Bill Eppridge
| Bill Eppridge | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William E. Eppridge March 20, 1938 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died |
October 3, 2013 (aged 75) Danbury, Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation | Photographer, photojournalist |
| Years active | 1960s–2013 |
William E. "Bill" Eppridge[1] (March 20, 1938 − October 3, 2013) was an American photographer and photojournalist for Life magazine,[2] known for his photography of the dying Robert F. Kennedy, taken in June 1968.[3]
Eppridge was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 20, 1938 and grew up in Richmond, Virginia, Nashville, Tennessee, and Wilmington, Delaware.
Eppridge died of pneumonia caused by a sepsis infection on October 3, 2013, aged 75, at the Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut.[4]
References
- ↑ CT Newsfeed - Bill Eppridge, iconic New Milford photographer, passed during 75
- ↑ Loengard, John (1998), Life photographers : what they saw, Little, Brown, ISBN 978-0-8212-2455-7
- ↑ Daily Mail - Photojournalist who captured famous images of a dying blood-soaked Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies at age 75
- ↑ New York Times - Bill Eppridge, Who Captured Powerful ’60s Images, Dies at 75
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