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Tea With The Stars by Larry Ellis

19 Apr – 5 Jun 2011

Exhibition

Dimbola Museums and Galleries

Terrace Lane
Freshwater Bay
PO40 9QE

01983 756 814

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Tea With The Stars by Larry Ellis

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Larry ellis

19th April 2011 to Sunday 5th June 2011

Born in Shoreditch in East London in 1931, Ellis left school at the tender age of fourteen and like many who were eager to join the rank and file of Fleet Street, he started his professional life at the bottom - as a messenger boy for Central Press Photos – before quickly progressing to their darkrooms and then assisting photographers on assignment work.

With Beatle-mania and the Swinging Sixties scene in London about to explode, 1963 was a very good time for Ellis to be joining the ranks of the Fleet Street ‘snapper’. In fact Ellis performed a dual role for the Express Newspaper group whereby he’d shoot celebrities for the Daily Express during the week and would then switch to sports coverage over the weekend for the Sunday Express – predominantly football, rugby, golf and cricket.

Ellis is perhaps better known for his celebrity imagery and, as mentioned previously, it was more down to the degree of access during this golden age of celebrity photography – as compared to today’s world where access is strictly controlled. Very much up close and personal with many of the stars of the period, Ellis developed a close friendship with many of his subjects.

Ellis covered a multitude of assignments all over the world, often touring with the stars themselves and accompanying performers such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones on their travels. Ellis was also assigned many film and television location shoots and during his time with the Daily Express covered a wide variety of movies including the James Bond films.

And now you to can get up close and personal with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and many more at Larry’s most recent exhibition ‘Tea With The Stars’. See the rolling exhibition in the Cameron Tearooms at Dimbola Museum and Galleries. The exhibition is free as long as you enjoy a cup of tea.

Now retired from Fleet Street, Ellis lives in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight and is still actively taking pictures.

He also is a major contributor and founder member of a new online gallery.

Image: Sammy Davis Jr Larry Ellis ©