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John L. Gaunt

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John L. Gaunt

Birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death
26 Oct 2007 (aged 83)
Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
Burial
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John L. Gaunt (June 4, 1924 in Syracuse, New York - October 26, 2007 in Desert Hot Springs, California) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American photographer.

His 1955 award-winning photo entitled "Tragedy by the Sea" depicted a young couple standing together beside a violent sea that had just taken their infant son away. As well as the Pulitzer, the photograph won an Associated Press Managing Editor's Award, and a prize from the California-Nevada Associated Press.
John L. Gaunt (June 4, 1924 in Syracuse, New York - October 26, 2007 in Desert Hot Springs, California) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American photographer.

His 1955 award-winning photo entitled "Tragedy by the Sea" depicted a young couple standing together beside a violent sea that had just taken their infant son away. As well as the Pulitzer, the photograph won an Associated Press Managing Editor's Award, and a prize from the California-Nevada Associated Press.

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