Gene Trindl
Gene Trindl (1924 – June 29, 2004) was an American photographer and the most prolific creator of covers for TV Guide magazine. He created more than 200 covers and shot more than 800 assignments in total for the magazine. Trindl was based in Los Angeles. He died from pancreatic cancer. Trindl's images are represented by the Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive and can be viewed by the public at mptvimages.com [1]. His photographs have been published in reputed American magazines like Life, The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's.[1]
Life[]
Gene Trindl was born in 1924, his passion for photography began from his days as a Boy Scout. He earned his badges through his stint in the US Air Force, leading to a degree from Woodbury College.[2]
Works[]
In a career spanning over 50 years, he was acclaimed from International Photography Awards 2003 for Outstanding Achievement in Portrait Photography. His early career was marked by apprenticeships, teaching at Pierce College in California, and co-producing some 22 educational films. His collection,Hollywood: The 50s and 60s is considered as both a behind the lens and behind the scene view of Hollywood. The Gene Trindl Media Trust has over 90,000 edited slide images and tens of thousands of film negatives on file.[3]
His subjects included a Who's Who of Hollywood with notable personalities such as Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, and Benny and Burns, Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles and Fred Astaire are more contemporary faces as Tom Selleck, the cast of Star Trek, and Michael Jackson.[4]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Photography | |
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1989 | An Innocent Man | Yes | |
1990 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | Yes | |
1992 | Mr. Baseball | Yes |
Year | TELEVISION | Photography | |
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1991 | Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child | Yes | |
2001 | 20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Yes |
See also[]
External links[]
- official site[permanent dead link]
- ^ "GENE TRINDL". Rock Paper Photo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Gene Trindl 1924 - 2004; Photography". Boulder street Gallery and FRAMING. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Gene Trindl 1924 - 2004; Photography". Boulder street Gallery and FRAMING. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Gene Trindl 1924 - 2004; Photography". Boulder street Gallery and FRAMING. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Movies & TV, Gene Trindl". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Movies & TV, Gene Trindl". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- 1924 births
- 2004 deaths
- 20th-century American photographers
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- American military personnel
- American photographer stubs