A. L. Whitey Schafer

At Columbia Schaefer photographed Rita Hayworth for more than five years.  When he photographed her, she was still known as 'the girl down the street' in several movies.  The studio realized that Hayworth had the potential to become something dynamic, but they weren't sure if she would be their Ann Sheridan or their Hedy Lamarr.  Hayworth had the physical presence of Sheridan--her body's energy and thrust were American--but the facial expression--withdrawn, languid, enigmatic--was European.  Both strains are apparent but not yet connected.  But Hayworth emerged.  She is American vitality combined with European allure.  With Hayworth the studio broke through and created for the first time an American exotic--Wedekind's 'Lulu' without the final sting.

A. L. Whitey Schafer, who had been in the top position at Columbia, went on to replace Eugene Robert Richee at Paramount.  During Schafer's first years at Paramount he took most of Veronica Lake's portraits, and at the beginning of the next decade worked with many new stars, such as Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift when they made 'A Place in the Sun', before his death in 1951.

(Excellent article:  Popular Science Feb. 1943 Vol. 142 No. 2--get it on ebay or amazon if you can. It's an article on photography by him).

Here is a excellent link to the man and shows his 'most' famous photo:

http://ladailymirror.com/2013/11/04/mary-mallory-hollywood-heights-mdash-a-l-whitey-schafer-simplifies-portraits/

Here are a sample of his great works of art:

Hedy Lamarr

Veronica Lake

Elizabeth Taylor

Rita Hayworth

Loretta Young

Marlene Dietrich

Joan Crawford

Dietrich again

Constance Bennett

Lucille Ball

Fay Wray: top and bottom

Maureen O'Sullivan

Shirley Temple

Back of Temple photo showing his famous stamp.

A different stamp

Whitey smiling at work with some sexy legs.

Edward Cronenweth: Candid, Still and Cheesecake Photographer

Not much could be found on this photography artist but, as usual, I'll keep digging and add things as I find them.

Cronenweth was born on March 20th 1903 in Pennsylvania.

He worked as uncredited still photographer on such films as,  "The Gorgeous Hussy,"  "The Lady From Shanghai," and "Ensign Pulver."

He took photographs of Rita Hayworth, Joan Crawford, Glenn Ford, Lucille Ball, William Holden, Robert Stack, Gia Scala, and Cliff Robertson.

Corbis mentions this as being on the back of one of Cronenweth's photos:

Original caption:4/14/1941-Hollywood, CA: The "still photographer" comes to his own in Hollywood. He is the unsung cameraman who makes the pictures that are used for display and publicity purposes. In the still photo show of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Ed Cronenweth came out with first prize for his action still of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney.  (Seen Below).

He is well-known for his photograhs taken during the filming of "The Lady From Shanghai" including the photos of Hayworth and Orson Welles against a backdrop of mirrors.  His photos were also used for publicity for the movie poster and other items for the film as well.

Died June 26, 1990 at age 87 in Los Angeles, California. 

Here is an example of his work:

Cliff Robertson

Joan Crawford

 

Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland

 

Ann Miller

Cleo Moore

Jinx Falkenberg

 

Lucille Ball

 

Myrna Loy

Candids of Marilyn Monroe

 

The many photos of Hayworth taken during the making of "The Lady From Shanghai."

 

 

This one shows the Cronenworth taking a shot of Rita.

 

The famous 'mirror' pix.

 

 

Other pix of Hayworth with the fabulous dress:

 

 

The posters that the photos prompted:

 

 

 

Two examples of his stamps.