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// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho did David Conover take a photo of? A con-over-ied celebrity.

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Conover's photo of Marilyn Monroe with a RP-5 (Kodachrome photo) in 1944
Conover's photo of Marilyn Monroe with a RP-5 prop (Kodachrome photo) in 1944

David Conover (June 26, 1919 – December 21, 1983) was an author and documentary photographer who is credited with discovering Marilyn Monroe while taking photos for Yank magazine. While attached to the U.S. Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit, his commanding officer was future U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who had sent Conover to the Radioplane Munitions Factory, where he discovered Monroe.[1][2][3]

His published writings include:

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  1. "Monroe an Exhibit of the Early Days of Marilyn Monroe -- Before She Became a Legend -- Brings the Star's History in Focus". Retrieved 2012-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. "How Marilyn Monroe Was Discovered by David Conover | Danamo's Marilyn Monroe Pages". 26 June 2021.
  3. "Marilyn Monroe's Early Life". 29 August 2007.
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