| Gerry Turner | |
| Birth Date: | 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Westport, Connecticut, US |
| Death Date: | 1982 |
| Death Place: | Westport, Connecticut, US |
| Period: | 1959–1980 |
| Genre: | Science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction |
Gerry Alain Turner[1] (1921–1982) was an American photographer and children's fiction author. He worked under the name Gerry Turner.[2]
Turner was born in 1921[2] in Westport, Connecticut, and died in 1982[2] in Westport, Connecticut.[2]
Turner was a well-regarded photographer, specializing in children's portraiture and travel photography.[2] As a portrait photographer he worked with more than one thousand families in Fairfield County, Connecticut, all including natural backgrounds.[1] A series of portraits commissioned by the Girl Scouts of the USA for presentation to the White House[1] [2] were included in a permanent collection there.
His works were featured on leading magazine covers and national advertisements.[1]
The Irish Tourist Board (Fáilte Ireland) commissioned him to visit Ireland and photograph the country and its people; he returned to the country for several weeks each year on assignment for the Irish government shooting photographs for use by the both Tourist Board and Aer Lingus, Irish International Airlines.[1] [2]
His photography was included in the fine arts collections of various museums, and displayed in a number of one-man shows, including one in September 1977 at the Wilton, Connecticut center office of A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc., members of the New York Stock Exchange.[1]
Turner wrote seven books, ranging "from science-fiction and fantasy to books of adventure for young readers and practical works in photography and fine arts."[1] Among them were one fairy tale, Magic Night for Lillibet, one science fiction novel, Stranger from the Depths, and two works of non-fiction, Creative Crafts for Everyone and The Teen Model Fact Book. His publishers included Doubleday, Viking Press, Bobbs-Merrill, Concordia Press and American Greetings.[1]