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Ruth Orkin
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American photographer and filmmaker (1921-1985)
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- Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin : Outside
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Film & TV
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Orkin (September 3, 1921 – January 16, 1985) was an American photographer, photojournalist, and filmmaker, with ties to New York City and Hollywood. Best known for her photograph An American Girl in Italy (1951), she photographed many celebrities and personalities including Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Ava Gardner, Tennessee Williams, Marlon Brando, and Alfred Hitchcock. Description above from…
Known for
- The Dog Lover — (cameo)1962
- Little Fugitive — Woman on beach (uncredited)1953
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Official website
Ruth Orkin Photo Archive | The Work of Photojournalist Ruth Orkin
This website is devoted to the photojournalist Ruth Orkin, who is known for photographing celebrities, New York City and classical musicians as well as many other subjects.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Morris Engel
- Educated at
- Los Angeles City College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- photojournalism
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- orkinphoto.com
- Work location
- Hollywood
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- date of birth
- 1921-09-03
- date of death
- 1985-01-16
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Story
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Photo League
- cause of death
- cancer
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- name in native language
- Ruth Orkin
- Commons category
- Ruth Orkin
- archives at
- Smithsonian Institution
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