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LESTER Gene
Born Lester Eugene Dephoure.
Date of birth : July 18, 1910, Worcester, Massachussetts.
Date of death : December 1, 1994, Los Angeles.
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His parents were Henry William (April 1st, 1864, Romania-May 20, 1946, Massachussetts)(
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Rebecca M. Albaum (July 15, 1870, Russia-October 22, 1934, Massachussetts)(
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He dropped out of journalism studies at Boston University because of the Depression.
His first job was a singer on a Worcester radio station, and eventually, he sang on NBC's nationwide "Capitol Theater Family Hour". Since photography had always been a hobby, he began photographing his better-known colleagues for Radio Guide magazine. The publication moved him to Hollywood, where he later opened his own studio.
In 1940, he became the West Coast correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post, a position he retained for 30 years.
Registration Card October 16, 1940
July 28, 1942 he married Gloria Nell Levinge (February 6, 1918, Alabama-April 15, 1997, Los Angeles)(
). She had won the Miss Birmingham Beauty Pageant in 1936 (
).They had 2 daughters : Gloria Gene (born May 16, 1948, Los Angeles) and Nathalie Eileen (born October 23, 1951, Los Angeles).
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He also made short films.
In 1959 he produced a CBS television special with Art Linkletter titled "Christmas in the Holy Land".
Link with Marilyn He took pictures of Mariyn in 1954 on the set of "There’s No Business Like Show Business"
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