Wallace Seawell (September 16, 1916 – May 29, 2007) was an American photographer best known for his portraits of Hollywood stars such as Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn and George Burns.
Seawell was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1916 and studied photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology, graduating with honours in 1940.
He served with the Army Signal Corps in Los Angeles making nearly fifty training films.
[1] He joined the leading West Coast photographer Paul Hesse and started taking photos for movie studios and fan magazines.
[2] He also took the memorable photo of Sam Cooke for his final studio album, Ain't That Good News, in 1964.