Richard Stolley

Stolley was born in Pekin, Illinois, on October 3, 1928. His father worked as a factory manager; his mother was employed as an English teacher. During high school, Stolley served as the editor of his school paper, as well as sports editor for his hometown newspaper, The Pekin Daily Times. He subsequently joined the United States Navy before studying at Northwestern University. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1952, before obtaining a master's degree in journalism the following year. ==Career==

Stolley first worked for Life magazine, which he joined the same year after graduating. He soon gained recognition as "one of the magazine’s best young editorial managers". Stolley later recounted that the Zapruder film was the "single most dramatic moment" in his career as a journalist. but continued to serve as a company adviser. He was inducted into the American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame in April 1996. In 2001 he edited ''Life: World War Two: History's Greatest Conflict in Pictures''. He retired from journalism altogether in 2014. ==Personal life==

Stolley's first marriage was to Anne Shawber, a newspaper reporter. She had been "pinned" to him while she was a guest editor at Mademoiselle. Together, they had four children: Hope, Martha, Lisa, and Melinda. They divorced due to Stolley's infidelity. His subsequent marriage to Lise Hilboldt also ended in divorce. Stolley died on June 16, 2021, at a hospital in Evanston, Illinois. He was 92, and suffered from a heart ailment prior to his death. ==References==