House 1964 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

12596_259 Big Jay McNeely fans at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

11666_0001 "Lady L," Sophia Loren & Paul Newman. 1965 MGM

12291_11 Georges Braque, French painter, at his studio, circa 1950. © 1978 Sanford Roth / LACMA MPTV

11701_0009 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen, Will Geer, Mitch Vogel 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

12249_0003 "James Cagney Award Celebration" Ronald & Nancy Reagan,James Cagney 3-13-74 © 1978 Gunther

12596_201 Big Jay McNeely fans at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

1147_0026 Lena Horne performing at the Cocoanut Grove 1953 © 1978 David Sutton

12596_501 Big Jay McNeely and L.A. disc-jockey, Hunter Hancock, at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

11701_0005 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen, Mitch Vogel 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

12596_601 Big Jay McNeely at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

1249_0056 Spencer Tracy in "Captain Courageous," 1937. © 1978 Ted Allan MPTV

12596_255 Big Jay McNeely fans at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

13317_10 Buck Clayton at "The Benny Goodman Story" recording session, Universal 1955. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

11640_0002 "Hellfighters" John Wayne 1968 Universal Pictures

1147_0027 Lena Horne performing at the Cocoanut Grove 1953 © 1978 David Sutton

13329_1 Paul Gonslaves backstage at the Shrine Auditorium for Gene Norman's "Just Jazz" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

11666_0004 "Lady L," Paul Newman & Sophia Loren. 1965 MGM

12596_104 Big Jay McNeely at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

12598_1 Wardell Gray at the Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, CA, 1951. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

10986_0002 "Golden Globe Awards" Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson 1967 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV

11167_0003 "Share Inc. Boom Town Party '59" Frank Sinatra 1959 © 1978 Lou Jacobs Jr.

1278_2 "Outer Limits, The" 1964 ABC

11156_0004 "Academy Awards: 27th Annual" Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly 1956 *R.C.* MPTV

1147_0004 Eddie Fisher, Bernie Abramson, Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Wagner at a party thrown by Eddie Fisher at the Coconut Grove C. 1960 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV

11701_0010 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

11701_0003 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

12249_0002 "James Cagney Award Celebration" Ronald & Nancy Reagan,James Cagney 3-13-74 © 1978 Gunther

10968_105 Gene Krupa backstage at the Shrine Auditorium for Norman Granz's "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert, Los Angeles, CA, 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

1147_0002 Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Eddie Fisher, Joey Bishop and Dean Martin performing at the Cocoanut Grove circa 1960 © 1978 David Sutton

1248_30 Laurence Olivier, circa 1939. © 1978 Laszlo Willinger MPTV

11539_9 Sonny Bono at his restaurant, circa 1985. © 1985 Phil Fewsmith MPTV

12596_257 Big Jay McNeely and fans at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 1950. © 1978 Bob Willoughby / MPTV

1202_39 Christopher Reeve, Superman, 1978. © 1978 Ulvis Alberts MPTV

11701_0007 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

1132_0002 "Shepherd of the Hills," Paramount 1941. John Wayne and Harry Carey.

12249_0001 "James Cagney Award Celebration" Charlton Heston,James Cagney,Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Tom Bradley 3-13-74 © 1978 Gunther

11640_0001 "Hellfighters" Jim Hutton, John Wayne 1968 Universal Pictures

11167_0004 "Share Inc. Boom Town Party '59" Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra 1959 © 1978 Lou Jacobs Jr.

1114_837 Norma Shearer, 1936. © 1978 Ted Allan MPTV

11701_0004 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

1147_0005 Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey at a party thrown by Eddie Fisher at the Coconut Grove C. 1960 © 1978 David Sutton MPTV

11751_0001 "Ambushers, The" Dean Martin, 1967.

11107_0001 Beverly Hilton Hotel C. 1967 Photo by Bud Gray

11701_0012 "Reivers, The" Steve McQueen 1969 Solar © 1978 Mel Traxel MPTV

10968_1 Tom Waits at a used car lot, 1978. © 1978 Ulvis Alberts MPTV

11835_1 Bloomingdale Party Betsy Bloomingdale, Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan 1967 © 1978 Bob Willoughby