Richard Fegley | |
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Born | Leon Richard Fegley (1936-11-29)November 29, 1936 United States |
Died | September 15, 2001(2001-09-15) (aged 64) |
Occupation | Photographer |
Leon Richard Fegley (November 29, 1936 – September 15, 2001)[1] was an American photographer who worked forPlayboy magazine for 30 years.
Fegley started taking photos during a stint in theUnited States Air Force and eventually attended the Art Center College of Design inPasadena, California. In 1971 he joinedPlayboy as a freelance photographer. His firstPlayboyPlaymate wasCarol O'Neal, for the July 1972 issue. In all he photographed 91 Playmates, includingShannon Tweed,Kimberley Conrad,Erika Eleniak,Kelly Monaco andKaren McDougal. Fegley also photographed many covers forPlayboy, as well as several celebrities,[2] including adult film starMarilyn Chambers.
In 1982 Richard Fegley released a book titledDreams, 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, inChicago[3] after complications from surgery.
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