Douglas Kirkland
Douglas Kirkland | |
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Born | Douglas Morley Kirkland August 16, 1934 Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
Occupation | Photographer |
Douglas Morley Kirkland (August 16, 1934 – October 2, 2022)[1][2] was a Canadian-born American photographer. He was noted for his photographs of celebrities, especially the ones he took of Marilyn Monroe several months before her death.
Early life
Kirkland was born in Toronto on August 16, 1934.[3] He was raised in nearby Fort Erie, where his father managed a small store that sold suits. He later recounted how he developed his penchant for photography while perusing the Life magazines his father brought back from his store. Kirkland attended Seneca Vocational High School in Buffalo, New York, before immigrating to the United States permanently.[3]
Career
Kirkland first worked for a printing studio in Richmond, Virginia. He then served as Sherwin Greenberg's assistant for a year starting in 1957. He was subsequently employed by Look magazine.[3] It was in that capacity that he was allocated a photo session with Marilyn Monroe in 1961. The photos, taken only a few months prior to her death, became some of the most noteworthy ones of her, thereby kick-starting his career.[3][4]
Over the years, various notable persons later posed for Kirkland, from the great photography innovator
Kirkland was contracted for work around the world and worked in the
Kirkland's picture book, Titanic (1998), was the first of its kind to reach No.1 on the
Personal life
Kirkland was married to Françoise until his death.[3][21] He had three children: Karen, Lisa, and Mark, who is a director of The Simpsons.[8] They resided in Hollywood Hills during his later years.[21]
Bibliography
In 1993, Kirkland presented the illustrated book titled: "ICONS: Creativity with Camera and Computer", published by Collins Publishers, which consisted of sixty-six original photographs of famous people that were modified digitally to result in a new creation, each accompanied by a commentary paragraph. Many of the pictures were of well-known actresses and actors from Hollywood. It also included music entertainers like Michael Jackson, Grace Jones, and Billy Idol, and fashion models; it also shows a couple of compositions of the physicist Stephen Hawking. The cover of the book was based on a 1969 portrait of Andy Warhol.[22]
References
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (October 9, 2022). "Douglas Kirkland, Who Took Portraits of Movie Stars, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ È morto a 88 anni Douglas Kirkland, il fotografo delle dive (in Italian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Weaver, Jackson (October 4, 2022). "Douglas Kirkland, Canadian artist who famously photographed Marilyn Monroe, dead at 88". CBC News. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Friend, David (October 4, 2022). "Toronto-born photographer Douglas Kirkland, known for Marilyn Monroe pics, dies at 88". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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- ^ Look. Vol. 26. Cowles Communications. 1962. p. 14.
- ^ a b c d Saperstein, Pat (October 4, 2022). "Douglas Kirkland, Hollywood Photographer, Dies at 88". Variety. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Bjork, Italy". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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- ^ a b c "Douglas Kirkland, Photographer". London: National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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- ^ Felperin, Leslie (September 30, 2020). "That Click review – photographer tribute develops into a dud". The Guardian. London. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Diana Ross: Going Back". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Gagon, Dave (April 25, 1998). "Photographer offers peek at his work". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Hunt, Nigel (May 22, 2016). "Hollywood photographer Douglas Kirkland finally gets show at home in Canada". CBC News. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "John Travolta". National Portrait Gallery. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Douglas Kirkland". National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution. September 29, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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- ISBN 9780988174580.
- ISBN 0-00-255227-2. Hardcover, 10-1/4"x10-1/4" laminate color, 96 pages.