the time, with only 4 percent of the population approving such relationships. Most of the photographs that Villet took while with the Lovings and their children only came to public attention in 2011. In that year the filmmaker, Nancy Buirski, made a documentary on the couple, called The Loving Story. Villet had given many of the photos to the Lovings and their daughter shared them with Buirski. His photographs were then exhibited in 2012 at an exhibition also called The Loving Story, held at the International Center of Photography in New York City. The documentary and Villet's stills then inspired the film director Jeff Nichols to make the movie Loving, which came out in 2016. In this movie Villet was played by the actor Michael Shannon. Barbara Villet subsequently issued the photographs in book form as The Lovings: An Intimate Portrait. Personal life Villet married twice. With his first wife, American journalist Chiquita Villet (née Alfau), who he met in South Africa, he had a son and a daughter. They divorced in Los Angeles, where Villet had been posted by Life. He met Life journalist Barbara Cummiskey, one of the magazine’s few female writers, while working on the Lash of Success assignment. They subsequently married and had one daughter. Life was published weekly until 1972. After that it ceased to be viable and was published as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. After the magazine effectively folded in 1972, Villet was ill for some time as he tried to adapt to being unable to continue doing his work. He and his wife bought an Airstream trailer and traveled to Mexico. Villet did no photography but occupied himself doing wood carvings. On their return home to New York State, he worked in house construction while she sold real estate. They also produced books together. One, on South African history, entitled Blood River, was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1980 and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Villet died on February 2, 2000, in Shushan, New York. After his death Barbara Villet managed his professional estate and organized further exhibitions of his work. Selected assignments for Life Man vs. River Above Niagara, 11 October, 1954 The Big Muddy tamed at last, 22 August 1955 The Ball Park is a Big Factor, by Joe Dimaggio, 10 October 1955 Arrest in Little