My journey ends here...


  •          HOME PAGE
  • BIOGRAPHY
  • FILES
  • BOOKS
  • LINKS
  • COMMENTS
  • S

LEAF Earl

Earl Herbert Leaf.

Date of birth : August 25, 1904, Washington.

Date of death : February 5, 1980, Los Angeles ().

 

Profession photographer.

Portrait ,,,;

,,,;

Addresses

* 1940 : 348, 24 Fifth avenue, New York

* 1942 : 6866 Iris Circle, Los Angeles

* 1950 à 1973 : 2158 Alcyona Drive, Los Angeles.

Story

Former cow-boy, he worked as sailor; he began his job as photographer in China in the 30's 

().

On August 14, 1942, he married Oren Zel Forsyth Hostetter (born Ruth Hostetter 1915, Iowa-April 1977)

().
In the 50's, he took many pictures of the Hollywood celebrities ().

He made several picture sessions with Marilyn between 1950 and 1962.

 

1950, at Johnny Hyde's house, 718 North Palm Drive.

In the house 

-,,-;,;; 


Coat 

,,-,,,,,,


Dress 

,-,,;,-,-,


Garden 
sweater 

,,,,;,,,,;,,,;,,,,,-,,,                                             


Bathsuit 

,,-,,,,,;;,,,,,;,,,-,,-,;,,,,


On January 26, 1952, Henrietta Awards prizegiving ,,;

 

At the premiere of "How to Marry a Millionaire?", on November 4, 1953 

 

He took pictures of Marilyn during the party organized for the shooting of "Bus Stop" on March 3,1956, in the North Beverly Glen Boulevard's house, rented by Marilyn and the Greenes.


in the salon ,,;      


with Earl Leaf 

,,,,-        


with Joshua Greene

,,;-,,                                  


with the reporters 

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,-,;,,,,;,,;,                                 


with the Churchill sisters ,            
      


in the stairs 

,,-,,,,,-,,-,-,-,,,,;                       


in an armchair 

,,,,,,,,,-,,,,,-,,,,,-,;       
                         


others 

,-,-;;;    

Official announcement of "Some Like it Hot" on July 8, 1958 at the Beverly Hills Hotel ,

 

At the Golden Globe Awards's prizegiving, on March 5, 1962 

 

 

Bibliography

"Marilyn Monroe, From Beginning to End", text of Michael Ventura, pictures 'Earl Leaf, London, Blandford Press, 1997.


 

BACK TO INDEX                                                                                                                                                  NEXT FILE                                                                        

K&K- 04/2006 - Contact