1. Burton Samuel Glinn was an American professional photographer who worked with Magnum Photos.
11 Facts About Burt Glinn
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Burt Glinn covered revolutionary leader Fidel Castro's entrance into Havana, Cuba, and photographed people such as Andy Warhol and Helen Frankenthaler.
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Burt Glinn served in the US Army and worked for Life magazine from 1949 to 1950.
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Burt Glinn became an associate member of Magnum Photos in 1951 along with Eve Arnold and Dennis Stock - the first Americans to join the agency - and became a full member in 1954.
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Burt Glinn became famous for his color pictures of the South Seas, Japan, Russia, Mexico, and California.
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At a New Year's party in 1958, Burt Glinn was notified that Fidel Castro had taken over Cuba.
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Burt Glinn was president of Magnum from 1972 to 1975 and served as president of the American Society of Media Photographers.
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Burt Glinn covered the Sinai War as well as the US Marine invasion of Lebanon and completed a photo essay project on medical science.
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Burt Glinn's images have been published in Esquire, Fortune, Geo, Life, Travel and Leisure, and Paris-Match.
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Burt Glinn died on April 9,2008, in Southampton, New York, aged 82.
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Burt Glinn is survived his wife, Elena Prohaska, his son, Sam, of Manhattan, and his sister, Norma Sue Madden of Pittsburgh.