Joe Rosenthal
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About
American photographer known for his iconic Pulitzer Prize winning photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima."
Before Fame
He became a reporter-photographer for the San Francisco News in 1932 after graduating from the University of San Francisco.
Trivia
He was rejected by the U.S. Army as a photographer because of poor eyesight.
Family Life
He had two children with his wife Lee.
Associated With
Clint Eastwood directed a film about the story of his infamous photograph and it's subjects called Flags of our Fathers.
