Harry Benson

Harry Benson

Born in Glasgow and raised in Troon, Scotland, arrived in America with the Beatles in 1964. His pictures have appeared in Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. He took over a hundred cover shots for People. Harry has photographed every U.S. president from Eisenhower to Barack H. Obama; was just feet away from Bobby Kennedy the night he was assassinated; in the room with Richard Nixon when he resigned; on the Meredith march with Martin Luther King, Jr., next to Coretta Scott King at her husband’s funeral; on maneuvers with the IRA; was there when the Berlin Wall went up and when it came down; and covered the aftermath of Katrina in New Orleans.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Glasgow, Scotland
    Birthday
    12/2/1929
Smash His Camera
Smash His Camera
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Bobby Fischer Against the World
Bobby Fischer Against the World
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Harry Benson: Shoot First
Harry Benson: Shoot First
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America in Pictures - The Story of Life Magazine
America in Pictures - The Story of Life Magazine
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