In 1968 LIFE magazine summed up the appeal of French philosopher and author Albert Camus with a single sentence: “Camus…

Evelyn Floret’s most outstanding trait as a photographer may well have been her ability to put her subjects at ease.…

Ella Fitzgerald has been described as “perhaps the quintessential jazz singer.” This live performance of “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall…

In its 50 years Saturday Night Live has been the launching pad for a great many stars of movies and…

The following is excerpted from LIFE’s new special issue Michael Jordan: The Greatest of All Time, available at newsstands and…

More than most stars of her rare magnitude, Ingrid Bergman was an actress who went her own way. A Hollywood…