Bruno Bernard photographs
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Title: Bruno Bernard photographs
Date (inclusive): 1940s-1950s
Collection number: 1099
Creator:
Bernard, Bruno
Extent:
7.3 linear feet of photographs.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Bruno Bernard photographs, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Bruno Bernard, 1983
Bruno Bernard was a German-born photographer. He emigrated to the United States in 1937 and settled in
Los Angeles. During the 1940s and 1950s he photographed numerous Hollywood stars, operating out of his
own studios in Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Laguna Beach, and Las Vegas. In 1961 he sold his studios and
became a foreign correspondent and photojournalist in Europe. Bernard was honored by the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with an exhibition of his photographs in 1984.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Bruno Bernard photographs span the years 1940s-1950s and encompass 7.3 linear feet. The collection
consists of 92 items, with some 80 Hollywood personalities, primarily actors and actresses, represented.
Most of the photographs are 16x20 dry-mounted prints, and are signed by Bernard.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Biography photographs.
Bernard, Bruno , 1912-1987--Archives.
photographers