Peter Gowland

• Name — Peter Gowland • Born — 3 April 1916 • Birth Name — Peter Andrew Gowland • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, United States • Died — 17 March 2010 • Place of death — Pacific Palisades, California, United States • Parents — Gibson Gowland Sylvia Andrew • Occupation — Glamour photographer • Years Active — 1936–1966 • Children — 2 • Website — http: petergowland.com

Gowland shot more than 1,000 magazine covers, mostly glamour shots of female models like Mary Morlas, Joy Langstaff, and Barbara Osterman, but also portraits of celebrities including Rock Hudson and Robert Wagner. His covers included Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Modern Photography. He invented elite cameras and equipment that he used to shoot pinups and magazine covers. In the late 1950s, Gowland also invented the twin-lens Gowlandflex camera, which used 4-by-5 inch film for high-quality pictures. The camera has since been used by such photographers as Annie Leibovitz and Yousuf Karsh. Gowland grew up on movie sets and worked as a film extra in his youth. He learned photo lighting and techniques from watching movies being shot. The son of Gibson Gowland and Sylvia Andrew, both actors, he acted in at least 12 films, mostly uncredited. He had a small part in Citizen Kane. He died of surgical complications after fracturing his hip.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1936 — The Adventures of Frank Merriwell — Himself • 1936 — The Great Ziegfeld — Dancer — Uncredited • 1936 — Cain and Mabel — Dancer — Uncredited • 1936 — Born to Dance — Dancer — Uncredited • 1937 — Hot Water — College Boy — Uncredited • 1939 — Wuthering Heights — Dancer — Uncredited • 1941 — Citizen Kane — Guest — Uncredited • 1946 — 13 Rue Madeleine — Uncredited • 1947 — The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — R.A.F. Pilot — Uncredited • 1948 — Joan of Arc — Soldier — Uncredited • 1949 — You're My Everything — Leading Man — Uncredited • 1966 — The Swinger — Photographer — Uncredited, (final film role)