Willard D. Morgan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American photographer
Date of Birth: 30-May-1900
Place of Birth: Snohomish, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 18-Sep-1967
Profession: photographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Willard D. Morgan
- Willard "Herc" Detering Morgan (born May 30, 1900 in Snohomish, Washington- September 18, 1967 in Bronxville, New York) was a photographer, writer, editor, and educator and the husband of photographer Barbara Morgan, known for her documentation of Martha Graham's dances. Morgan's career spanned some of the most influential developments in the history of American photography.
- He was instrumental in introducing the first 35mm camera in the US, was an early director of photography at MOMA, and was the first to exhibit the Farm Security Administration photographers.
- He was also a writer and editor of technical publications on photography (from the Leica Manual, to Ansel Adams’ Basic Photo Series, Encyclopedia of Photography, to Encyclopædia Britannica), and was a photo editor at LIFE and later a photo editor at Look.
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