David Conover (June 26, 1919 – December 21, 1983) was an

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and documentary photographer who is credited with discovering

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...

while taking photos for '' Yank'' magazine. While attached to the

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, his commanding officer was future

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, who had sent Conover to the Radioplane Munitions Factory, where he discovered Monroe. His published writings include: *''Once Upon an Island'' Publisher: San Juan Publishing (November 2003) *''

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'': Volume 74 - Summer 1968 Publisher: Reader's Digest (1968) *''Best Sellers from

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Condensed Books'' - 1970 *'' One Man's Island'' Publisher: General Pub. Co (1971) *'' Sitting on a Salt Spring'' Publisher: Paper Jacks (1978) *'' Finding Marilyn: A Romance'' Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (1981)

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Immortal Marilyn (David Conover story + early photos)
1919 births 1983 deaths American male journalists 20th-century American photographers First Motion Picture Unit personnel 20th-century American musicians 20th-century American writers 20th-century American journalists 20th-century American male writers {{US-journalist-1910s-stub

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