Jack Randolph Thornell (August 29, 1939 – April 23, 2026) was an American photographer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his photo of James Meredith after the activist was attacked and wounded by a sniper during his June 1966 March Against Fear in Mississippi.
Life and career Thornell was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on August 29, 1939. He served in the Army Signal Corps. He worked as a photographer for the Jackson Daily News (1960–1964) and for decades for the Associated Press.
He married Carolyn Wilson in 1964; they had children Candice and Jay Randolph.
Thornell died from complications of kidney disease at a hospital in Metairie, Louisiana, on April 23, 2026, at the age of 86.
Awards 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Photography"Photography". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
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"James Meredith", Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement, 1966–1968, photos, Seattle Times, 2008 "Sketches of Winners of Pulitzer Prize Winners", The New York Times