Frank Worth

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Frank Worth (born 1923 in New York City , † 2000 in Los Angeles ) was an American photographer .

Life

Worth grew up in New York City. Fascinated by the big stars of the film of that time, he moved to Hollywood when he was a teenager . As a self-taught photographer, he found access to the city's renowned film studios from 1939 onwards. He soon managed to build personal friendships with some of the dream factory's most popular actors. A series by Rita Hayworth was one of his first star portraits . On May 6, 1950, he filmed Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding to hotelier Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Jr. Soon James Dean , Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis, Jr. followed , in a manner that was completely untypical for the time, and in very private moments in black and white.

These pictures were made possible by a deep trust of the film greats in him, who promised never to publish his pictures. The photographer therefore ultimately led a life of poverty. Only posthumously was a collection of around 10,000 negatives found in his estate, in a nursing home in Los Angeles . The auction house Christie's in London put this at ten million US dollars. His oeuvre made him one of the most important photo artists of his time.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.whoswho.de/templ/te_bio.php?PID=3097&RID=1
  2. ↑ Friday 25 October 2002 08:19 GMT 09:19 UK Hollywood exhibition makes debut
  3. ^ Photographer Frank Worth: Finds from Hollywood. In: DiePresse.com. November 6, 2009, accessed January 26, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Worth, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH 2000
Place of death los Angeles