Ben Martin
Ben Martin (September 16, 1930 – February 10, 2017) was a Time photographer who captured "evocative images that defined the 1960s" in the United States, according to the New York Times. He died on February 10, 2017, at his home in Salisbury, North Carolina, due to complications from pulmonary fibrosis, according to his former wife, actress Kathryn Leigh Scott.
Ben Martin
- Name
- Ben Martin
- Birth Name
- Benjamin Rush Martin III
- Born
- 16 September 1930
- Birthplace
- Salisbury, North Carolina
- Died
- 10 February 2017
- Occupation
- Photographer, photojournalist
- Nationality
- United States
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Ben Martin (September 16, 1930 – February 10, 2017) was a Time photographer who captured "evocative images that defined the 1960s" in the United States, according to the New York Times. He died on February 10, 2017, at his home in Salisbury, North Carolina, due to complications from pulmonary fibrosis, according to his former wife, actress Kathryn Leigh Scott.
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• Name — Ben Martin • Birth Name — Benjamin Rush Martin III • Born — 16 September 1930 • Birthplace — Salisbury, North Carolina • Died — 10 February 2017 • Place of death — Salisbury, North Carolina • Occupation — Photographer, photojournalist • Years Active — 1957–1989
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Ben Martin is recorded with the occupation photojournalist. Recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded with the occupation journalist. Recorded as photographer, journalist and photojournalist.
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1930
Ben Martin was born on 16 September 1930.
2017
Ben Martin died on 10 February 2017.
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