Jack R. Thornell

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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]

Life

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]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Photography". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  2. ^ a b Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1999. ISBN 978-1-57356-111-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help)

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