Bill Cunningham AKA William John Cunningham, Jr. Born: 13-Mar-1929 Birthplace: Boston, MA Died: 25-Jun-2016 Location of death: Manhattan, NY Cause of death: Stroke
Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Photographer Nationality: United States Executive summary: Fashion photographer, The New York Times Military service: US Army Fashion photographer, whose photographs of street wear as well as society events appeared in the Sunday New York Times for nearly forty years. In public Cunningham would often photograph ordinary people whose fashion he found worthy of note. Disdaining self-promotion, he never saw the feature documentary about him, Bill Cunningham New York (2010), though he did allow to photograph its opening night party. Cunningham resided in a small flat above Carnegie Hall, filed largely with filing cabinets of photographs. He died aged 87 a short time after suffering a stroke. University: Harvard University (dropped out)
The New York Times Fashion Photographer (1978-2016) Chicago Tribune Fashion Columnist Women's Wear Daily Fashion Columnist
French Legion of Honor 2008 Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence 2012
Irish Ancestry
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Bill Cunningham New York (24-Mar-2010) · Himself
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