Bill Cunningham (1909–1993) was a Canadian photographer. He was born in 1909 in

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. In 1924 he graduated from

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. He was hired by the local ''

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'' in 1939, at the age of 31 years. In 1944, Cunningham joined another paper named the '' Vancouver Province''. He worked for the ''Province'' for 27 years. After he retired from the ''Province'' in 1973, he established a solo career until his death in 1993, at the age of 84. He is survived by five daughters and one son.

Achievements

Cunningham's awards include the 1983 induction into the

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's W.A.C. Bennett Award and the UBC Big Block Club award.

References

1909 births 1993 deaths 20th-century Canadian photographers {{Canada-photographer-stub