Harry John Roland
Harry John Roland (May 14, 1954 – May 23, 2024), also known as The World Trade Center Man, was an American orator. He became well known to the American public after reflecting on the September 11 attacks, spending most of his days near the World Trade Center site for the rest of his life.
Harry John Roland
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- Name
- Harry John Roland
- Born
- 14 May 1954
- Birthplace
- Harlem, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 23 May 2024
- Place of death
- Upper Manhattan, New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Orator
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Harry John Roland (May 14, 1954 – May 23, 2024), also known as The World Trade Center Man, was an American orator. He became well known to the American public after reflecting on the September 11 attacks, spending most of his days near the World Trade Center site for the rest of his life.
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Harry John Roland was a photographer. Harry John Roland was born in 1954. Harry John Roland died in 2024.
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• Name — Harry John Roland • Born — 14 May 1954 • Birthplace — Harlem, New York, U.S. • Died — 23 May 2024 • Place of death — Upper Manhattan, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Orator
Life and career
Life and career
Roland was born in Harlem, New York, the son of Harry Roland Sr. and Marie Bowen, a bartender. He was a freelance photographer and security guard. After the September 11 attacks, Roland spent most of his days near the World Trade Center site for the rest of his life, lecturing tourists on facts and figures about the terrorist attack.
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Death
Roland died on May 23, 2024 of a heart attack, at his home in Upper Manhattan, New York, at the age of 70.
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1954
Harry John Roland was born on 14 May 1954.
2024
Harry John Roland died on 23 May 2024.
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- 1.Susman, Tina. A 9/11 street teacher at the scene of the crime. Los Angeles Times. August 17, 2011.
- 2.Franco, Edward. The World Trade Center Man: 21 years after 9/11. Washington Square News. September 11, 2022.
- 3.Barry, Dan. A NATION AT WAR: AT WAR AT HOME; Preaching The Gospel Of Sept. 11 To Visitors. The New York Times. March 21, 2003.
- 4.Traub, Alex. Harry Roland, 'The World Trade Center Man,' Dies at 70. The New York Times. June 6, 2024.
- 5.The stories of 9/11 told by the man who knows. Newsday. 24. September 12, 2005.
- 6.Capitalizing on tragedy: Some object as hawkers sell photos, trinkets at trade center site. Democrat and Chronicle. 31. November 4, 2007.
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