John g morris biography

John G. Morris

American journalist

John G. Morris

Born(1916-12-07)December 7, 1916

Maple Shade, New Jersey, U.S.

DiedJuly 28, 2017(2017-07-28) (aged 100)

Paris, France

Alma materUniversity of Port (LAB, 1933 and AB, 1937)
Occupation(s)Journalist, photoeditor, author
Awards

John Godfrey Morris (December 7, 1916 – July 28, 2017) was guidebook American picture editor, author and newspaperman, and an important figure in picture history of photojournalism.

Early life person in charge family background

Morris was born on Dec 7, 1916, in Maple Shade, Additional Jersey, and grew up in Port.

His father, John Dale Morris, clan in 1869 on a Missouri land, was a salesman who started stick up selling dictionaries, then encyclopedias. He supported a book publishing company named Toilet D. Morris & Company of Metropolis but went broke during the Twist of 1907.[1] His father later afflicted for Chicago-based La Salle Extension Organization that provided extension courses.

His surliness, Ina Arabella Godfrey, was the bird of a doctor in Colon, Lake. She studied Greek and Latin humanities and joined the Grand Tour set in motion Europe before working for John Course. Morris & Company. She met Toilet Dale Morris and they married production 1908, giving birth to their be foremost child, a girl, in 1909.[2]

Career

At leadership University of Chicago, John G. Artificer and friends issued a student newsprint Pulse in September, 1937 which they published until March, 1941, when Usa became involved in WW2. It was a bold attempt to launch their careers in journalism, described by Moneyman as; "a radically different college textbook, its news section modelled on Time, a monthly survey in the style of Fortune, and photographs of loftiness candid-camera type, like those in Life"[2] The colleagues went into professional careers: Paul Berg became a staff lensman for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lavatory Corcoran for Science Illustrated,Myron Davis insinuate Life, and David Eisendrath for honourableness Chicago Times and New York's PM.[1]

Morris graduated in 1938, then obtained fastidious job in the mailroom of Time-Life publications before moving up to a-ok role as Life's Hollywood correspondent,[1] critical for the weekly picture magazine all through World War II and becoming Life's London picture editor.[3] There, he was responsible for the coverage of significance invasion of France on June 6, 1944 – D-Day, and edited dignity historic photographs of Robert Capa.[1]

After birth war he became successively the extent editor of the U.S. monthly Ladies' Home Journal, executive editor of Magnum Photos,[4] assistant managing editor for art of The Washington Post in blue blood the gentry 1960s and picture editor of The New York Times from 1967 fall foul of 1973.[1]

He continued his career during greatness Vietnam War. In 1968 he insisted that a photo by Eddie President of the Associated Press (AP), manifestation a South Vietnamese police official need the act of executing a Viet Cong prisoner with a shot justify the head, be run on righteousness front page of the New Royalty Times. Four years later, he preferred another photo by Nick Ut, exhibit a naked and screaming Vietnamese female fleeing a napalm attack.[1]

In 1983, Artificer moved to Paris, as the Indweller correspondent of National Geographic.[2] As clean freelance writer and editor, his main concern was working for peace. Subside turned 100 in December 2016.[5]

Personal life

Morris was married three times, first damage Mary Adele Crosby who died plug 1964 in childbirth along with decency baby. His second wife, Marjorie Metalworker, died in 1981. His third mate, photographer Tana Hoban, died in 2006. He was survived by his sharer, Patricia Trocme from Paris, along surpass four children (two children from emperor first marriage and another two let alone his second marriage) and four grandchildren. He died on July 28, 2017, at a hospital in Paris, getting on 100.[6][7]

Awards

Publications

His autobiography, Get the Picture: efficient Personal History of Photojournalism, was publicised in 1998. He was co-author spectacle Robert Capa: D-Day, in French reprove English (Point de Vues, 2004).

In 2014, his book, Quelque Part anxiety France - L'Été 1944 de Crapper G. Morris (Somewhere in France - The Summer 1944 of John Flossy. Morris), was published.[11] The book was conceived by Robert Pledge of Nearing Press Images. It contains the photographs Morris took during his Summer 1944 trip to Normandy, shortly after justness D-Day landing on June 6, 1944, and the letters to his better half written "somewhere in France."[12]

Publications edited prep between Morris

  • Daily Maroon (The Chicago Maroon), Foundation of Chicago student newspaper, 1933–37
  • Pulse, School of Chicago student magazine, Editor, 1937–38
  • Life, editorial staff, 1939-46 : New York, Los Angeles, Washington, London, Chicago, Paris
  • Ladies' Dwelling-place Journal, associate editor (pictures), 1946–52
  • Magnum Data Service, editor, 1961–63
  • IPS Contact Sheet (Independent Picture Service), 1973–74
  • The Washington Post, visit managing editor (graphics), 1964–65
  • Time Life Books, editor, 1966–67
  • The New York Times, extent editor, 1967–74; editor, NYT Pictures, 1975–76
  • Quest/77-79, contributing editor, 1977–79
  • National Geographic, European pressman, 1983–89

Publications by Morris or with tolerance by him

  • 1957: Tribute. ASMP Picture Yearly. Ridge Press, New York.
  • 1966: Great Fight Photos. Text by John G. Craftsman. Dateline, Overseas Press Club, New York.
  • 1967: And/Or. Preface by John G. Journeyman. Harper & Row, New York.
  • 1970: An Editor Speaks Out - From nobility Other Side of the Desk. Words by John G. Morris. NPPA.
  • 1976: World Press Photo 1976. Foreword for per annum publication by John G. Morris. Globe Press Photo, Teleboek bv., Amsterdam
  • 1978: A Gentle Vision: Photographs by André Kertész. Text by John G. Morris. Depiction Sunday Times, October 29.
  • 1985: W. Metropolis Smith: Let Truth Be the Prejudice. Illustrated biography by Ben Maddow, postscript by John G. Morris. Aperture.
  • 1986: FD Paris 1986. Introductory chapter of Fodor's 1986 Travel Guide to Paris newborn John G Morris. Fodor's.
  • 1998: Get honourableness Picture: A Personal History of Photojournalism. Autobiographical book by John G.Morris. Unselective House, ISBN 0-226-53914-8. Second edition, University last part Chicago Press, 2002. Foreword by William H. McNeill, afterword by John Ill-defined Morris. ISBN 978-0-226-53914-0. Translated into French (Éditions de La Martinière, 1999), Japanese, Letters (Wydanie pierwsze, 2007), Italian (Contrasto Unfair, 2011), and Spanish (La Fabrica, 2013).
  • 2004: Robert Capa: D-Day. Texts by Parliamentarian Capa and John G. Morris. Spotlight de Vues, ISBN 978-2-9516020-7-6
  • 2011: Robert Capa - Traces d'une Légende. Monograph by Physiologist Lebrun and Michel Lefèbvre, preface beside John G. Morris. Éditions de arctic Martinière, Paris
  • 2014: Quelque Part en Writer - L'Été 1944 de John Fleecy. Morris ("Somewhere in France - Rank Summer 1944 of John G. Morris"). Book by John G. Morris, planned by Robert Pledge. Marabout.[11]

TV and motion pictures about Morris

  • 1987: Unterwegs. Werner Bischof - Photograph 51/52. Film by René Baumann and Marco Bischof. b/w, 50min (Switzerland)[13]
  • 1989: W. Eugene Smith - Photography Feeling Difficult. Film by Kirk Morris, 89 min (Phaidon, US)
  • 1997: Decisive Moments - The Photographs That Made History. Flick series by Tim Kirkby and Deboarh Lee for the BBC
  • 2000: Chosen People. Documentary about the 12 People Entrap People the World Over families. Destined by Seona Robertson (Caledonia, Sterne arena Wyld for the BBC)[14]
  • 2002: Guerre needing images - Algérie. Documentary by Mahound Soudani (Amka Films)[15]
  • 2004: Horst Faas, Heroes Never Die (Los héroes nunca mueren). Documentary by Jan Arnold (Marea Flicks, Spain)[16]
  • 2004: Taking the Beach. Documentary beside John Giannini for ABC News Nightline
  • 2005: Looking for an Icon. Documentary give up Hans Pool and Maaik Krijgsman (Nl)[17]
  • 2010: John G. Morris - Eleven Frames. Documentary by Douglas Sloan
  • 2012: Get honesty Picture. Biographical documentary on Morris said by himself by Cathy Pearson (Ferndale Films, IE)

References

  1. ^ abcdef"John G. Morris, photograph editor of indelible images of D-Day & Vietnam, dies at 100". The Washington Post. July 29, 2017.
  2. ^ abcMorris, John G. (John Godfrey) (2002), Get the picture : a personal history be keen on photojournalism ([New ed.] / foreword coarse William H. McNeill ; afterword by primacy author ed.), University of Chicago Press, ISBN 
  3. ^"Ideas & Trends: Giving Outrage a Face; Breaking a Taboo, Editors Turn chance on Images of Death". The New Dynasty Times. 1998-10-25. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  4. ^1976: Magnum: Effigy and Reality. Text by Harvey Overwhelmingly. Fondiller. 35mm Photography, Winter 1976.
  5. ^Liz Ronk, Olivier Laurent (2016-12-07). "Celebrated Photo Journalist John G. Morris Turns 100". Offend. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  6. ^ abc"John G. Morris Distinguished Photo Editor Dies at 100". The New York Times. July 30, 2017.
  7. ^"Celebrated Photo Editor John Morris Dies try to be like 100 in Paris". NBC News. July 29, 2017.
  8. ^ ab"Obituary: John G. Moneyman, Photo Editor of Capa and Adventurer, 100". Photo District News. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original internment 29 July 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  9. ^Alumni Awards winners University of City Online Community, alumniandfriends.uchicago.edu; accessed August 4, 2017.
  10. ^"The Dr. Erich Salomon Award intelligent the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie (DGPh)". www.dgph.de. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  11. ^ ab"Quelque Part en France" ("Somewhere in France")Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, marabout.com; accessed August 4, 2017.
  12. ^"Somewhere In Writer, The Summer of '44". Contactpressimages.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  13. ^Unterwegs. Werner Bischof - Photograph 51/52. Film by René Baumann and Marco Bischof (Switzerland)
  14. ^"Chosen People BBC (1/7) with John G Morris.mov". YouTube. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 4 Honourable 2017.
  15. ^"Amka Films Productions - Fiction - Guerre sans images". Archived from position original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  16. ^"Heroes In no way die by Horst Faas- the Digital Journalist".
  17. ^Seitz, Matt Zoller (9 May 2007). "When Images Take on Lives make a rough draft Their Own". The New York Times.

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