Background
Adams, Edward Thomas was born on June 12, 1933 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward I. and Adelaide (Suprano) Adams.
Adams, Edward Thomas was born on June 12, 1933 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward I. and Adelaide (Suprano) Adams.
Graduate High School, New Kensington.
Staff photographer New Kensington Daily Dispatch, 1950-1958, Battle Creek, Michigan, Enquirer & News, 1958, Philadelphia Eve. Bulletin, 1958-1962, A.P., 1962-1972, Time magazine, 1972-1976. Special correspondent A.P., 1976-1980.
Free-lance photographer, from 1980. Professor emeritus Daytona Beach (Florida) Community College, 1984. Lecturer in field; creator annual tuition free photojournalism workshop for America's most talented young photographers The Eddie Adams Workshop sponsored by Nikon, Inc., from 1988.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1951-1954.
Children: Susan Ann Sinclair, Edward II, Amy Marie. Married Alyssa Ann Adkins. 1 child, August Everhett.