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Photographer Francesco Scavullo Dead at 81
By MADISON J. GRAY, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK - Fashion photographer Francesco Scavullo, who shot covers for Cosmopolitan magazine for more than 30 years, died Tuesday morning of heart failure, his companion said. He was 81.
Scavullo was preparing for an assignment when he complained of feeling weak, and then collapsed, Sean Byrne said.
Known for works ranging from enamel-on-canvas photo silkscreens to portraits of celebrities such as Grace Kelly (news) and Elizabeth Taylor (news), Scavullo was also recognized for his photographs of children. One of the most famous was his 1975 portrait of a young Brooke Shields (news).
Byrne said his partner's work was guided by his love of beauty and children — themes Scavullo himself cited in a 1985 interview with The Associated Press.
"I have a passion for taking pictures of beautiful women," he said in the interview. "I was fascinated when my mother got done up. My mother made the transformation from Cinderella every day of her life."
Born Jan. 16, 1921, on Staten Island, Scavullo was one of five children whose father owned the old Central Park Casino. As a youth he got a job assisting the fashion photographer, Horst, and learned much of his craft from him.
He later worked for Vogue and Seventeen magazines before launching a lucrative and lengthy career that included photographing covers for Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar and other magazines. At the peak of his career he commanded as much as $10,000 a sitting.
"He was one of the most generous people I ever met in my life," Byrne said. "He helped a lot of needy people and never mentioned it."