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[Doug Nye]

Could anyone here possibly give me a lead to any biographical details of the late, great American racing photographer Bob Tronolone?  

 

He and I quite often had a chat on the telephone, but I regret never having met him face to face.  His work was of tremendous quality - his black-and-white prints being superb - and much of it is now preserved within the Revs Digital Library, and completely available to view on-line.  

 

I believe he was an engineer with Douglas Aircraft, racing photography being more or less a hobby.  Or am I mistaken?

 

I would love to know.  I have never heard anyone utter a bad word about him.

 

DCN

[d j fox]

Doug

 

Some  background info here

 

https://www.hemmings...-by-the-pacific

 

I believe the article was written in 2006

 

Hope this helps

 

David 

[Doug Nye]

Oh that is great David - thank you so much.  I would never have found that without such help...  Much appreciated.

 

DCN

[Tim Murray]

According to this link Bob was a long-term employee of the LA fire service:

Bob Tronolone: A resident of Burbank, CA, Tronolone was active beginning in the mid-1950's and continuing into the 90's (although he shot only sporadically then). His work product is eclectic, including early west coast club sports car racing, USAC champ cars, Can-Am and, on several trips east, Indy. His action and candid work is all 35mm and is both black & white and color. Tronolone's work has been published widely. A long time employee of the L.A. fire department, Tronolone did not do any darkroom work, preferring to outsource this task to others. He maintains his negative archive.