Grey Villet

Grey Villet
Grey Villet in 1956
Born
Charles Grey Villet

(1927-08-16)August 16, 1927
DiedFebruary 2, 2000(2000-02-02) (aged 72)
NationalityAmerican; South African
OccupationMagazine photographer
Known forPhotographic assignments for Life magazine
Notable work"The Crime of Being Married"; "The Lash of Success"

Grey Villet (1927–2000) was an American photojournalist of South African origin. He was "Magazine Photographer of the Year" in the United States in 1956. Employed by Life, his notable work included photographs of the Cuban Revolution at the end of 1958, and of Mildred and Richard Loving, who successfully challenged the State of Virginia’s law against interracial marriage in the Supreme Court of the United States.