Bill Eppridge
Eppridge (March 20, 1938 − October 3, 2013) was an American photographer and photojournalist for Life magazine, 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.
Also recorded as Guillermo Alfredo Eduardo Eppridge
Bill Eppridge
- Name
- Bill Eppridge
- Birth Name
- William E.
- Born
- 20 March 1938
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died
- 3 October 2013
- Place of death
- Danbury, Connecticut, United States
- Occupation
- Photographer, photojournalist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- photography
- Honours
- Lucie Award
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Eppridge (March 20, 1938 − October 3, 2013) was an American photographer and photojournalist for Life magazine, 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.
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• Name — Bill Eppridge • Birth Name — William E. Eppridge • Born — 20 March 1938 • Birthplace — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Died — 3 October 2013 • Place of death — Danbury, Connecticut, United States • Occupation — Photographer, photojournalist • Years Active — 1960s–2013
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