Timothy Foote
Timothy Foote | |
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Born | London, England | 3 May 1926
Died | 21 December 2015 Beaverkill, New York | (aged 89)
Occupation | Editor, writer |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Audrey Foote |
Timothy Foote (3 May 1926 - 21 December 2015)[1] was a London-born American editor and writer.
Biography
He was educated at
He was the author of two books, The World of Bruegel (1968) and The Great Ringtail Garbage Caper (1980) and several hundred articles and reviews on a wide range of subjects, variously published in points out, his topics ranged from the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, France and the French (he was a Paris-based foreign correspondent for six years), W.H. Auden, Harvard, the decline of quality in publishing, Border Collies, Midway Island, Gibraltar, Hadrian's Wall.
His best-selling work is The World of Bruegel which deals with the life and work of
After retiring, Foote continued to write and was a contributor to The American Scholar. In the Autumn 2005 edition Foote wrote about his reporting in Israel and Lourdes with LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt.[3]
Foote died on 21 December 2015 in Beaverkill, New York. He had been suffering from mesothelioma.[1]
Bibliography
- Foote, Timothy (1968), The World of Bruegel c1525-1569 ASIN: B000H3Q89C
- Foote, Timothy (1980), The Great Ringtail Garbage Caper ISBN 978-0-590-40660-4
References
- ^ a b Meras, Phyllis (20 January 2016). "Timothy Foote, Foreign Correspondent for Time-Life, Dies at 89". Vineyard Gazette. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Foote, Timothy, Swarthmore Cowboy October 1999, New York Times. Retrieved March 2011.
- ^ Foote, Timothy, Travels with Alfred: on assignment with one of the world's great photographers Retrieved March 2011.