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{{short description|Slovak photographer, photojournalist and cameraman}}
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'''Dezider Hoffmann''' (most often credited as '''Dezo Hoffmann''' or '''Dežo Hoffmann''', 1918<ref name=photoforum/>{{Dubious|date=October 2009}} - 1986) was a ]<ref>{{cite book|last=Schreuders|first=Piet |author2=Mark Lewisohn |author3=Adam Smith |title=Beatles London: The Ultimate Guide to Over 400 Beatles Sites in and Around ...|page=8|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=232jSrSpHpG-ywTP75yUCA&client=firefox-a&q=Dezo+Hoffmann%2C+a+Slovak+by+birth%2C+brought+the+Beatles+to+lunch+in+late+June+1963+after+a+photo+session&btnG=Search+Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Shea|first=Stuart |author2=Robert Rodriguez|title=Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Beatles ... and More! |year=2007|page=95|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=f8ijSsGiFpPuygTpxtX3Bw&client=firefox-a&q=July+1963%3A+The+%22Collarless+Suit%22+Session+%28Dezo+Hoffman%29+Slovakian+expatriate+photojournalist+Dezider+%28Dezo%29+Hoffman+had+seen+a+lot+of+twentieth-century&btnG=Search+Books}}</ref> photographer, photojournalist and cameraman from ]. He earned international acclaim in the 1960s, shooting photographs of well known pop and showbiz personalities, such as ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. '''Dezider Hoffmann''' (1912<ref name=photoforum/>{{Dubious|date=October 2009}} – 1986), also known as '''Dezo Hoffmann''' or '''Dežo Hoffmann''', was a ]<ref>{{cite book|last=Schreuders|first=Piet |author2=Mark Lewisohn |author3=Adam Smith |title=Beatles London: The Ultimate Guide to Over 400 Beatles Sites in and Around ...|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=232jSrSpHpG-ywTP75yUCA&client=firefox-a&q=Dezo+Hoffmann%2C+a+Slovak+by+birth%2C+brought+the+Beatles+to+lunch+in+late+June+1963+after+a+photo+session&btnG=Search+Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Shea|first=Stuart |author2=Robert Rodriguez|title=Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Beatles ... and More! |year=2007|page=95|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=f8ijSsGiFpPuygTpxtX3Bw&client=firefox-a&q=July+1963%3A+The+%22Collarless+Suit%22+Session+%28Dezo+Hoffman%29+Slovakian+expatriate+photojournalist+Dezider+%28Dezo%29+Hoffman+had+seen+a+lot+of+twentieth-century&btnG=Search+Books}}</ref> photographer, photojournalist and cameraman from ]. In the 1960s he photographed pop and showbiz personalities, including ].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-09-28|title=Such nice boys {{!}} Special reports {{!}} guardian.co.uk|url=https://www.theguardian.com/thebeatles/story/0,11212,606556,00.html|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>


==Biography== ==Biography==
Hoffmann was born on May 24, 1912{{Dubious|date=October 2009}} in ], Slovakia.<ref name="photoforum">{{cite journal|year=1989|title=Dezo Hoffman|journal=Photographer's forum|publisher=Photographer's forum|volume=12-13|page=32|url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=232jSrSpHpG-ywTP75yUCA&client=firefox-a&q=In+1962%2C+Dezo+Hoffman+was+a+forty-+four-year-old+London-based+freelance+photographer.+Born+in+Czechoslovakia (today Slovakia)+in+1918%2C+his+career+as+a+professiona&btnG=Search+Books}}</ref> After studying journalism in Prague, he worked at ] in Paris as a photojournalist. During Mussolini's invasion of ] he was sent to make a documentary of the invasion. After returning from Africa he was sent to Spain to film the 1936 ] (a protest against the official Olympic games in Berlin under Hitler's propaganda). Soon after he arrived in Spain, the civil war broke out and Dezo found himself on the barricades. In this period he met personalities such as ] and ]. Allegedly the three men formed an inseparable trio. Hoffmann was born on 24 May 1912{{Dubious|date=October 2009}} in ], ], ] (now ''']''', ]).<ref name="photoforum">{{cite journal|year=1989|title=Dezo Hoffman|journal=Photographer's Forum|volume=12-13|page=32|url=https://books.google.com/books?ei=232jSrSpHpG-ywTP75yUCA&client=firefox-a&q=In+1962%2C+Dezo+Hoffman+was+a+forty-+four-year-old+London-based+freelance+photographer.+Born+in+Czechoslovakia+in+1918%2C+his+career+as+a+professiona&btnG=Search+Books}}</ref> After studying journalism in Prague, he worked at ] in Paris as a photojournalist. During Mussolini's invasion of ] he was sent to make a documentary of the invasion. After returning from Africa he was sent to Spain to film the 1936 ] (a protest against the official Olympic games in Berlin under Hitler's propaganda). Soon after he arrived in Spain, the civil war broke out and Dezo found himself on the barricades. In this period he met personalities such as ] and ].


Facing war dangers Dezo was injured a few times. The third injury was serious, leaving him without memory for several months. After recovery he moved to England and joined the squadron of Czechoslovak pilots flying with the ] during ].{{citation needed}} Dezo was injured a few times in war. The third injury was serious, leaving him without memory for several months. After recovery he moved to England and joined the squadron of Czechoslovak pilots flying with the ] during ].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}


After the war he remained in London, working for various newspapers and magazines. In 1955 he began his collaboration with ] magazine, which was the start of his career photographing show-business celebrities. After the war he remained in London, working for various newspapers and magazines. In 1955 he began his collaboration with '']'' magazine, which was the start of his career photographing show-business celebrities.


In 1962 he went to Liverpool to shoot an unknown but promising group - ]. Mutual appreciation and sympathy led to a long-lasting relationship between Hoffmann and the group. Dezo also made a 8mm colour film during this first Beatles assignment, which must be the first ever colour film taken of them, also featuring many scenes actually shot by the Beatles. In 1962 he went to Liverpool to photograph an unknown group—]. Mutual appreciation and sympathy led to a long-lasting relationship between Hoffmann and the group. Dezo also made an 8 mm colour film during this first Beatles assignment, also featuring scenes shot by the Beatles. His photo collection of the Beatles has been shown in the ] in ] since 2015.<ref>Rolling in Budapest, , 17 May 2015</ref>


It is said that ] had declared him the world's best photographer. During the following years Hoffmann's famous photos of ] attracted the attention of many other stars. He was regarded as a "nice chap" who was appreciated and welcomed wherever he went despite his strong foreign accent. Most of the photos used in ]' '']'' CD/LP, including the front cover photo, were taken by Dezo. Most of the photos used in the Beatles' '']'' CD/LP, including the front cover photo, were taken by Dezo.


Besides the Beatles, Dezo photographed many other celebrities like ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], as well as musical acts such as ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cas.sk/clanok/849961/kym-sa-nepustil-do-opravy-simon-cele-desatrocia-chatral-dom-dvorneho-fotografa-beatles-pomaly-oziva/|title=Kým sa nepustil do opravy Šimon, celé desaťročia chátral: Dom dvorného fotografa Beatles pomaly ožíva!|website=cas.sk|access-date=November 15, 2020}}</ref>
⚫ In 1982, ] published ''With the Beatles - The historic photographs of Dezo Hoffmann'' (ISBN 0-399-41009-0), showing some of the photos captured by Dezo during the prime time of Beatlemania. This book is out of print as Dezo's Beatles photos collection has been acquired by Apple Corps Ltd.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Hoffmann sold 100 of his Beatles negatives to Australian Colin Kaye whose Silver K Art Infinitum continues to manage sales of editioned ] prints from them.<ref>Dwyer, M. 'The Dezo Factor'. In ''The Age'' Thursday June 2, 2005</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = |title = Washington Post February 12, 1990|last = Yasui|first = Todd Allan|date = |work = |access-date = |via = }}</ref><ref>Pulkka, Wesley 'Photographer had carte blanche for intimate look at Beatles'. In ''Albuquerque Journal'' (Albuquerque, NM) | April 26, 1998 </ref><ref>Court, Stuart "All You Need Is Money. In the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' Sydney, New South Wales Friday, December 5, 1986 Page 35</ref><ref>see Colin Kaye's website </ref> The remainder of Dezo's archive of approximately 1 million photographs of countless pop musicians and showbiz personalities was acquired by ],<ref>http://shop.rexfeatures.com/dezo_hoffmann/photo/7607.html Dezo Hoffmann at ]</ref> the photo agency and photo library which had represented Dezo for worldwide media sales of his work from the early 1960s until his death.


⚫ In 1982, ] published ''With the Beatles - The historic photographs of Dezo Hoffmann,'' with photographs taken by Dezo during the height of Beatlemania. Hoffmann sold 100 of his Beatles negatives to Australian Colin Kaye.<ref>Dwyer, M. 'The Dezo Factor'. In ''The Age'' Thursday June 2, 2005</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Washington Post February 12, 1990|last = Yasui|first = Todd Allan}}</ref><ref>Pulkka, Wesley 'Photographer had carte blanche for intimate look at Beatles'. In ''Albuquerque Journal'' (Albuquerque, NM) | April 26, 1998</ref><ref>Court, Stuart "All You Need Is Money. In the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' Sydney, New South Wales Friday, December 5, 1986 Page 35</ref> The remainder of Dezo's archive of approximately 1 million photographs of pop musicians and showbiz personalities was acquired by ].
⚫ Dezo Hoffmann died on March 29, 1986 aged 73 in the Harley Street Clinic, London. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium where his ashes were scattered on the bluebell lawn.

⚫ Hoffmann died on 29 March 1986, aged 73, in the Harley Street Clinic, London. He was cremated at ].


{{Dubious|date=May 2009}} {{Dubious|date=May 2009}}

==Publications==
*''With the Beatles - The historic photographs of Dezo Hoffmann.'' ], 1982. {{ISBN|0-399-41009-0}}.
*''The Beatles Conquer America - The Photographic Record of their First Tour.'' ], 1984. {{ISBN|0-86369-054-8}}.

==Collections==
Hoffmann's work is held in the following permanent collection:
*]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-09-28|title=(Dezider) Dezo Hoffmann|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp60702/dezider-dezo-hoffmann|website=www.npg.org.uk}}</ref>


==Further reading== ==Further reading==
*''Fotograf Beatles: Dezo Hoffmann'', biography by Marián Pauer ISBN 80-7145-397-8<ref>http://www.knihyezop.sk/shop/view/12216 ''Fotograf Beatles: Dezo Hoffmann'', biography by Marián Pauer</ref><ref>http://www.martinus.sk/?uItem=2611 ''Fotograf Beatles: Dezo Hoffmann'', biography by Marián Pauer</ref> *''Fotograf Beatles: Dezo Hoffmann'', biography by Marián Pauer {{ISBN|80-7145-397-8}}


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
*{{Official website|dezohoffman.com}}
*http://rogallery.com/Hoffmann_Dezo/hoffmann-biography.html RoGallery, Long Island City, NY, biography


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Latest revision as of 19:58, 5 August 2024

Slovak photographer, photojournalist and cameraman
Dezo Hoffmann
BornSelmecbánya, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
DiedLondon, England
NationalitySlovak
OccupationPhotographer

Dezider Hoffmann (1912 – 1986), also known as Dezo Hoffmann or Dežo Hoffmann, was a Slovak photographer, photojournalist and cameraman from Czechoslovakia. In the 1960s he photographed pop and showbiz personalities, including the Beatles.

Biography

Hoffmann was born on 24 May 1912 in Selmecbánya, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (now Banská Štiavnica, Slovensko). After studying journalism in Prague, he worked at Twentieth Century Fox in Paris as a photojournalist. During Mussolini's invasion of Abyssinia he was sent to make a documentary of the invasion. After returning from Africa he was sent to Spain to film the 1936 People's Olympiad (a protest against the official Olympic games in Berlin under Hitler's propaganda). Soon after he arrived in Spain, the civil war broke out and Dezo found himself on the barricades. In this period he met personalities such as Hemingway and Robert Capa.

Dezo was injured a few times in war. The third injury was serious, leaving him without memory for several months. After recovery he moved to England and joined the squadron of Czechoslovak pilots flying with the RAF during World War II.

After the war he remained in London, working for various newspapers and magazines. In 1955 he began his collaboration with Record Mirror magazine, which was the start of his career photographing show-business celebrities.

In 1962 he went to Liverpool to photograph an unknown group—the Beatles. Mutual appreciation and sympathy led to a long-lasting relationship between Hoffmann and the group. Dezo also made an 8 mm colour film during this first Beatles assignment, also featuring scenes shot by the Beatles. His photo collection of the Beatles has been shown in the Egri Road Beatles Múzeum in Hungary since 2015.

Most of the photos used in the Beatles' Live at the BBC CD/LP, including the front cover photo, were taken by Dezo.

Besides the Beatles, Dezo photographed many other celebrities like Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Elton John, Bob Marley, Cliff Richard, Sophia Loren, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and Jimi Hendrix, as well as musical acts such as the Animals, The Jeff Beck Group and the Rolling Stones.

In 1982, Omnibus Press published With the Beatles - The historic photographs of Dezo Hoffmann, with photographs taken by Dezo during the height of Beatlemania. Hoffmann sold 100 of his Beatles negatives to Australian Colin Kaye. The remainder of Dezo's archive of approximately 1 million photographs of pop musicians and showbiz personalities was acquired by Rex Features.

Hoffmann died on 29 March 1986, aged 73, in the Harley Street Clinic, London. He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.

Publications

Collections

Hoffmann's work is held in the following permanent collection:

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Dezo Hoffman". Photographer's Forum. 12–13: 32. 1989.
  2. Schreuders, Piet; Mark Lewisohn; Adam Smith. Beatles London: The Ultimate Guide to Over 400 Beatles Sites in and Around ... p. 8.
  3. Shea, Stuart; Robert Rodriguez (2007). Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Beatles ... and More!. p. 95.
  4. "Such nice boys | Special reports | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  5. Rolling in Budapest, Fabulous Four Lads arrived to the Egri Museum, 17 May 2015
  6. "Kým sa nepustil do opravy Šimon, celé desaťročia chátral: Dom dvorného fotografa Beatles pomaly ožíva!". cas.sk. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  7. Dwyer, M. 'The Dezo Factor'. In The Age Thursday June 2, 2005
  8. Yasui, Todd Allan. "Washington Post February 12, 1990".
  9. Pulkka, Wesley 'Photographer had carte blanche for intimate look at Beatles'. In Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) | April 26, 1998
  10. Court, Stuart "All You Need Is Money. In the Sydney Morning Herald Sydney, New South Wales Friday, December 5, 1986 Page 35
  11. "(Dezider) Dezo Hoffmann". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-28.

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