Photographer and Filmmaker Tom Hollyman Dies at 89

Photographer and filmmaker Tom Hollyman, former president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers, died November 14 in Austin, Texas.

He was 89 years old and died after a struggle against COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), according to his daughter, Stephenie Hollyman photographer.

Trained as a photographer, specialized in Hollyman travel photography for years, shooting for Holiday and Town and Country magazine. He also served as director of photography for the film version of 1963 Lord of the Flies.

Hollyman Thomas Benton was born in Denver in 1919. He graduated from Central Missouri State University in 1940 and became one of the students to obtain a Master's degree in Photojournalism from the University of Missouri. From there, he joined the Chicago Acme Newspictures Bureau, and later became staff photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

In World War II Hollyman served in the Air Force and stationed at the Pentagon working in the intelligence picture.

To commemorate him a memorial service is planned for 2 November 30 at St. Bartholomew's Church, 325 Park Ave., New York, NY