Bill Eppridge

Bill Eppridge
Born
William E. Eppridge

(1938-03-20)March 20, 1938
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedOctober 3, 2013(2013-10-03) (aged 75)
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Occupation(s)Photographer, photojournalist
Years active1960sā€“2013

William E. Eppridge[1] (March 20, 1938 āˆ’ 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.

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ CT Newsfeed - Bill Eppridge, iconic New Milford photographer, passed during 75
  2. ^ Loengard, John (1998), Life photographers : what they saw, Little, Brown, ISBN 978-0-8212-2455-7
  3. ^ New York Times - Bill Eppridge, Who Captured Powerful ā€™60s Images, Dies at 75


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