McLaughlin-Gill, Frances (1919–)

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McLaughlin-Gill, Frances (1919–)

American photographer and filmmaker. Born in New York, NY, 1919; twin sister of Kathryn Abbe; Pratt Institute, BFA, 1941; studied painting at New School for Social Research and Art Students League (1940–42); m. Leslie Gill (photographer and artist), 1948 (died 1958); children: 1 daughter, Leslie Gill (b. 1957, photographer).

Won Vogue magazine's Prix de Paris contest (1941); served as a member of the photography staff of Condè Nast magazines (1944–54), photographing still lifes, portraits, celebrities, and fashion and travel shots for Vogue, Glamour, and House and Garden, among others; worked as independent film producer and director (1964–73), shooting tv commercials for major soap and cosmetics manufacturers; also produced short films. Received gold medal at International Film and TV Festival for film Cover Girl: New Face in Focus (1969).

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