Ernest Joseph Bellocq was an American professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century. Bellocq is remembered for his haunting photographs of the prostitutes of Storyv
Bellocq in 1898
One of Bellocq's Storyville photographs, c. 1912.
One of the deliberately damaged Storyville photographs.
Photo of steamer launched in New Basin Canal for excursion to Lake Pontchartrain's north shore, August 19, 1908, photo by E. J. Bellocq
Keith Ian Carradine is an American actor. In film, he is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's Nashville, E. J. Bellocq in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby, and Mickey in Alan Rudolph's Choose
E. J. Bellocq
…mystique about Bellocq has inspired several fictional versions of his life, notably Louis Malle's 1978 film Pretty Baby, in which Bellocq was played by Keith Carradine. He also appears in Michael Ondaatje's novel Coming Through Slaughter and is a protagonist in Peter Everett's novel Bellocq's Women. These works take…
Carradine in Pretty Baby (1978)
Carradine and Shelley Duvall in Nashville (1975)