David Conover
Encyclopedia
David Conover was an author
and documentary photographer
who is credited with discovering Marilyn Monroe
while taking photos for Yank
magazine.
His published writings include:
Author
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and documentary photographer
Documentary photography
Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle significant and historical events. It is typically covered in professional photojournalism, but it may also be an amateur, artistic, or academic pursuit...
who is credited with discovering Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
while taking photos for Yank
Yank, the Army Weekly
Yank, the Army Weekly was a weekly magazine published by the United States military during World War II. The idea for the magazine came from Egbert White, who had worked on Stars and Stripes during World War I. He proposed the idea to the Army in early 1942, and accepted a commission as Lieutenant...
magazine.
His published writings include:
- Once Upon an IslandOnce Upon an IslandOnce Upon an Island is a non-fiction book written by David ConoverPublisher: Crown Publishers Inc., New York The book is a first person account of how one man followed his dream of owning and living on his own island.- Plot summary :...
Publisher: San Juan Publishing (November 2003) - Reader's Digest Condensed BooksReader's Digest Condensed BooksThe Reader's Digest Condensed Books were a series of hardcover anthology collections, published by Reader's Digest and distributed by direct mail. Each volume contained several current best-selling novels , abridged...
: Volume 74 - Summer 1968 Publisher: Reader's Digest (1968) - Best Sellers from Reader's DigestReader's DigestReader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
Condensed Books - 1970 - One Man's IslandOne Man's IslandOne Man's Island is a non-fiction book written by David Conover carries on the story begun in Once Upon an Island, but in a totally different style and format. Written some thirteen years after the experience described in Once Upon an Island, this book presents another year in the life of the...
Publisher: General Pub. Co (1971) - Sitting on a Salt Spring Publisher: Paper Jacks (1978)
- Finding Marilyn: A Romance Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (1981)
See also
- Immortal Marilyn (David Conover story + early photos)
- Wallace Island Resort (Pictures, stories & links)
- Wallace Island
- Salt Spring Island
- Marilyn MonroeMarilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....