Claudia Peschiutta
GLENDALE - Longtime Glendale resident and theatrical photographer Jay
Thompson will be honored at a service today.
Thompson, who spent the last 23 years photographing stage productions
at the Mark Taper Forum, died March 14 at Glendale Adventist Medical
Center of respiratory failure. He was 68.
Born in East Orange, N.J., Thompson worked as a radio announcer in the
Army in the 1950s and later, as a publicist for Universal Studios.
While working as a publicist, Thompson discovered his talent for
photography.
Over the years, he photographed hundreds of stage productions,
including "Smoky Joe's Cafe" at the Ahmanson Theatre and "Jelly's Last
Jam" at the Mark Taper Forum.
The service will begin at 7 p.m. in rehearsal room A of the Music
Center Annex, at 601 W. Temple St. in Los Angeles.
