William C. Beall
Born
William Charles Beall

(1911-02-06)February 6, 1911
Washington, D.C. US
DiedMarch 27, 1994(1994-03-27) (aged 83)
Other namesBill
OccupationPhotographer
Known for"Faith and Confidence"

William C. “Bill” Beall (February 6, 1911 – March 27, 1994) was a Pulitzer-winning photographer. He captured a photograph of two-year-old Alan Weaver and police officer Maurice Cullinane which he titled "Faith and Confidence". The image won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.

Beall worked as the chief photographer for The Washington Daily News. He also served in the military as a US Marine combat photographer in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. He covered the Battle of Iwo Jima and Battle of Okinawa.

Early life

(1957) Beall's Pulitzer prize winning photograph Faith and Confidence, a policeman patiently reasons with a two-year-old boy

On February 6, 1911 William Charles Beall was born in Washington D.C.. He attended public schools in Washington D.C. and started working as a photographer in 1927.[1] When he was sixteen years old he started working as a photographer for a photo agency.[2]

Career

In 1933 he began working for the Washington Post and in 1935 he began working for the The Washington Daily News.[3] In 1940 he was promoter to chief photographer at The Washington Daily News.[2] Beall, became a Marine combat photographer during World War II. He spent time in the Pacific Theatre on the island of Iwo Jima.[4] He also covered the 1945 Battle of Okinawa and he was awarded the Air Medal for his coverage.[2]

On September 10, 1957, Beall was in Chinatown to photograph a parade. Two year old Allan Weaver attended the parade and he approached police officer Maurice Cullinane to ask if he was a US Marine. Bealle titled the image "Faith and Confidence" and it was printed on the back cover of Life (magazine). The image won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.[4][2][5]

He has also received awards from the National Headliners Club, the United Press International News Pictures Contest, and the National Press Photographers Association.[2]

Rferences

  1. ↑ Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich; Fischer, Erika J. (12 June 2017). Press Photography Award 1942–1998: From Joe Rosenthal and Horst Faas to Moneta Sleet and Stan Grossfeld. Republic of Germany: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. pp. 37, 38. ISBN 978-3-11-095576-7. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Pulitzer Prize Photographs NCSU Libraries, 2003". www.lib.ncsu.edu. NCSU Libraries. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Fischer, Heinz Dietrich (2011). Picture Coverage of the World: Pulitzer Prize Winning Photos. Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-3-643-10844-9. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 Kelly, John (19 May 2023). "Meet the people behind a famous D.C. photo". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "William C. Beall of Washington (DC) Daily News". www.pulitzer.org. The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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