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Lee Miller

リー・ミラー　/　りー・みらー

American war correspondent

April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977　・　Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

New York
war correspondent
war photographer
photojournalist

My Take

Lee Miller's life still straightens my spine. She began as a New York fashion model in the 1920s, then walked into the frame from the other side and reinvented herself in Paris as a serious photographer. What moves me is the nerve of that pivot, refusing to stay merely beautiful. Then came the harder turn: front-line war correspondent and combat photographer in the Second World War, carrying both an eye for elegance and the will to stare directly at horror. Nearly fifty years after her death, her images still ask whether I would have her courage. I doubt I would.

Overview

Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose (April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977) was an American photographer and photojournalist. Miller was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, becoming a fashion and fine-art photographer there.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lee Miller
Name (Japanese): リー・ミラー
Reading: りー・みらー
Born: April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Goat
Origin: Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: war correspondent / war photographer / photojournalist / model / journalist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.leemiller.co.uk/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC

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