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- Born: December 6, 1898, Dirschau, West Prussia, what is now PolandTemple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
- Began taking photos at the age of 14ArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- Sold his first photo to Der Welt Spiegel in 1927, of a woman playing tennis in Czechoslovakia ArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
- Spouse: Kathy Kaye, 1949Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German-Jewish photo-journalist who is best known for his long association with Life Magazine. Henry Booth Luce of Time Inc. hired Eisenstaedt along with Margaret Bourke-White, Thomas McAvoy, and Peter Stackpole, for Project X which debuted as Life Magazine in 1936.Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
In addition to important works of photo-journalism, Eisenstaedt is also famous for his portraits, and took photos of Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Sophia Loren, and Ernest Hemingway, among others.Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
Alfred Eisenstaedt Timeline
- 1898: Born Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1906: Moved to BerlinTemple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1912: Received his first camera, an Eastman Kodak Folding CameraArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1917: Drafted into the German armyTemple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1927: Sold his first photographArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1928: Began freelance photography career for Pacific and Atlantic PhotosArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1931: Company bought by Associated PressArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1935: Immigrated to the United StatesArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1936: Hired as staff photographer by LifeArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1954: First one-man exhibition at the International Museum of PhotographyArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1989: Received a National Medal of ArtsArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 1995: Died at the age of 96ArtSceneCal.com: Alfred Eisenstaedt, Temple University: Biography of Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Alfred Eisenstaedt Questions
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In The Dark Knight what is Alfred�s last name??? 1 AnswerG'day Tiara,Thank you for your question.His full name is Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth. The character has been around since 1943. In "The Dark Knight", he is... read more
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