Earl Leaf

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Earl Leaf (* 1905 in Seattle ; † 1980 ) was an American photographer who became known for his star photographs.

Life

Leaf grew up in San Francisco . Before he started working as a photographer, he kept himself afloat with numerous part-time jobs such as cowboy , sailor and harvest worker . As a journalist for the United Press Associations , Leaf went to China in 1936 , took photos and reported on the Second Sino-Japanese War , and managed to interview Mao Zedong . In 1940, Leaf was employed by the Chinese government in New York as an advisor to the Central Publicity Board .

Leaf moved to Hollywood in 1949 and began working as a photographer. His first series of photos with actress Cleo Moore caused a sensation, and Leaf photographed Moore in her own house, barely dressed. This was followed by numerous recordings for rising stars such as Marilyn Monroe , with whom Leaf had a personal friendship, Clint Eastwood and Grace Kelly .

In the early 1950s, Earl was well established in his non-studio style, working with Hollywood celebrities like Humphrey Bogart , Marlon Brando , John Wayne and Frank Sinatra . Numerous photo series with Elvis Presley , Ricky Nelson , Eva Lynd , Natalie Wood , Jayne Mansfield , Debbie Reynolds , Joan Bradshaw and The Beatles followed .

As part of his work for the youth magazine Teen Set , published by Capitol Records , there was a friendly collaboration with the Beach Boys . On the album The Beach Boys Today! an excerpt from an interview between Leaf and the Beach Boys was published under the title Bull Sessions with "Big Daddy" . Leaf passed away in 1980.

Works

  • Isles of Rythm, AS Barnes and Company, 1948, 2013 reprint, ISBN 9781258776220
  • My Fair and Frantic Hollywood by Earl Leaf (English), Peterson Publishing 1962
  • The Beatles Book by Earl Leaf, Petersen Publishing, 1964
  • Marilyn from Beginning to End, Blandford Press, 1997, ISBN 9780713726862

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mao Zedong, American journalist Earl Leaf, Marshal Zhu De, and an interpreter in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, 1938 , Histolines , October 2, 2017
  2. ^ Earl Leaf Master Photographer Special Guest Post from Getty Images , Aug. 9, 2009
  3. ↑ Early Eastwood captured by Earl Leaf , The Clint Eastwood Archive , March 2, 2018
  4. ↑ From Marilyn to Mao: SF photographer captured mid-century Hollywood and beyond , San Francisco Gate , June 5, 2016
  5. ↑ Model / Actress Eva Lynd and Photographer Earl Leaf: Together Again… (English) Mens Pulp Mags , May 2, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Leaf, Earl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle
DATE OF DEATH 1980