Born 1887 in London, Kenneth Alexander was a photographer for United Artists, 20th Century Studios and Samuel Goldwyn Productions. He became a US citizen in 1914 when he established a freelance studio in Honolulu, Hawaii, and became more widely known for celebrity portraiture.
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| Classic beauties taken by Kenneth Alexander |
During World War I, Alexander served in the aero-photo service of the United States Navy operating from a warship, taking close-ups and panoramas. He later established himself as a photographer in New York with a tagline, “Photographer of Women Exclusively”, a gender reversal of Pirie MacDonald's motto. He gained particular acclaim with United Artists during his time in New York assisting them and other film companies with offices in the city.
After New York, Alexander moved to Los Angeles at the behest of Lillian Gish, who wanted him as a photographer on her film La Bohème. He eventually settled in Hollywood, where he was employed by Sam Goldwyn Productions throughout the 1930s.
Alexander died in 1975 at the age of 87. He was known for his celebrity portraiture, photographing such stars as Marlene Dietrich, Lillian Gish, Betty Blythe, and Vilma Bánky.
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| Lillian Gish, 1920 |
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| Vilma Bánky, circa 1920s |
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| Vilma Bánky, circa 1920s |
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| Vilma Bánky, circa 1920s |
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| Vilma Bánky, circa 1920s |
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| Lillian Gish, circa 1921 |
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| Lillian Gish, 1922 |
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| Mildred Davis, 1922 |
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| Lillian Gish, 1923 |
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| Lillian Gish, 1923 |
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| Lillian Gish, 1923 |
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| Lillian Gish, 1923 |
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| Greta Nissen, 1925 |
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| Greta Nissen, 1925 |
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| Norma Shearer, 1925 |
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| Vilma Bánky, 1926 |
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| Joan Crawford, 1927 |
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| Lili Damita, 1928 |
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| Carole Lombard, 1929 |
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| Constance Bennett, 1929 |
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| Ann Harding, 1930 |
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| Joan Bennett, 1930 |
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| Kay Francis, 1930 |
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| Lillian Gish, 1930 |
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| Lillian Gish, circa 1930 |
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| Lillian Gish, circa 1930 |
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| Sylvia Sidney, 1931 |
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| Sylvia Sidney, 1931 |
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| Constance Cummings, 1933 |
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| Loretta Young, 1936 |
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| Marlene Dietrich, 1936 |
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| Marlene Dietrich, 1936 |
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| Marlene Dietrich, 1936 |
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| Clare Dodd, circa 1930s |
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| Myrna Loy, circa 1930s |
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