Hollywood's biggest names were out and about at this time 43 years ago.
July 1981 saw Elizabeth Taylor in New York City to celebrate the release of Brooke Shields's latest film with the young actress. Summer concert season was well under way, with rockers from Iggy Pop to Chuck Berry taking the stage, and tennis champ John McEnroe even making a guest appearance with Carlos Santana. Meanwhile, Julie Andrews promoted a polarizing film in Toronto.
Take a trip back to the summer of 1981 to see what the hottest stars of the decade were up to.
Bob Dylan lost himself in a song while performing a July 8 concert in Stockholm.
Fresh off his big win at Wimbledon, tennis pro John McEnroe joined Santana frontman Carlos Santana onstage in New York City on July 8.
Mary Tyler Moore took her parents, Marjorie and George, to a July 9 performance of the 1981 Broadway revival of A Taste of Honey at New York City's Century Theater.
Kenny Rogers performed songs from his 1981 album Share Your Love at a July 10 show in Rosemont, Illinois.
Model and actress Cyrinda Foxe hung out with husband Steven Tyler and his Aerosmith bandmate Jimmy Crespo backstage at a July 10 Ted Nugent concert.
Julie Andrews fielded questions about her polarizing 1981 comedy, S.O.B., at a July 11 press conference in Toronto.
Punk rock icon Iggy Pop's fifth album, -
Party, had been out for about a month when he took the stage at London's Rainbow Theatre on July 11.
Prince Charles flashed a charming smile for the camera after playing a match with the Maple Leaf polo team at Smith's Lawn Polo Club in Windsor, England.
Lady Diana Spencer and Sarah Ferguson took in another polo match on July 12 at the Cowdray Park Polo Club.
The denim-clad members of Def Leppard — Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Steve Clark, Pete Willis and Rick Savage — posed for a photo following the release of their second album, High 'n' Dry.
Long before Paul Mescal made headlines with his short-shorts, Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider showed off some leg while in New York City in July 1981.
An 18-year-old Jodie Foster's look had a bit of a Summer of Love vibe when she was photographed in July 1981.
Cher shimmered in a slinky gold dress fit for a disco as she signed autographs for fans outside Regine's Night Club in New York City.
Rock pioneer Chuck Berry kicked off his 1981 European tour with a July 10 performance in Vienna, Austria.
The Godfather star Robert Duvall posed for a photo in a New York City film editing suite.
Elizabeth Taylor and Brooke Shields had a close encounter at the premiere party for Shields's 1981 film Endless Love.
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