Gail Rubin ( April 12 , 1938 – March 11 , 1978 ) was an American freelance photographer . During her career , she worked as both a war photographer and a nature photographer . She was killed by Palestinians in a 1978 terrorist attack that became known as the Coastal Road massacre . Rubin was the only child of American businessman Jonathan Rubin and psychologist Estelle Rubin . She grew up in Manhattan 's Upper East Side and attended the Dalton School , graduating in 1956 . She then began undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan , and graduated from Finch College in New York in 1960 . She worked in editorial positions with Viking Press and New Directions , and became managing editor at Delacorte Books
Coastal Road massacre
Coastal Road massacre
Gail Rubin