abstract:Loomis Dean (September 19, 1917 – December 7, 2005)Times Online obituary was a veteran Life Magazine] [[photographer who shot pictures of circus clowns, crown princes, Hollywood stars, Madagascar lemurs and SS Andrea Doria survivors in a five-decade long career. His low-key manner disarmed his subjects and put them at ease, enabling Dean capture such images as the Prince of Liechtenstein in his long johns and Noël Coward in a tuxedo in the desert.