Ruth Orkin September 3 1921 January 16 1985 was an American photographer photojournalist and filmmaker with ties to New York City and Hollywood Best known for her photograph An American Girl in Italy 1951 she photographed many celebrities and personalities including Lauren Bacall Doris Day Ava Gardner Tennessee Williams Marlon Brando and Alfred Hitchcock Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Orkin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia