Background
Ruth Orkin was born on September 3, 1921, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
1939
Ruth on her bicycle trip
1949
Ruth working as ship photographer on a cruise to South America
1951
Ruth working as ship photographer on a cruise to South America
1965
Ruth with Andy and Mary on Fire Island
1977
Ruth out of the window (photo by Gerry LaPlante)
Los Angeles City College
(Color images captured on film from the perspective of a p...)
Color images captured on film from the perspective of a photographer's New York apartment window show the city, its people, and Central Park in every season and are complemented by selections from great writers' works.
https://www.amazon.com/World-Through-My-Window/dp/0060132930/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Ruth+Orkin+The+World+Through+My+Window&qid=1596096683&sr=8-1
1978
(A seven-year-old boy is tricked into believing he killed ...)
A seven-year-old boy is tricked into believing he killed his older brother, he gathers his possessions and flees to New York's Coney Island. There he experiences adventures and mysteries.
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Fugitive-Richie-Andrusco/dp/B01BWTM2BC/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Little+Fugitive+1953&qid=1596097114&sr=8-2
1953
(Ann, a widowed model (March), has a date with her old fri...)
Ann, a widowed model (March), has a date with her old friend Larry (O'Loughlin), who is an engineer just returned from working in South America. Ann has a seven-year-old daughter, Peggy (Dunn), who has mixed feelings about her mother's relationship.
https://www.amazon.com/Lovers-Lollipops-Lori-March/dp/B01AWYS8L6/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Lovers+and+Lollipops+1955&qid=1596097177&sr=8-3
1955
Ruth Orkin was born on September 3, 1921, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
In 1931, Ruth Orkin received her first camera, a 39-cent Univex, and soon began experimenting by taking photographs of her friends and teachers at school. At the age of 17, she decided to bike across America, beginning in Los Angeles, and ending in New York City for the 1939 World's Fair. She completed the trip in three weeks' time, taking photographs along the way.
Ruth Orkin briefly attended Los Angeles City College for photojournalism in 1940, prior to becoming the first messenger girl at MGM Studios in 1941, citing a desire to become a cinematographer. She left the position after discovering the union's discriminatory practices that did not allow female members. She joined the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps during World War II, in 1941 in an attempt to gain filmmaking skills, as advertisements promoting the group promised. The attempt was not fruitful, however, and Ruth Orkin was discharged in 1943 without any filmmaking training.
In 1943, Ruth Orkin moved to New York City in pursuit of a career as a freelance photojournalist. She began working as a nightclub photographer and received her first assignment in 1945 from The New York Times to shoot Leonard Bernstein.
Ruth Orkin and Engel collaborated on two major independent feature films, "Little Fugitive" (1953) and "Lovers and Lollipops" (1955). After the success of the two films, she returned to photography, taking color shots of Central Park as seen through her apartment window. The resulting photographs were collected in two books, "A World Through My Window" (1978) and "More Pictures from My Window" (1983).
Ruth Orkin taught photography at the School of Visual Arts in the late 1970s, and at the International Center of Photography in 1980.
After a long, private battle with cancer, Ruth Orkin died of the disease at her New York City apartment on January 16, 1985.
(Color images captured on film from the perspective of a p...)
1978(Ann, a widowed model (March), has a date with her old fri...)
1955(A seven-year-old boy is tricked into believing he killed ...)
1953
In 1952 Ruth Orkin married photographer, filmmaker, and fellow Photo League member Morris Engel.