Otto Sarony
Otto Sarony (1850–1903) was an internationally known portrait photographer and the owner of a celebrity photography business. His father was Napoleon Sarony, the premier theatrical photographer of the 19th century. Sarony the Younger, as he was known, continued the family business.
Otto Sarony
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- Name
- Otto Sarony
- Born
- 1850
- Birthplace
- Canada
- Died
- September 14, 1903
- Place of death
- New York City, US
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- United States
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Otto Sarony (1850–1903) was an internationally known portrait photographer and the owner of a celebrity photography business. His father was Napoleon Sarony, the premier theatrical photographer of the 19th century. Sarony the Younger, as he was known, continued the family business.
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His photography business put out photos of Evelyn Nesbit, Clara Blandick, Richard Bennett, Elsie Leslie and other stars of stage and screen as well as other celebrities such as boxer Jack Johnson under his name. The actual photographers were uncredited (as he was when he worked for his father). He died from phthisis on September 14, 1903. Funeral services were held at the Stephen Merritt Chapel, in New York City. • Illustration — Evelyn Nesbit • Illustration — Broadway actress Alice Johnson in 1908 • Illustration — Cissy Fitzgerald • Illustration — Boxer Jack Johnson • Illustration — Mlle. Dazie • Illustration — Ruth St.
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• Name — Otto Sarony • Born — 1850 • Birthplace — Canada • Died — September 14, 1903 • Place of death — New York City, US • Occupation — Photographer
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1850
Otto Sarony born at Williamsburg.
1903
Otto Sarony died at New York City.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1256977764, Otto Sarony Co..
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- 1.Jim Alessio. The Eternal Flapper: The Many Lives of Edna Wallace Hopper. Authorhouse. 2009.
- 2.David S. Shields. Otto Sarony. Broadway Photographs.
- 3.Studio, Sarony. University of South Carolina.
- 4.Theodore C. Marceau. University of South Carolina.
- 5.Otto Sarony Dead. Mount Carmel Item, Pennsylvania. 1903.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1256977764, Otto Sarony Co..Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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