Beatrice Troller (1932 - 2015) |
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| Written by: Troller Family | Date: 09.09.2015 |
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the "Cinerama Holiday" reunion in1997, Dayton Ohio. Fred and Beatrice next
to the cinema showing "Cinerama Holiday" in 3-strip Cinerama. Image by
Thomas HauerslevOur dear mother and grandmother passed away. Beatrice Stocklin Troller passed away on August 18, 2015 after a valiant battle with cancer. Beatrice was born on February 18th, 1932 in Basel, Switzerland, where she attended Kunstgewerbeschule, the school of arts and crafts. With her late husband, artist Fred Troller, she starred in the second Cinerama feature "CINERAMA HOLIDAY" (1955), directed by Robert L. Bendick and Philippe De Lacy. In the documentary feature, the Trollers toured the United States, while an American couple visited Switzerland and Paris. After she moved to the United States in the early 1960s, Beatrice Stocklin Troller studied photography at New York University and with Evelyn Hofer at the State University of New York at Purchase. She received a Certificate of Excellence from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Her expressive and experimental personal photography has been displayed in exhibits at the Swiss Institute of New York, the Hiram Halle Memorial Library in Pound Ridge, New York; the Swiss Institute in New York, the Rye Arts Center Gallery, the Wainwright House in Rye, New York; and the Parrish Art Museum in Southhampton, New York. |
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the filming of "Cinerama Holiday" in 1954/55. Fred and Beatrice in the
middle, and John and Betty York to the left. Her images have been published in the international magazine Photographis. She has worked as a freelance photographer and collaborated with the Swiss writer Jürg Federspiel on Swiss television productions and books about New York City. She was an endless source of creativity, style and love for her family and friends and will be sorely missed. She is survived by her loving son Simon Troller, wife Eliane Santos Troller, daughter Meret Troller Piderman, husband Dani Piderman and grandsons, Nico, Luc and Jake Piderman. A memorial wake will be held at her residence on Sunday September 20, 2015 at 3 PM. In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation to in her honor. |
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