- Born
- Died
- Hal Buell was born in the USA. He is known for Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor (2001), Eddie Adams: Saigon '68 (2012) and Beyond Words: Photographers of War (2005). He was married to Angela. He died on January 29, 2024 in Sunnyvale, California, USA.
- SpouseAngela(? - 2000) (her death, 1 child)
- Has a daughter Barbara.
- Served in the United States Army where he worked on the military newspaper Stars & Stripes.
- Led The Associated Press' photo operations from the darkroom era into the age of digital photography over a four-decade career with the news organization that included 12 Pulitzer Prizes and running some of the defining images of the Vietnam War. He began with AP in 1956 and retired in 1997.
- Worked closely with legendary Associated Press photographers Eddie Adams, Horst Faas and Nick Ut.
- Graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1954 with bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism.
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