James Roark
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James Barnas, aka James Roark, was a Pulitzer Prize
nominated photographer and photo editor for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
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Born James Barnas, in the late 1960s he and his brother John took the surnames of the main characters ("Roark" and "Galt") from the Ayn Rand
novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
In 1970, Roark shot the photographs for a book titled "Rock Beyond Woodstock" authored by Michael Ross.
Roark was nominated for the Pulitzer prize in 1976 for his photograph of Chicago Cubs
outfielder Rick Monday
saving an American flag from being burned by two protesters. He took the famous photograph on April 25, 1976 at Dodger Stadium. After the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner closed in 1989 he lost his job and moved to Portland, Oregon.
Roark died on October 15, 1995 at the age of 49 after being beaten during an attempted robbery. He was walking to a MAX Light Rail station after leaving work at Poor Richard's Restaurant, where he worked as a cook.
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
nominated photographer and photo editor for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
The Los Angeles Herald Examiner was a major Los Angeles daily newspaper, published Monday through Friday in the afternoon, and in the morning on Saturdays and Sundays. It was part of the Hearst syndicate. The afternoon Herald-Express and the morning Examiner, both of which had been publishing in...
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Born James Barnas, in the late 1960s he and his brother John took the surnames of the main characters ("Roark" and "Galt") from the Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
In 1970, Roark shot the photographs for a book titled "Rock Beyond Woodstock" authored by Michael Ross.
Roark was nominated for the Pulitzer prize in 1976 for his photograph of Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
outfielder Rick Monday
Rick Monday
Robert James "Rick" Monday, Jr. is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball and is currently a broadcast announcer. From 1966 through 1984, Monday, a center fielder for most of his career, played for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics , Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers...
saving an American flag from being burned by two protesters. He took the famous photograph on April 25, 1976 at Dodger Stadium. After the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner closed in 1989 he lost his job and moved to Portland, Oregon.
Roark died on October 15, 1995 at the age of 49 after being beaten during an attempted robbery. He was walking to a MAX Light Rail station after leaving work at Poor Richard's Restaurant, where he worked as a cook.