
Fabled celebrity candid photographer Harry Benson has recently released a book of some of his most celebrated work. Harry Benson: Photographs, captures the stars from 1950s – through the 21st century.
And one particularly surprising candid is of former American hero/football star turned murderer O.J. Simpson naked–and in his prime in 1973. The Buffalo Bills running back was incredibly fit and was snapped right after showering in the locker room after he had just broken the NFL record of 2,000 yards rushing in one season in a winning game against the New York Jets.
Here’s a fab candid of Dolly Parton taken in 1976. Benson describes the shoot:
Dolly Parton makes everyone feel right at home with a down-home welcome when she meets you. She was getting ready for me to photograph her. I walked over to ask when she would be ready and saw her standing near a window, putting on the finishing touches of her makeup. I said, ‘Dolly, don’t move, just keep doing what you are doing,’ and she obliged. It was a completely natural picture, no lights were set up, yet it was the one I liked best from that day.”
To see the entire gallery, visit WoWOWow
Check out the NSFW nudie shot of O.J. Simpson after the jump!
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