Ron Howard tells Page Six that what surprised him most about acclaimed photographer Richard Avedon is that he was a lousy student.
“It was kind of interesting to me that he was such a terrible student, had been a merchant marine, and then wound up becoming this remarkable figure in the fashion world,” the Oscar-winning director told us at a special screening of his new Netflix documentary “Avedon,” which is now streaming.
Though not his initial plan, Howard pivoted to focus on the legendary lensman, who died in 2004 at 81 .
“I was just impressed by him and found him so charismatic and entertaining and even courageous,” the filmmaker said of…
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