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1712 North Crescent Heights: Dennis Hopper Photographs 1962-1968
Los Angeles, the 1960s. Caught in the gaze of a most unique eye were a cast of the soon-to-be-reckoned-with second-generation Hollywood, future legends, friends and family. Everyone hanging out, working together, crossing lines between fantasy and reality, fashion, film, art, music, and life. Brooke Hayward gave Dennis Hopper a camera in 1962, shortly after the birth of their daughter Marin, and it was with this gift that he documented all that went on in and around his eclectic, bohemian home. He photographed family and friends like Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim, artists like Jasper Johns, musicians like Ronnie Spector and Ike and Tina Turner, the early fashions of Rudi Gernreich, and on and on and on.
"1712 North Crescent Heights," edited by Marin Hopper, designed by Dimitri Levas and including a conversation between Marin, Brooke Hayward and Dennis Hopper, is an intimate collection of never-before-seen photographs from this vibrant and uniquely personal time. A subtle glimpse into a brief but tantamount time in their lives. A time that would forever be lost with the arrival of "Easy Rider."
"1712 North Crescent Heights," edited by Marin Hopper, designed by Dimitri Levas and including a conversation between Marin, Brooke Hayward and Dennis Hopper, is an intimate collection of never-before-seen photographs from this vibrant and uniquely personal time. A subtle glimpse into a brief but tantamount time in their lives. A time that would forever be lost with the arrival of "Easy Rider."
- GenresPhotography
180 pages, Hardcover
First published October 10, 2001
About the author
Dennis Hopper
39 books9 followersDennis Lee Hopper was an American actor and film director. He is known for his roles as mentally disturbed outsiders and rebels. He earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Hopper studied acting at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and the Actors Studio in New York. Hopper also began a prolific and acclaimed photography career in the 1960s.
Hopper made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in two of the films that made James Dean famous, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). He then acted in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Hang 'Em High (1968) and True Grit (1969). Hopper made his directorial film debut with Easy Rider (1969), which he and co-star Peter Fonda wrote with Terry Southern. The film earned Hopper a Cannes Film Festival Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
He became frequently typecast as mentally disturbed outsiders in such films as Mad Dog Morgan (1976), The American Friend (1977), Apocalypse Now (1979), Rumble Fish (1983), and Blue Velvet (1986). He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in Hoosiers (1986). His later film roles included True Romance (1993), Speed (1994), Waterworld (1995) and Elegy (2009). He appeared posthumously in the long-delayed The Other Side of the Wind (2018), which had previously been filmed in the early 1970s.
Other directorial credits for Hopper include The Last Movie (1971), Out of the Blue (1980), Colors (1988), and The Hot Spot (1990). He received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for his role in Paris Trout (1991). His other television roles include in the HBO film Doublecrossed (1991), 24 (2002), the NBC series E-Ring (2005–2006), and the Starz series Crash (2008–2009).
Hopper made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in two of the films that made James Dean famous, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). He then acted in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Hang 'Em High (1968) and True Grit (1969). Hopper made his directorial film debut with Easy Rider (1969), which he and co-star Peter Fonda wrote with Terry Southern. The film earned Hopper a Cannes Film Festival Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
He became frequently typecast as mentally disturbed outsiders in such films as Mad Dog Morgan (1976), The American Friend (1977), Apocalypse Now (1979), Rumble Fish (1983), and Blue Velvet (1986). He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in Hoosiers (1986). His later film roles included True Romance (1993), Speed (1994), Waterworld (1995) and Elegy (2009). He appeared posthumously in the long-delayed The Other Side of the Wind (2018), which had previously been filmed in the early 1970s.
Other directorial credits for Hopper include The Last Movie (1971), Out of the Blue (1980), Colors (1988), and The Hot Spot (1990). He received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for his role in Paris Trout (1991). His other television roles include in the HBO film Doublecrossed (1991), 24 (2002), the NBC series E-Ring (2005–2006), and the Starz series Crash (2008–2009).
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February 29, 2008
This book of photos by Dennis Hopper is totally fascinating to me on so many levels. First of all his world is not a stranger to my 'world.' If you know "Semina Culture" some of the people have crossed between the two books.
"1712 North Crescent Heights" is sort of a mirror version of Semina Culture and visa versa in that Hopper was everywhere that was interesting. I remember him in those years with a camera at his side - and this book here is the result, and put together by Hopper's daughter - who did a fantastic job in editing the works.
I always felt Hopper was a great portrait photographer, and when you look at these images one feels a sense of famly or at the very least with very interesting cats and dolls.
More thoughts:
I spent the early evening looking at Dennis Hopper's "1712 North Crescent Heights" and thinking how it's the mirror image of 'Semina Culture.' Same time-frame and almost the same location and surely the same characters come through both books. When it first came out I barely noticed it - but now looking at it is a great photo book. Incredibly personal and for me quite moving.
The big difference between the two worlds is that Dennis was surrounded by the last bang of old Hollywood meeting new Hollywood. And along the path came a series of artists (mostly pop) and rock n' roll. My Dad's world consisted a little bit of that world but more of a hard drug, hard livin' and at times more wild. Not saying Dennis' world wasn't wild, but in a more 'money or high society sense. Actually he lived in the shadow of big money and the entertainment industry. When I think of Hopper I think of these photos - because that's my memory of him as a child. Always with a camera in his hand. I liked him then and I like him now.
"1712 North Crescent Heights" is sort of a mirror version of Semina Culture and visa versa in that Hopper was everywhere that was interesting. I remember him in those years with a camera at his side - and this book here is the result, and put together by Hopper's daughter - who did a fantastic job in editing the works.
I always felt Hopper was a great portrait photographer, and when you look at these images one feels a sense of famly or at the very least with very interesting cats and dolls.
More thoughts:
I spent the early evening looking at Dennis Hopper's "1712 North Crescent Heights" and thinking how it's the mirror image of 'Semina Culture.' Same time-frame and almost the same location and surely the same characters come through both books. When it first came out I barely noticed it - but now looking at it is a great photo book. Incredibly personal and for me quite moving.
The big difference between the two worlds is that Dennis was surrounded by the last bang of old Hollywood meeting new Hollywood. And along the path came a series of artists (mostly pop) and rock n' roll. My Dad's world consisted a little bit of that world but more of a hard drug, hard livin' and at times more wild. Not saying Dennis' world wasn't wild, but in a more 'money or high society sense. Actually he lived in the shadow of big money and the entertainment industry. When I think of Hopper I think of these photos - because that's my memory of him as a child. Always with a camera in his hand. I liked him then and I like him now.
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