William P. Gottlieb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam P. Gottlieb
American photographer
Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1917
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 23-Apr-2006
Profession: photographer, journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About William P. Gottlieb
- William Paul Gottlieb (January 28, 1917 – April 23, 2006) was an American photographer and newspaper columnist who is best known for his classic photographs of the leading performers of the "Golden Age" of American jazz in the 1930s and 1940s.
- Gottlieb's photographs are among the best known and widely reproduced images of this era of jazz.During the course of his career, Gottlieb took portraits of hundreds of prominent jazz musicians and personalities, typically while they were playing or singing at well-known New York City jazz clubs.
- Well-known musicians Gottlieb photographed included Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Jo Stafford, Thelonious Monk, Stan Kenton, Ray McKinley, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Louis Jordan, Ella Fitzgerald, Toots Thielemans, and Benny Carter.
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Image Author, Source and License
Author: Delia Potofsky Gottlieb
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