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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1929-12-02

Birth Place

Glasgow, Scotland

Movies and TV shows :

America in Pictures - The Story of Life Magazine

America in Pictures - The Story of Life Magazine

2011

7.0

Movie
Beatles '64

Beatles '64

2024

6.6

Movie
Bobby Fischer Against the World

Bobby Fischer Against the World

2011

6.9

Movie
poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

8.2

TV
Harry Benson: Shoot First

Harry Benson: Shoot First

2016

6.6

Movie
Smash His Camera

Smash His Camera

2010

7.0

Movie