Florence Meyer
Florence Meyer Homolka (January 22, 1911 – November 27, 1962) was a portrait photographer, socialite, and wife of actor Oscar Homolka.
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[edit] Early life
She was born in New York City, the eldest daughter of Eugene Meyer (1875–1959), publisher of the Washington Post, and Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer (1887–1970). Her younger sister was the future Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham.
She studied dance and acting in Paris and Berlin.
[edit] Photography
She photographed numerous artists, playwrights, actors, writers, composers, musicians, statesmen, film stars, and other celebrities of her day.
Her work included portraits of James Agee, Thomas Mann, Constantin Brâncuşi, Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Vladimir Horowitz, Lion Feuchtwanger and of fellow photographers Edward Steichen, Walker Evans, and Brassaï.[1]
Homolka was a close friend and protege of Man Ray, and in 1946 took the photographs for the double wedding portraits of Man Ray and Juliet Browner, and Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning.
Homolka was the author of "Focus on Art", published posthumously in 1963.
[edit] Personal life
In 1939, Florence married the Austrian character actor Oscar Homolka (1898–1978). They had two sons. Vincent and Laurence. They later divorced.
The Homolkas moved to Los Angeles around 1943, and lived at 10788 Bellagio Road in Bel-Air and 914 Corsica Drive in Pacific Palisades.
She died in Los Angeles in 1962. Her body was cremated.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- [1] Getty Museum biography
