{"id":973573,"date":"2019-11-18T08:20:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T15:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=913885"},"modified":"2019-11-18T08:20:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T15:20:48","slug":"beatles-rolling-stones-photographer-terry-oneill-dead-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/beatles-rolling-stones-photographer-terry-oneill-dead-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Beatles, Rolling Stones Photographer Terry O\u2019Neill Dead at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photographer Terry O\u2019Neill, who photographed the Beatles<\/a>, the Rolling Stones<\/a> and countless other icons of the Sixties, died Saturday, The Associated Press <\/i><\/a>reports. He was 81.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill died at his home in London following a battle with cancer. His agency, Iconic Images, confirmed his death with a statement shared on O\u2019Neill\u2019s Instagram: \u201cIt is with a heavy heart that Iconic Images announces the passing of Terry O\u2019Neill, CBE,\u201d the note read. \u201cTerry was a class act, quick witted and filled with charm. Anyone who was lucky enough to know or work with him can attest to his generosity and modesty. As one of the most iconic photographers of the last 60 years, his legendary pictures will forever remain imprinted in our memories as well as in our hearts and minds.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Born in West London in 1938, O\u2019Neill was an aspiring jazz drummer when he found his way to photography. One of his earliest jobs was as a staff photographer for the tabloid, the Daily<\/i> Sketch<\/i>, and because of his age and his background as a musician, he was tasked with taking some very early portraits of the Beatles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was asked to go down to Abbey Road Studios and take a few portraits of this new band,\u201d he said, per a bio via Iconic Images<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to work with a group \u2014 but because I was a musician myself and the youngest on staff by a decade \u2014 I was always the one they\u2019d ask. I took the four young lads outside for better light. That portrait ran in the papers the next day and the paper sold out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Not long after, O\u2019Neill was enlisted to photograph the Rolling Stones and soon became one of the top chroniclers of celebrity culture during the \u201cswinging Sixties\u201d and beyond. He shot celebrities like Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra and Michael Caine, while he also took photos for various James Bond films starring Sean Connery and Roger Moore.<\/p>\n

In 1977, he took one of his most famous portraits<\/a>: His then-girlfriend Faye Dunaway slumped in a chair poolside, surrounded by newspapers, staring at the Oscar she\u2019d won the night before for Network<\/i>.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neill would would also take photos of various athletes and politicians, even Queen Elizabeth II, although music remained central to his career. He was one of David Bowie\u2019s go-to photographers (O\u2019Neill took the iconic \u201cjumping dog\u201d photo<\/a>), calling the musician \u201cmy creative muse\u201d in an interview with The Guardian<\/i><\/a> in August.<\/p>\n

\u201cI treated David like a Shakespearean actor as you never knew who was going to show up,\u201d O\u2019Neill said. \u201cHe could look alien-like or female-like; it was always so exciting as everything he did was so unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of O\u2019Neill\u2019s other favorite subjects was Elton John, whom he spent several decades photographing. He shot John during his legendary two-night Dodger Stadium series in October 1975, and, most recently, shot the portrait that appears on the cover of John\u2019s new memoir, Me<\/i>.<\/p>\n

On Twitter, John paid tribute to O\u2019Neill, writing, \u201cTerry O\u2019Neill took the most iconic photographs of me throughout the years, completely capturing my moods. He was brilliant, funny and I absolutely loved his company. A real character who has now passed on. RIP you wonderful man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Terry O’Neill took the most iconic photographs of me throughout the years, completely capturing my moods. He was brilliant, funny and I absolutely loved his company. A real character who has now passed on. <\/p>\n

RIP you wonderful man. <\/p>\n

Love, Elton xx#RIP<\/a> #TerryONeill<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/6rCGqEMCry<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elton John (@eltonofficial) November 17, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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