He was best known for his formal portraits of prominent politicians and
entertainers. Less famously, he took thousands of candid shots of John,
Paul, George and Ringo. Henry Grossman has passed away in late November last year.
Henry Grossman, a photographer who was best known for his formal portraits of celebrities and other public figures — but who also, less famously, immortalized the Beatles on film in thousands of unscripted antics while juggling a side career as a Metropolitan Opera tenor and a Broadway bit player — died on Nov. 27 in Englewood, N.J. He was 86.
His son, David, said he died in a hospital several months after sustaining injuries in a fall.
A black and white photo of the photographer Henry Grossman with a Nikon camera slung around his neck, wearing glasses and a polo shirt, with his arm around Ringo Starr, who is wearing a shirt that is unbuttoned at the top, a sport jacket, a medallion on a necklace and a moptop hair style.
Henry Grossman with Ringo Starr in 1965. “I was first a friend and second a photographer,” Mr. Grossman said of his relationship with the Beatles.
Mr. Grossman produced paradigmatic portraits of Eleanor Roosevelt, Richard M. Nixon, Elizabeth Taylor, Martha Graham, Leontyne Price, Leonard Bernstein and Nelson Mandela. He photographed new Metropolitan Opera productions for Time magazine and was the official photographer for many Broadway shows.
His portraits of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson were published on the front page of The New York Times on Nov. 23, 1963, accompanying the news that the young president had been assassinated in Dallas and succeeded by his vice president the day before.
A historic newspaper front page with “The New York Times” logo at the top and below that a three-line banner headline in all capital letters that says “Kennedy is killed by sniper as he rides in car in Dallas; Johnson sworn in on plane.” Beneath the headline are black-and-white photographs of Johnson and Kennedy, and several articles about the assassination.
The Nov. 23, 1963, front page of The New York Times featured two formal portraits by Mr. Grossman: one of President John F. Kennedy, who had just been assassinated, and one of President Lyndon B. Johnson, who had just been sworn in to replace him.
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