About Elli Marcus
Lived 1899 – 1977 (aged 77). Elli Marcus was a German and American photographer and theatre photographer.
Elli Marcus (11 December 1899 – 8 August 1977) was a German-American theater photographer.
Life Born in Berlin, Marcus opened her first photo studio in Berlin in 1918 and specialised in fashion photography and advertising photography. Outside her studio she worked mainly as a film and theatre photographer.
After Hitler's Machtergreifung in 1933, the early widowed Jewish woman emigrated with her son to Paris in 1934, where she opened another photo studio. When the National Socialists later occupied France, she fled to New York in March 1941. In Hollywood, she photographed Marlene Dietrich and other stars of the time.
Among her pupils were Rosemarie Clausen and Fred Erismann.
Marcus died in New York City at the age of 77.
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Who was Elli Marcus?
German photographer (1899-1977)
When was Elli Marcus born?
Elli Marcus was born on 6 December 1899 in Berlin.
When did Elli Marcus die?
Elli Marcus died on 8 August 1977 in New York City.
What was Elli Marcus's occupation?
Elli Marcus was a photographer and theatre photographer.
What nationality was Elli Marcus?
Elli Marcus was German and American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Elli Marcus. https://biography.guide/elli-marcus/
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