What is Robert E. Gilka?
'''Robert E. Gilka''' (July 12, 1916 &ndash; June 25, 2013) was an [[Americans|American]] [[journalist|photojournalist]] best known for being an editor and director of photography at [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] for 27 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2006/07/100years.html |title=National Press Photographers Association {{!}} Angus McDougall, Bob Gilka: More Than 100 Years Dedicated To Photojournalism |access-date=2013-06-26 |archive-date=2011-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106051611/http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2006/07/100years.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Robert E. Gilka, personal autobiography 1998</ref> Gilka was born on July 12, 1916 in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]]. He was married to Janet Gilka from 1941 until her death in 2004. They had four children. Gilka died on June 25, 2013 from [[pneumonia]] in [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Virginia]], aged 96.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/26/us-usa-photographer-gilka-idUSBRE95P02120130626 Ex-National Geographic photo chief Gilka dead at 96] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924182520/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/26/us-usa-photographer-gilka-idUSBRE95P02120130626 |date=2015-09-24 }} at Reuters.com</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilka, Robert E.}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:2013 deaths]] [[Category:American photojournalists]] [[Category:Writers from Milwaukee]]