Tom Taplin was born on July 10, 1953 in Denver, Colorado, USA as Thomas Ely Taplin Jr. He is known for his work on Les plages d'Agnès (2008), Women of Iron (1984) and Documenteur (1981). He was married to Cornelia (Cory) Freyer. He died on April 25, 2015 in Mount Everest, Nepal.