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William C. Beall
Born	(1911-02-06)February 6, 1911 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	March 27, 1994(1994-03-27) (aged 83)
Occupation	Photographer
Known for	Faith and Confidence

William C. Beall (February 6, 1911 – March 27, 1994) was an American Pulitzer-winning photographer. In 1957 he captured a photograph of two-year-old Allan 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 the Battle of Okinawa.

Early life

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

Career

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

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. Beall captured the moment and titled the image Faith and Confidence. As well as appearing in The Washington Daily News, it was printed on the back cover of Life magazine. The image won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.

Beall also received awards from the National Headliners Club, the United Press International News Pictures Contest, and the National Press Photographers Association.

References

1. Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich; Fischer, Erika J. (June 12, 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 December 27, 2023.
2. ^ "The Pulitzer Prize Photographs NCSU Libraries, 2003". www.lib.ncsu.edu. NCSU Libraries. May 10, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
3. Fischer, Heinz Dietrich (2011). Picture Coverage of the World: Pulitzer Prize Winning Photos. Piscataway, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p. 38. ISBN 978-3-643-10844-9. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
4. ^ Kelly, John (May 19, 2023). "Meet the people behind a famous D.C. photo". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
5. "William C. Beall of Washington (DC) Daily News". www.pulitzer.org. The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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