Gerry Turner


Gerry Turner was an American children's fiction author. He published 7 books, including one fairy tale, Magic Night for Lillibet, and one Science fiction novel, Stranger from the Depths. He also wrote Creative Crafts for Everyone and The Teen Model Fact Book between 1959 and 1968.
In addition to writing, he was a well-regarded portrait photographer, specializing in children. Some of his images are in a permanent collection of the White House. Much of his photographic work was privately commissioned, but many of his images were used in editorial publications. The Irish Tourist Board once commissioned him to visit Ireland, where he photographed the country and its people for a number of years.
He was born in 1921 and died in 1982. Turner lived in Westport, Connecticut.
His wife, Juliana, was a painter, and his children are also accomplished artists. His oldest son, Stefen, is a photographer, who specializes in aerial perspectives. His daughter, Jill, is a fine-arts photographer.