Frances McLaughlin-Gill

Frances McLaughlin-Gill
Born
Frances McLaughlin

(1919-09-22)September 22, 1919
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 2014(2014-10-23) (aged 95)
Other namesFranny McLaughlin
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1941–2011
Known forFirst female photographer of Vogue
Relatives

Frances McLaughlin-Gill (1919–2014) was an American photographer and the first female fashion photographer under contract with Vogue. After two decades in the fashion industry, she worked as an independent film producer for a decade making commercials and films. One of her films won the Gold Medal at the 1969 International Films and TV Festival of New York. In her later career, she published several collections both with her sister and in collaboration with other authors.