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Eddie Adams
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American photographer (1933–2004)
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Eddie Adams, born Edward Thomas Adams on 12 June 1933 in New Kensington, was an American photojournalist and photographer. He served in the United States Marine Corps and covered the Vietnam War and the Korean War while working in photography for the Associated Press. His photographs are held in the Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and his written works include Speak truth to power and Beyond Glory.
Adams received the George Polk Award, the Pulitzer Prize for Photography, the Robert Capa Gold Medal and the World Press Photo of the Year award. He died of ALS, from natural causes, on 18 September 2004 in New York City.
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- Works
- 9
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eddie
- Family name
- Adams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Kensington
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- journalist
- Employer
- Associated Press
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- George Polk Award
- Field of work
- photography
- Conflict
- Korean War
- Military branch
- United States Marine Corps
- Image
- Eddie Adams, Photographer April 1985.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1933-06-12
- date of death
- 2004-09-19
- cause of death
- ALS
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Eddie Adams
- birth name
- Edward Thomas Adams
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- name in native language
- Eddie Adams
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