Ron Galella, the original paparazzo, died on April 30th, aged 91

Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskHe wasn’t always so confident. He grew up in the North Bronx, with an accent as thick as provolone. From his father, an immigrant from Italy who made coffins and piano cases and never really learned to speak English, he learned to be tight with money. His American-born mother longed for the glamour she saw in the movies, and named her son after a film star. Both chippy in their own way, his parents fought all the time.

He was lucky with timing. In 1960 Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” introduced the world to a photographer named Paparazzo. The filming of “Cleopatra” in Rome shortly afterwards fuelled demand for celebrity snaps as its two stars, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, embarked on an adulterous affair that scandalised the Vatican and made headlines across the Atlantic. The young camera repairer, fresh out of the air force, quickly learned that his part-time gig could become a lifelong career.

Some didn’t mind being caught at the wrong time or having their privacy invaded. It gave them exposure and meant they were on the up. But many did. Elaine, a famed New York restaurateur, tried to hit him with a dustbin lid. Sean Penn spat at him. Marlon Brando punched him in the jaw, knocking five of his teeth out.

In all the years he shot Kennedy, he always said his best streak came in early October 1971. On October 4th he snapped her watching her daughter playing tennis in Central Park. The next day she went shopping at Bonwit Teller. On October 6th he caught her at the corner of 85th Street and Fifth Avenue and later at the New York Public Library. On October 7th he’d just finished some portfolio shots for a model when he saw her coming out of the side entrance of her building.

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Yeah, if I had started taking unwanted photos of celebrities I can imagine that they would like me less. Richard Avedon photographed Jackie Kennedy and it was welcome. I think it's better to make friends, as such.

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