Florence Meyer

Florence Meyer Homolka (January 22, 1911 – November 27, 1962) was an American portrait photographer and socialite. She was the wife of the actor Oskar Homolka.

Florence Meyer Homolka
Photo of Florence Meyer by Man Ray
Born
Florence Meyer

(1911-01-22)January 22, 1911
New York City, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 1962(1962-11-27) (aged 51)
Los Angeles, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPortrait photographer and socialite
Spouse(s)
Oskar Homolka
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(
m. 1939; div. 1948)
Children2
Parents
RelativesKatharine Graham (sister)

Early life

She was born in New York City, the eldest daughter of Eugene Meyer (1875–1959), future publisher of the Washington Post, and Agnes Elizabeth (Ernst) Meyer (1887–1970). Along with her four siblings, she was baptized as a Lutheran but attended an Episcopal church.[1]

She studied dance and acting in Paris and Berlin.

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 Brâncuși, Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Vladimir Horowitz, Lion Feuchtwanger, Arnold Schoenberg, Christopher Isherwood and of fellow photographers Edward Steichen, Walker Evans, and Brassaï.[2]

Meyer was a close friend and protégé 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. Meyer was the author of "Focus on Art", published posthumously in 1963.

Personal life

In 1939, Meyer married the Austrian character actor Oskar Homolka (1898–1978). They had two sons, Vincent and Laurence, and later divorced.

After leaving Germany shortly after the Nazis took power, the Homolkas lived in London for a few years. They then settled in 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.

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References
  1. Zweigenhaft, Richard L. and G. William Domhoff The New CEOs : Women, African American, Latino, and Asian American Leaders of Fortune 500 Companies Published: 2014-03-18 |Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  2. "Florence Homolka (Getty Museum)". Getty.edu. 1946-10-25. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
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