Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
Biographical History
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) was a photographer.
Edward Sheriff Curtis was born February 16, 1868, in Whitewater, Wisconsin to Asahel Curtis and Ellen Sheriff. He was a photographer who focused mainly on Native Americans. In 1891, he moved to Seattle, Washington, and opened a photography studio with Rasmus Rothi. He was invited by Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 to be the White House photographer. Cecil B. DeMille hired Curtis in 1936 to be a second unit cameraman and photographer for his motion picture plains films. Edward S. Curtis died October 18, 1952 in Whittier, California.
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Find a Grave, via WWW (b. 1868 in Wisconsin, d. 1952 in California; photographer focusing on Native Americans;Find a Grave, via WWW, October 4, 2017 (Moved to Seattle in 1891 and opened a studio with Rasmus Rothi; invited to be White House Photographer in 1904; hired by Cecil B. DeMille in 1936)
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Peter Brosnan papers
Peter Brosnan materials on the film production of The lost city of Cecil B. DeMille and site excavation, approximately 1983-2014
Contains proposals, reports, contracts, press articles, photographs, negatives, digital video files, videocassettes, and letters related to Peter Brosnan's excavation in the Guadalupe Dunes, California, and resulting documentary, "The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille." Dated approximately 1983 to 2014.
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