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Joe Rosenthal

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Also known as Joseph John Rosenthal, Joe Rosenthal/Times World Wide Photos

American photographer (1911–2006)

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  • Growing up in Babylon
  • OSCEs Made Easy
  • The Trainee's companion to general practice
  • Tollerton Mill
  • Indians

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Denmark
Active from
1980-10-09
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Key facts

Born
Joseph John Rosenthal , ( 1911-10-09 ) October 9, 1911, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Died
August 20, 2006 (2006-08-20) (aged 94), Novato, California , U.S.
Occupations
Photographer reporter
Known for
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph
Awards
Pulitzer Prize , Navy Distinguished Public Service Award

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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph John Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006) was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. His picture became one of the best-known photographs of the war, and was replicated as the United States Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joe Rosenthal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.