Most people don’t know Nat Fein’s name — but they know his work. Fein, who lived in Tappan, in Rockland County, NY, for many years, captured one of the most iconic images in American sports history.
Babe Ruth’s final appearance at Yankee Stadium occurred June 13, 1948, and the photograph, which earned Fein the 1949 Pulitzer Prize, became known as “Babe Ruth Bows Out.”
On the April, 2026 episode of the Crossroads of Rockland History podcast, host Clare Sheridan welcomed journalist and filmmaker Frank LoBuono to discuss his documentary Nat Fein: A Talent for Living – The Man Behind an Iconic Photograph.
The documentary tells the story of a self-made photojournalist working during the golden age of journalism, whose career at the New York Herald Tribune earned him more New York Press Photographers Association awards than any of his peers.
Through interviews with leading experts from The Associated Press, Time Life, and journalism history, the film explores Fein’s lasting influence on generations of photographers.
More than a photographer, Fein was a singer, an artist, and a person who brought joy to others — a man who truly had a talent for living. This is his remarkable and largely untold story.
You can listen to the podcast here.
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Illustration: The famous photo by Nat Fein.
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