Joe Rosenthal

Photographer

Birthday October 9, 1911

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Washington, DC

DEATH DATE Aug 20, 2006 (94)

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About

American photographer known for his iconic Pulitzer Prize winning photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima."

Before Fame

He became a reporter-photographer for the San Francisco News in 1932 after graduating from the University of San Francisco.

Trivia

He was rejected by the U.S. Army as a photographer because of poor eyesight.

Family Life

He had two children with his wife Lee.

Associated With

Clint Eastwood directed a film about the story of his infamous photograph and it's subjects called Flags of our Fathers.