An Interview with Margaret Bourke-White

[Rick A]

The Camera is a Candid Machine, from Scholastic Magazine, May 15, 1937

 

[Eric Rose]

Thanks for taking the time to share this. I really enjoyed it.

 

[Arklatexian]

The Camera is a Candid Machine, from Scholastic Magazine, May 15, 1937

I had the good fortune to ride in an elevator with this lady in the 1950s at a PSA convention in Houston, TX. At that convention she was presented with an award for her work in photography. She traveled with a lady who helped her onto and off the elevator. At the time she was, I believe, suffering from Parkinson's disease. A few years later I was delighted to see her on TV, spry, and well able to take care of herself. She was one of the early patients to receive L-Dopa which helped her immensely. She died several years later. L-Dopa did not cure but it did allow people to live a "normal" life. This was almost 20 years after the above article was published. She was a civilian combat photographer in a bomber over Germany in WW2......Regards!

 

[Bill Burk]

Thanks for the story Rick and the personal note oldtimeremetoo...

 

[CMoore]

Wow.....she had a fabulous career.

 

[removed account4]

thanks rick!

farrah fawcett majors played her perfectly
in the bio-flick about her. at least i thought so, 20/30-something years ago
whenever i think MBW i automatically think of FFM ...

 

[HiHoSilver]

Ditto - thank you!