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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Paul HesseAmerican, 1896 - 1973

Paul Hesse was born in New York and studied photography at Pratt Institute. He opened a commercial photo studio in the mid-1920s and gained a reputation for his portraits of Broadway stars. During the 1930s Hesse expanded his portrait work to include prominent Hollywood figures. In 1940 he moved to Los Angeles and established a successful photo studio there. He remained a highly sought Hollywood portrait photographer through the early 1960s.

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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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MO 2005.13.34.37
Paul Hesse
ca. 1939-1945
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