Not to be missed: A New Article on the Classic Hollywood photographers and their Impact on Film

I felt compelled to include this great article I recently found on the web.  It comes from another terrific site: http://ladailymirror.com/

Please read this brillant article on Hollywood stills and thank Mr. Harnisch for writing it:

http://ladailymirror.com/2012/09/17/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-bert-longworth-and-hold-still-hollywood/

Still Photographer During the 1930s for RKO Fred Hendrickson

Unfortunately, there is not much known about this photographer.  However, I will add things to each entry as I find them.  Here is what is known:

Born Humphrey Grylls in June 25, 1984 in New Vernon, New Jersey.  He later changed his name to Fred Hendrickson.

He began working for RKO studios in the 1930s first doing a variety of things: as a camera crew member, doing land rush scenes and still photography for the film "Cimarron."

He mainly worked as a uncredited still photographer on such films as "The Public Defender," "Girl Crazy," and "The Gay Divorcee."

He took photographs of stars such as Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, Irene Dunne, Carole Lombard and Richard Dix among others.

Unfortunately, Hendrickson died at the age of 52 in July 14, 1946 in Los Angeles California. 

Here is a sample of his works:

Simone Simon

 

Carole Lombard

 

Colleen Moore

 

Irene Dunne

 

Barbara Stanwyck

 

Wynne Gibson

 

Fredrickson taking a photo of Joan Fontaine

His stamp for RKO