Dennis Hopper

Photos of a Life

For much of the 1960s, the actor disappeared from Hollywood. A trove of photos found after his death reveals he spent this time documenting the crazy world around him.

Signs of the times

Early photographic works by the legendary actor and director are on view now at Gagosian Madison Avenue. Isabel Wilkinson talks to the artist’s daughter about the significance of the works.

Queasy Rider

Dennis Hopper was perhaps as influential as Andy Warhol in inspiring a Hollywood generation of nonreaders, writes biographer Tom Folsom.

CELEBRITY JUSTICE

In a recent lawsuit, Dennis Hopper’s 21-year-old son has been accused of rape. By Chris Lee

The Curator

In his new film, Savages, pot growers who enrage a drug cartel, are the protagonists. One of his three Oscars was for adapting Midnight Express. And then, of course, there’s The Doors, Natural Born Killers, and Scarface, director Oliver Stone curates drug movies, from Dragonwyck to Easy Rider.