George Hoyningen-Huene

The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is fashion photography. Places of work recorded in the authority are Soviet Union. Work by George Hoyningen-Huene is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Photography Collection and J. Paul Getty Museum.

• Name — George Hoyningen-Huene • Birth Name — Baron George Hoyningen-Huene • Born — 4 September 1900 • Birthplace — Saint Petersburg, Russia • Died — 12 September 1968 • Place of death — Los Angeles • Known for — fashion photography • Parents — Baron Barthold Theodor Hermann (Theodorevitch) von Hoyningen-Huene, Emily Anne "Nan" Lothrop

Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia on September 4, 1900, Hoyningen-Huene was the only son of Baron Barthold Theodor Hermann (Theodorevitch) von Hoyningen-Huene (1859–1942), a Baltic nobleman, military officer and lord of Navesti manor (near Võhma), and his wife, Emily Anne "Nan" Lothrop (1860–1927), a daughter of George Van Ness Lothrop, an American minister to Russia. (The couple was married in Detroit, Michigan, in 1888.) He had two sisters. Helen (died 1976) became a fashion designer in France and the United States, using the name Helen de Huene. Elizabeth (1891–1973), also known as Betty, also became a fashion designer (using the name Mme. Yteb in the 1920s and 1930s). During the Russian Revolution, the Hoyningen-Huenes fled first to London, and later to Paris. He served as a Sergeant in the British Army during World War One. By 1925 George had already worked his way up to chief of photography of the French Vogue where he was mentored by up-and-coming photographers including François Tuefferd. In 1931 he met Horst, the future photographer, who became his lover and frequent model and traveled to England with him that winter. While there, they visited photographer Cecil Beaton, who was working for the British edition of Vogue. In 1931, Horst began his association with Vogue, publishing his first photograph in the French edition in November of that year.

In 1935 Hoyningen-Huene moved to New York City where he did most of his work for Harper's Bazaar. He published two art books on Greece and Egypt before relocating to Hollywood, where he earned a living by shooting glamorous portraits for the film industry. Hoyningen-Huene worked in large studios and with whatever lighting worked best. Beyond fashion, he was a portraitist of Hollywood stars and other celebrities. He also worked in Hollywood in various capacities in the film industry, working closely with George Cukor, notably as special visual and color consultant for the 1954 Judy Garland movie A Star Is Born. He served a similar role for the 1957 film Les Girls, which starred Kay Kendall and Mitzi Gaynor, the Sophia Loren film Heller in Pink Tights, and The Chapman Report. He died at 68 years of age in Los Angeles.

Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1954 — The Adventures of Hajji Baba — Color consultant • A Star Is Born — Special color design advisor • 1956 — Bhowani Junction — Color consultant • 1957 — Les Girls — Color coordinator • 1960 — It Started in Naples — Title designer • Heller in Pink Tights — Color coordinator and technical advisor • Let's Make Love — Color coordinator — also known as The Billionaire/The Millionaire • A Breath of Scandal — Costume designer and color advisor — also known as Olympia in Italy • 1962 — The Chapman Report — Color consultant - designer, title designer • 1963 — A New Kind of Love — Color coordinator - designer

The authorities additionally record the headings George Hoyningen-Huené, Georg von Hoyningen-Huene, George Hoyningen- Huene, George von Hoyningen gen. Huene and George Hoyningen Huene. His recorded language was English. He was the child of Baron Barthold Hermann Theodorevitch von Hoyningen-Huene and [Emily] Anne Van Ness Lothrop.

George Hoyningen-Huene is recorded as photographer.