Barry Feinstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American photographer
Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1931
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 20-Oct-2011
Profession: photographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Barry Feinstein
- Barry Feinstein (February 4, 1931 – October 20, 2011) was an American photographer who was reputed to have produced over 500 album covers.In 1955 Feinstein was engaged as an assistant photographer at Life magazine.
- He subsequently became a sought-after photographer in Hollywood, where he worked with Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Charlton Heston, Jayne Mansfield, and Steve McQueen.
- His photos of celebrities, as well such politicians as John F.
- Kennedy and Richard Nixon, appeared in national publications, including Time, Esquire, and Newsweek.
- In the 1960s Feinstein became known for his photographs of the music scene.
- He accompanied Bob Dylan on his 1966 tour of England, and shot the cover photos of numerous albums by Janis Joplin, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, and others.
- In 1974 he again toured with Dylan, this time with The Band, around the United States. In 1963, Feinstein married Mary Travers, the singer-songwriter and member of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, with whom he had a daughter, Alicia (born 1966).
- In 1967 Feinstein and Travers divorced.
- In 1969, he married actress Carol Wayne, with whom he had a son, Alex (b.
- 1970); he and Wayne divorced in 1974. An accident in 1993 affected Feinstein's ability to operate cameras.
- In 2008 he published two books; the first included 23 of his early Hollywood photos together with Dylan poems written in 1964; and the second, a collection of photos from the Dylan concert tours.
- His photographs from the 1966 Dylan tour were exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2009 and a retrospective exhibition of his work was shown at Fondazione Carispezia in Italy in 2019.
- Feinstein died on October 20, 2011, at the age of 80 in Woodstock, New York.
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