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Holly Gwendolyn Bower

Asheville, North Carolina

Nov 17, 1937 – Jan 19, 2023

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BORN
November 17, 1937
DIED
January 19, 2023
LOCATION
Asheville, North Carolina

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Holly Gwendolyn Bower, an American still-photographer, died peacefully in Switzerland on January 19, 2023. She was eighty-five years old. After suing local 644, IATSE, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act she became the first female still-photographer in the motion picture industry. What...

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Holly, I miss you always and would love to have seen you once more. You were a great friend and I´m so grateful we were able to keep in touch for so many years after we both moved away from WeHo. God Bless..

Dearest Holly. I miss our frequent talks. You always knew how to make people feel special. Living as neighbors for years in WeHo was a blast and I will always cherish those days. I know that you suffered a great deal but I hope you rest peacefully in heaven. God Bless... Eliot

She was an interesting and very spirited lady. Thought I´d her just today and looked her up to find she had passed in January. My condolences. I won´t forget her.

Holly was my mom´s 1st cousin. We only spoke once late in life, but we talked for hours. I loved her free spirit, and we had that in common. No one can ever say she didn´t live her life to the fullest and in her own way.

HOLLY BOWER taught everyone around her how to expose the best of the work, to fight for the magnificent possibilities that only film is capable of displaying. She was a teacher, an artist, and brought life to a person's vision and imagination. A gifted human being whom we were blessed to work with even for the shortest of times. Thank you for your kindness to me. V/r

Thank you to the person who wrote Holly Bower's name in ALL CAPS. That's what led me to this obituary. That's why I read the story of Ms Bower's life. I'm impressed with who she was as a Human. I'm smiling.

I worked at a number of television networks and stations around New York in the 60s and 70s. Holly was always around taking great pictures for us. No one worked harder to get the shot. Always sweetened by a wisecrack. As a client, who could ask for more.