Phil Stern
Philip Stern
appears on 7 albums
Award winning American photographer.
Born, 3rd September 1919 in Philadelphia, PA - died, 13th December 2014, USA.
Best known for portraits of Hollywood stars and jazz musicians. He also worked as a stills photographer on more than 200 films. Served as war photographer with the US Army Ranger in the North African and Italian operations in World War II. Was awarded a Purple Heart for his courage for documenting while under fire. After the war, Stern became photographer with the LOOK magazine in Los Angeles. As a jazz photographer he was often related to Norman Granz's labels.