John R. Hamilton (photographer) John R. Hamilton (photographer) John R. Hamilton (12 November 1923 – 7 February 1997) was an American photographer. Hamilton began as a magazine photojournalist, then became known for his photographs of actors on film sets. The first movie Hamilton worked on was "The Searchers" in 1956 with John Ford and John Wayne. He worked on 77 films and his photographs appeared in "Life," "Look," "Time" and other newspapers and periodicals. Hamilton photographed Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood, Clint Eastwood, Elvis and Jayne Mansfield. His portrait of John Wayne was used on the cover of "Life"
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