William E. Eppridge (March 20, 1938 − October 3, 2013) was an American photographer and photojournalist for ''

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'' magazine, known for his photography of the dying Robert F. Kennedy, taken in June 1968. Eppridge was born in

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on March 20, 1938, and grew up in

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, and

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. Eppridge died of

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caused by a sepsis infection on October 3, 2013, aged 75, at the Danbury Hospital in

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.New York Times - Bill Eppridge, Who Captured Powerful ’60s Images, Dies at 75
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