(1910 – December 1, 1994)<\/p>\n
Gene Lester\u00a0was a pioneering Hollywood photographer who memorialized celebrities for The<\/em> Saturday Evening Post<\/em>. A native of Worcester, Mass, the former Lester Eugene Dephoure dropped out of his journalism studies at Boston University because of the Depression. His first job was as a singer at a local radio station, and eventually he sang on NBC’s nationwide show, Capitol Theater Family Hour<\/em>. Soon after he began photographing his better-known colleagues for Radio Guide <\/em>magazine, where he earned the nickname “the singing cameraman.” The publication moved Lester to Hollywood, where he later opened his own photography studio. In 1940, he became a West Coast correspondent for The Saturday Evening Post<\/em>, a position he retained for 30 years. In addition to being the president of the American Society of Camera Collectors, Gene also made short films, and in 1959, produced a CBS television special with Art Linkletter titled, Christmas in the Holy Land<\/em>.<\/p>\n See more of Gene Lester\u2019s<\/strong> photography\u00a0click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n