Jim Marshall (photographer)
James Joseph Marshall (February 3, 1936 – March 24, 2010)[1] was an American photographer and photojournalist who photographed musicians of the 1960s and 1970s.[2][3][4] Earning the trust of his subjects, he had extended access to them both on and off-stage. Marshall was the official photographer for the Beatles' final concert in San Francisco's Candlestick Park, and he was head photographer at Woodstock.[5]
Jim Marshall
March 24, 2010 (aged 74)
American
- Photographer
- photojournalist
1959–2010
Early life[edit]
Marshall was born on February 3, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, to Assyrian parents from Iran.[6][7] His family moved to San Francisco, California, when he was two years old, but soon after that, his father left Marshall and his mother.[7] While still in high school, Marshall purchased his first camera and began documenting musicians and artists in San Francisco.
After serving several years in the United States Air Force, he returned and moved to New York for two years.
Personal life[edit]
Marshall's forceful personality became something of a celebrity of its own.[1] Not having any children, he used to say "I have no kids, My photographs are my children."[9]
In 1967 he dated Folgers coffee heiress, Abigail Folger, who accompanied him and fellow photographer Elaine Mayes to the Monterey Pop Festival.[11] Folger was murdered, in 1969, by followers of Charles Manson.
Marshall lived in San Francisco, but he died in New York City while on a trip during which he was scheduled to speak in SoHo. He was 74 at the time of his death.[12][13]