Ed van der Elsken

Person Details

Birthday: 1925-03-09 15:58:31

Death: 1998-12-28 15:58:31

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth:

Homepage: http://www.edvanderelsken.nl

Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) - the enfant terrible of Dutch photography - was a talented photographer and filmmaker who expressed his meetings with people in photos, photo books and films for more than 40 years. Strolling through cities such as Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Amsterdam or travelling through Africa and Japan, he preferably took photographs of striking individuals with character. His first photo book Love on the left bank was published in 1956 and instantly made him world-famous. Some twenty photo books followed. He also made several television films, mostly about subjects regarding his own life. Ed van der Elsken was born in Amsterdam in 1925. He lives and works in Paris from 1950 to 1954. In this period, he lives with Ata Kando and her 3 children. He moves back to Amsterdam and lives there from 1954 to 1971. He travels a lot for his work, for instance to Bagara, Central Africa in 1957, and makes a long world trip in 1959 and 1960 with Gerda van der Veen, his second wife. Shortly after, their children Tinelou and Daan are born. During his many travels, Ed van der Elsken makes reports in colour for the monthly magazine Avenue. From 1971, he lives in the countryside near Edam. In this period, he often travels to Japan and also works in Amsterdam. He is living with Anneke Hilhorst and they have a son named John. In 1988 he is diagnosed with cancer. He dies in 1990.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1972	Himself	Death in the Port Jackson Hotel 1972-01-01 Movie
1965	N/A	Beppie 1965-12-21 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2005	Director	Found footage 2005-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	Bye 1990-01-01 Movie
1983	Director	Een fotograaf filmt Amsterdam 1983-01-01 Movie
1972	Director	Death in the Port Jackson Hotel 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Director	Camera in Love 1971-01-01 Movie
1967	Director	Hee poppelepee 1967-01-01 Movie
	Director	Het Waterlooplein verdwijnt 1967-01-01 Movie
1965	Director	Fietsen 1965-01-01 Movie
	Director	De Appel-iep 1965-01-01 Movie
1963	Director	Welcome to Life, Little Love 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Director	Dylaby 1962-01-01 Movie
1961	Director	Karel Appel, Composer 1961-01-01 Movie
	Director	Lieverdjes 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Director	Hands 1960-08-23 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv