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	Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Bourke-White was born June 14, 1904 in the Bronx, NY. She died from Parkinson disease on August 27, 1971 in Connecticut. Margaret was famous for being a photographer and a photojournalist. She wrote an autobiographical book called Portrait of Myself. Margaret studied photography as a hobby when she was a young women.

.htmBourke-White, Margaret 1906-1971Condidered one of the most famous and successful photographers of her time. htmlBourke-White, MargaretBiographical page with a portrait of the photographer. htmlBourke-White, MargaretBanning and Associates show nine of her images; and prices. htmlBourke-White, MargaretWomen In History; portrait and biography.

Minnie was completing her college degree at the time of her death. She was a forerunner in the newly emerging field of photojournalism, and was the first female to be hired as such. She was the first photographer for Fortune magazine, in 1929. In 1930, she was the first Western photographer allowed into the Soviet Union. Henry Luce hired as the first female photojournalist for Life magazine, soon after its creation in 1935, and one of her photographs adorned its first cover.
A good photographer site: http://www.filmpicker.com/The%20Great%20Photographers/White.htm

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