Otto Dyar

Otto Dyar Otto Dyar was a unit and publicity still photographer during the Silent and Golden Eras of Hollywood

Otto Dyar was a prominent stills photographer who began his career at the Paramount studios in the 1920s. Initially working as an assistant on major film productions such as the 1927 ‘Wings’, Dyar quickly rose through the ranks to become one of Hollywood’s most notable image-makers. During the 1930s and 40s, Dyar developed his own, highly dramatic style of lighting and photography that deviated fr

om the neoclassical glamor of the 1920s. Edgy and expressionistic, Dyar’s photographs pushed the iconic features of movie stars like Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay Francis and Joan Crawford to a grittier place that was more in accord with the aesthetics of films made in those decades. Of particular note are Dyar’s star portraits taken outside of the studio, an unusual and daring step at the time. Otto Dyar was born on July 25, 1892 and died at the age of 96 on December 26, 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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