Jack R. Thornell | |
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Born | Jack Randolph Thornell August 29, 1939
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
Occupation | Photographer |
Spouse |
Carolyn Wilson (
m. 1964) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Photography (1967) |
Jack Randolph Thornell (born August 29, 1939) is an American photographer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his photo of James Meredith after the activist was attacked and wounded by a sniper during his June 1966 March Against Fear in Mississippi. [1]
Thornell was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He served in the Army Signal Corps. He worked as a photographer for the Jackson Daily News (1960–1964), and for decades for the Associated Press. [2]
He married Carolyn Wilson in 1964; they had children Candice and Jay Randolph. [2]
Jack R. Thornell | |
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Born | Jack Randolph Thornell August 29, 1939
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
Occupation | Photographer |
Spouse |
Carolyn Wilson (
m. 1964) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Photography (1967) |
Jack Randolph Thornell (born August 29, 1939) is an American photographer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his photo of James Meredith after the activist was attacked and wounded by a sniper during his June 1966 March Against Fear in Mississippi. [1]
Thornell was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He served in the Army Signal Corps. He worked as a photographer for the Jackson Daily News (1960–1964), and for decades for the Associated Press. [2]
He married Carolyn Wilson in 1964; they had children Candice and Jay Randolph. [2]