Ethan Allen Russell was born on November 26,1945 in Mt.
13 Facts About Ethan Russell
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Ethan Russell's family moved to Manhattan in 1950, then to San Francisco in 1952.
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Ethan Russell attended high school at Cate School outside Santa Barbara, California, then the University of California, Davis, where he majored in English and Art.
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Ethan Russell was first introduced and became interested in photography at Davis, but did not work professionally until 1968 when he traveled to England.
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Ethan Russell took some of the last photos ever taken of Brian Jones, before the founding member was fired from the band.
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Ethan Russell photographed the Stones' free concert in Hyde Park that served as Jones' memorial after he was found drowned in his swimming pool.
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Ethan Russell was hired as the photographer for The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969, and was part of the band's small entourage.
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Ethan Russell's photographs ended up on the cover and gatefold of the LP, the last the Beatles released.
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Ethan Russell's photographs show four men trying to rescue their fading musical marriage.
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Ethan Russell was among three photographers at the final formal photo session of the Beatles on August 22,1969.
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Ethan Russell is the civilised eye of an uncivilised art-form: rock 'n' roll.
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One of Ethan Russell's photos was used on the cover of the 1988 compilation album, Who's Better, Who's Best.
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In 1978 Ethan Russell shifted his focus to film and video, becoming "a pioneer in producing music videos", but leaving a cache of iconoclastic still photographs largely unseen for nearly 30 years.