Otto Dyar

Otto Dyar Otto Dyar was a unit and publicity still photographer during the Silent and Golden Eras of Hollywood

Otto Dyar was a prominent stills photographer who began his career at the Paramount studios in the 1920s. Initially working as an assistant on major film productions such as the 1927 ‘Wings’, Dyar quickly rose through the ranks to become one of Hollywood’s most notable image-makers. During the 1930s and 40s, Dyar developed his own, highly dramatic style of lighting and photography that deviated fr

om the neoclassical glamor of the 1920s. Edgy and expressionistic, Dyar’s photographs pushed the iconic features of movie stars like Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay Francis and Joan Crawford to a grittier place that was more in accord with the aesthetics of films made in those decades. Of particular note are Dyar’s star portraits taken outside of the studio, an unusual and daring step at the time. Otto Dyar was born on July 25, 1892 and died at the age of 96 on December 26, 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Clara Bow by Otto Dyar
04/10/2024

Clara Bow by Otto Dyar

Mona Barrie 1930s, photo by Otto Dyar
08/22/2022

Mona Barrie 1930s, photo by Otto Dyar

actress Kay Francis by Otto Dyar, from 1930.
06/18/2022

actress Kay Francis by Otto Dyar, from 1930.

A portrait of the actress Kay Francis by Otto Dyar, from 1930.

Shirley Temple photograched by Otto Dyar
04/23/2018

Shirley Temple photograched by Otto Dyar

Happy birthday to Shirley Temple, born this day in Santa Monica CA in 1928. This photo was part of a 1934 series of articles in Picture Play entitled "Favorite of the Fans". Few stars were more popular in the mid-Thirties than Miss Temple. http://archive.org/stream/pictureplay3941stre /n481/mode/2up

Ruth Chatterton made her Broadway stage debut in The Great Name in 1911, launching a successful stage career. With the h...
01/27/2018

Ruth Chatterton made her Broadway stage debut in The Great Name in 1911, launching a successful stage career. With the help of Emil Jannings, she was cast in her first film role in Sins of the Fathers in 1928. That same year, she was signed to a contract by Paramount Pictures. She was able to make the transition from silents to sound because of her stage experience. In 1929, Chatterton was loaned to MGM, where she starred in Madame X; a critical and box-office success, and her first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

"Emil Jannings saw Ruth Chatterton in Los Angeles in a stage play. He was so impressed with her that he insisted that she play opposite him in “Sins of the Fathers.” Up to that time Miss Chatterton had resisted the screen. Supple, resilient, she was able to keep in dramatic step with the subtle and powerful Jannings. That started her to film success" photo by Otto Dyar ~ from The New Movie Magazine, 1930

Caption: "Who should be peering at us so winsomely but Rochelle Hudson! And do you notice that gleam of excited happines...
12/23/2017

Caption: "Who should be peering at us so winsomely but Rochelle Hudson! And do you notice that gleam of excited happiness in her eyes? There’s good reason for it. Rochelle has been told that her excellent performance in support of Will Rogers in his latest film, “Doctor Bull,” has earned her the rôle of the daughter in Will’s next production, “Mr. Skitch” Photo by Otto Dyar ~ from Photoplay, 1933

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