Clarence Sinclair Bull
Clarence Sinclair Bull (May 22, 1896 – June 8, 1979) was a portrait photographer who worked for movie studios during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was head of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stills department for nearly forty years.
Biography[]
Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896.[1] His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken during the years of 1926–41. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926.[2]
Bull was able to study with the great Western painter, Charles Marion Russell. He also served as an assistant cameraman in 1918.[3] Bull was skilled in the areas of lighting, retouching and printing.[4] He was most commonly credited as "C.S. Bull."[5]
Bull died on June 8, 1979, in Los Angeles, California, aged 83.[1]
Gallery[]
- Photographs by Clarence Sinclair Bull
Publicity photo for film The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1934
Una Merkel - publicity, 1934
Publicity still of Madge Evans, circa 1935
Original studio publicity photo of Greta Garbo for film Ninotchka, 1939
Hedy Lamarr, 1940
American actress Lynne Carver - publicity still, 1940
Van Heflin - publicity, 1941
Conrad Veidt, 1941
Judy Garland, publicity still, 1943
June Allyson - publicity, 1944
References[]
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- ^ "Clarence Sinclair Bull - The man who shot Garbo". Garbo Forever. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1895-1979)". ArtNet. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ "The Great Hollywood MGM Photographer Clarence Sinclair Bull". Vintage Movie Star Photos. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ "About Clarence Sinclair Bull's Life". Andrew Weiss Gallery. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- 1896 births
- 1979 deaths
- 20th-century American photographers
- American portrait photographers
- Disease-related deaths in California
- Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- People from Cascade County, Montana