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John Linley

1916 – 1996

American photographer and architect

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About John Linley

Lived 1916 – 1996 (aged 79).

John William Linley (June 23, 1916 – May 3, 1996) was an American photographer and author. He wrote two books which are considered of high value to preservationists: Architecture of Middle Georgia, The Oconee Area and The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Buildings Survey, A Guide to Georgia Architecture (1982).

Early life Linley grew up Anderson, South Carolina, to John William Linley Sr. and Annie Farmer. Having been inspired by his father's construction business, he studied architecture at Clemson College, from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree. He then earned a Master of Fine Arts in architecture from Princeton University, graduating in 1945. Its yard included cobblestones which Linley had recovered after they had been discarded from College Avenue. Artist and photographer Rinne Allen later lived in the home.

Linley appeared in the video to R.E.M.'s 1991 single "Shiny Happy People".

Death Linley died in 1996, aged 79. He was interred in Silver Brook Cemetery in Anderson.

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Who was John Linley?

American photographer and architect

When was John Linley born?

John Linley was born on 23 June 1916.

When did John Linley die?

John Linley died on 3 May 1996.

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