Russell Ball

Russell Earp Ball (November 24, 1891 – June 12, 1942) was an American photographer who made film stills for the Hollywood (film industry) and photographic portraits of many of the film stars of the 1920s and 1930s.

Early life Ball was born in Philadelphia on March 24, 1891. He began to learn photography at the age of 12. In 1910, after the death of his father, he worked as a salesman for the Gas Light Manufacturing Company to support his mother. He moved to New York and on February 1, 1912, he married the film journalist Gladys Hall, with whom he had two children, while working as a newspaper photographer. His famous clientele included John Boles, Jean Harlow, Mary Pickford, Esther Ralston,

Death and legacy He died on June 12, 1942, of a heart attack

His work was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art from December 5, 1980, to February 28, 1981, as part of the exhibition Hollywood Portrait Photographers 1921-1941.

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