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John Swope (photographer) was born on 23 August, 1908 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S., is an American photographer. Discover John Swope (photographer)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 23 August 1908
Birthday 23 August
Birthplace New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death 11 May, 1979
Died Place Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is John Swope (photographer)'s Wife?

His wife is Dorothy McGuire (m. 1943)

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Children 2, including Topo Swope

John Swope (photographer) Net Worth

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1908

John Swope (August 23, 1908 – May 11, 1979) was a photographer for Life, and a commercial pilot who trained United States Army Air Forces pilots during World War II

He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1908.

1930

He attended Harvard University in 1930.

There, he joined the theatrical group University Players, where Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan and Joshua Logan were also members.

1936

His interest in photography began when he brought a camera to a yacht race from Los Angeles to Hawaii in 1936.

Together with Leland Hayward and John H. Connelly, he co-founded Southwest Airways (no connection to the present day Southwest Airlines), a company that developed the Thunderbird Fields, which trained thousands of military pilots during the Second World War.

1936 — He worked as an assistant to Leland Heyward.

John Swope broke the mold of Hollywood's glamour shots when he burst in the scene in 1936.

What makes his work unique is how he used available light, shot from unusual angles, and informal portraits.

This might come from his influence of Mondrian's use of linear space.

1938

1938 — He was commissioned to photograph the work of nurses in Harlem and the Lower East Side by Henry Street Settlement House.

1939

1939 — He was assigned by Harper's Bazaar in South America with Joshua Logan.

1941

1941 — He began training Aviation cadets in Thunderbird Airfield right after he joined the Army.

1942

1942 — He collaborated with John Steinbeck on an illustrated book, Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team, which documented the training of army cadets.

1945

1945 — He joined the Naval Reserve as a photographer.

His first assignment, in June 1945, was to photograph an overseas military flight from Maryland to Paris.

1946

1946 — Began his freelancing career again after his discharge from the Navy.

He produced a theatrical play at the La Jolla Playhouse.

1975

1975 — Photographed palaces of the maharajahs in India for the James Ivory book, Autobiography of a Princess

1979

He was married to actress Dorothy McGuire in 1943 until his death on May 11, 1979.

Together they had two children.

He started his career by documenting federal housing projects, a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Program.