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Oscar Abolafia (born 1935) is a prominent photographer known for his images of celebrities that appeared in many prominent magazines in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Abolafia, the descendant of a Spanish Jewish immigrant family, grew up in New York City. Abolafia and his brother Louis Abolafia came to prominence in 1968 when Louis "ran" for President of the United States as "the Naked Candidate", with Oscar providing the advertising imagery for Louis' "campaign". Abolafia built an archive of thousands of pictures of the rich and famous: from important political figures like the Kennedys and artists like Andy Warhol, to world-famous stars like Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Nicholson, Audrey Hepburn, Elvis Presley and many more. He also worked for ''People Magazine'', ''Vanity Fair'' and ''Harper’s Bazaar''. Abolafia took many pictures backstage at ''The Tonight Show'' and was asked to take pictures during filming of several James Bond movies and famous films as ''A Bridge Too Far''. In 1970 Oscar married Joanne. They live together in New York City. ==Sources== * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oscar Abolafia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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