Herb Ritts

Summary

Herb Ritts is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on August 13, 1952^[3]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on December 26, 2002^[5]. He worked as a photographer^[6], film director^[7], and fashion photographer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month, #6,994 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Herb Ritts's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2].
• Herb Ritts passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• Herb Ritts was born on August 13, 1952^[3].
• Herb Ritts died on December 26, 2002^[5].
• Herb Ritts held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Herb Ritts worked as a photographer^[6].
• Herb Ritts's professions included film director^[7].
• Herb Ritts worked as a fashion photographer^[8].
• Herb Ritts's field of work was fashion photography^[11].
• Herb Ritts's field of work was portrait photography^[12].
• Herb Ritts was educated at Bard College^[13].
• Herb Ritts's education included a stint at University High School^[14].
• Herb Ritts received the GLAAD Media Awards^[15].
• Herb Ritts is recorded as male^[16].
• Herb Ritts's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• The cause of death was pneumonia^[18].
• Herb Ritts's family name is recorded as Ritts^[19].
• Herb Ritts's given name is recorded as Herbert^[20].
• Herb Ritts's official website is recorded as http://www.herbritts.com^[21].
• Herb Ritts's medical condition is recorded as HIV infection^[22].
• Herb Ritts's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[23].
• Herb Ritts's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Herb Ritts's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Herb'}^[25].
• Herb Ritts's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Herbert Ritts Jr.'}^[26].
• Herb Ritts's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Herb Ritts'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-08-13^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2002-12-26^[31]

• Community tags: american, américain, photographe, photographer, usa^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: b95e0772-551e-4ad0-b5af-29da6330eec7^[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Herb Ritts was born in Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on August 13, 1952^[3].

Education

Educated at Bard College^[13], a liberal arts college^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1860^[36] and University High School^[14], a high school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1924^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer^[6], film director^[7], and fashion photographer^[8]. Fields of work include fashion photography^[11], a photography genre^[40] and portrait photography^[12], a photography genre^[41].

Recognition

Herb Ritts received the GLAAD Media Awards^[15].

Death and Burial

Herb Ritts died on December 26, 2002^[5]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia^[18].

Why It Matters

Herb Ritts ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month, #6,994 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Herb Ritts born?

Herb Ritts was born in Los Angeles^[2].

Where did Herb Ritts die?

Herb Ritts passed away in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Herb Ritts do for work?

Herb Ritts worked as photographer^[6], film director^[7], and fashion photographer^[8].

Where did Herb Ritts go to school?

Herb Ritts was educated at Bard College^[13] and University High School^[14].

What awards did Herb Ritts receive?

Honors received include GLAAD Media Awards^[15].