Leon Richard Fegley (November 29, 1936 – September 15, 2001) was an American photographer who worked for ''

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'' magazine for 30 years. Fegley started taking photos during a stint in the

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and eventually attended the Art Center College of Design in

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. In 1971 he joined ''Playboy'' as a freelance photographer. His first ''Playboy'' Playmate was Carol O'Neal, for the July 1972 issue. In all he photographed 91 Playmates, including Shannon Tweed, Kimberley Conrad, Erika Eleniak, Kelly Monaco and Karen McDougal. Fegley also photographed many covers for ''Playboy'', as well as several celebrities, including adult film star

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. In 1982 Richard Fegley released a book titled ''Dreams'', published by PEI Books Inc., that shows many of the images that he had taken on locations that ranged from Paris and Venice to Tokyo and an ocean liner. He died on September 15, 2001, in

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after complications from surgery.

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