George Platt Lynes

George Platt Lynes

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George Platt Lynes (April 15, 1907 – December 6, 1955) was an American fashion and commercial photographer who worked in the 1930s and 1940s. He produced photographs featuring many gay artists and writers from the 1940s that were acquired by the Kinsey Institute after his death in 1955.

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George Platt Lynes was born on Monday, 15 April 1907 in East Orange, NJ. He was best known as a photographer. Lynes' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Tuesday, 6 December 1955 in New York City, NY at the age of 48. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA. He had salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Aries.

You can find people similar to George Platt Lynes by visiting our lists 20th-century American male artists and 20th-century LGBT people.

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New York City, NY
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