Aline Gubbay | |
---|---|
Born |
Alexandria, Egypt | June 20, 1920
Died | October 21, 2005
Montreal, Canada | (aged 85)
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Photographer, Writer |
Spouse |
Eric Gubbay (
m. 1948–1994) |
Aline Gubbay (June 20, 1920 – October 21, 2005) [1] was a Canadian photographer, art historian and writer.
Gubbay was the author of four non-fiction books, Montreal's Little Mountain (1979), The Mountain and the River (1981), A Street Called the Main (1989) and A View of Their Own (1998).
Born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 20, 1920 [2] Gubbay was the daughter of a Turkish mother and a Russian Jewish father From Georgia. [3] [4] In 1924, at the age of four, Gubbay moved with her family to England. [5]
Despite earning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1935, Gubbay pursued a career in photography at the urging of her parents. [1] She studied under photographer Germaine Kahn and had a successful career as a portrait photographer in England. [2] Notably, her photograph of Charles de Gaulle was used on a Free France propaganda leaflet. [1]
In 1948 she married Eric Gubbay and they emigrated to Winnipeg. [1] At that time Gubbay abandoned her photography career. [2] In 1956, with her children grown, the Gubbays moved to Montreal and Aline returned to her education, obtaining a degree from McGill University in social work. [2] [1] In 1978 she received her master's degree in art history from Concordia University. [2] [5]
Gubbay wrote for the Westmount Examiner on the topic of local history. She was the author of four non-fiction books, Montreal's Little Mountain (1979), The Mountain and the River (1981), A Street Called the Main (1989) and A View of Their Own (1998). [1]
In 2005 Gubbay died of pancreatic cancer in Montreal. [2] [1]
A silk merchant's daughter, Alice Helfer was born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 20, 1920. Her mother was Turkish, her father, a Russian Jew from Georgia.
A silk merchant's daughter, Aline Gubbay was born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 20, 1920. Her mother was Turkish, her father, a Jew from Georgia (formerly part of the Soviet Union). She and her family moved to England when she was 4... In 1948, she met and married Eric Gubbay, a cardiologist originally from Calcutta, and they emigrated to Winnipeg.
Aline Gubbay | |
---|---|
Born |
Alexandria, Egypt | June 20, 1920
Died | October 21, 2005
Montreal, Canada | (aged 85)
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Photographer, Writer |
Spouse |
Eric Gubbay (
m. 1948–1994) |
Aline Gubbay (June 20, 1920 – October 21, 2005) [1] was a Canadian photographer, art historian and writer.
Gubbay was the author of four non-fiction books, Montreal's Little Mountain (1979), The Mountain and the River (1981), A Street Called the Main (1989) and A View of Their Own (1998).
Born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 20, 1920 [2] Gubbay was the daughter of a Turkish mother and a Russian Jewish father From Georgia. [3] [4] In 1924, at the age of four, Gubbay moved with her family to England. [5]
Despite earning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1935, Gubbay pursued a career in photography at the urging of her parents. [1] She studied under photographer Germaine Kahn and had a successful career as a portrait photographer in England. [2] Notably, her photograph of Charles de Gaulle was used on a Free France propaganda leaflet. [1]
In 1948 she married Eric Gubbay and they emigrated to Winnipeg. [1] At that time Gubbay abandoned her photography career. [2] In 1956, with her children grown, the Gubbays moved to Montreal and Aline returned to her education, obtaining a degree from McGill University in social work. [2] [1] In 1978 she received her master's degree in art history from Concordia University. [2] [5]
Gubbay wrote for the Westmount Examiner on the topic of local history. She was the author of four non-fiction books, Montreal's Little Mountain (1979), The Mountain and the River (1981), A Street Called the Main (1989) and A View of Their Own (1998). [1]
In 2005 Gubbay died of pancreatic cancer in Montreal. [2] [1]
A silk merchant's daughter, Alice Helfer was born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 20, 1920. Her mother was Turkish, her father, a Russian Jew from Georgia.
A silk merchant's daughter, Aline Gubbay was born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 20, 1920. Her mother was Turkish, her father, a Jew from Georgia (formerly part of the Soviet Union). She and her family moved to England when she was 4... In 1948, she met and married Eric Gubbay, a cardiologist originally from Calcutta, and they emigrated to Winnipeg.