We all know Faye Dunaway’s iconic ‘the morning after’ photo, taken by Terry O’Neill in 1977.
But did you know these photos were taken the morning after Faye won an Oscar. Here is what the photographer had to say: “If you win, they always take the same pictures of you receiving the statue in the press room.” I knew that wasn’t the real story — the real story is the next day, when they realize suddenly they’re getting all these offers to do films, their value goes from $100,000 to $10 million, and they’re just sort of stunned. I wanted to capture that, so I told her my idea, and she was sport enough to do it early in the morning at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She got up at 6 a.m., and we got that great picture. It’s become one of the most Hollywood pictures of all time.”
But did you know these photos were taken the morning after Faye won an Oscar. Here is what the photographer had to say: “If you win, they always take the same pictures of you receiving the statue in the press room.” I knew that wasn’t the real story — the real story is the next day, when they realize suddenly they’re getting all these offers to do films, their value goes from $100,000 to $10 million, and they’re just sort of stunned. I wanted to capture that, so I told her my idea, and she was sport enough to do it early in the morning at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She got up at 6 a.m., and we got that great picture. It’s become one of the most Hollywood pictures of all time.”
Also: O’Neill and Dunaway later married, in 1983, and stayed together until 1987. They have a son, Liam Dunaway O’Neill. (Here pictured with O'Neill).
