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HomeContents > People > Photographers > Catherine Leroy

Dates:  1944 - 2006, 8 July
Born:  France, Paris
Died:  US, CA, Santa Monica
Active:  Vietnam
Gender:  Female
 
  
French-born war photographer who recorded the Vietnam War for LIFE. She later worked for the Gamma and Sipa photo agencies and sold work to The Associated Press and United Press International. In addition to the Vietnam War she recorded the conflicts in Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Libya.

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General reading 
  
Leroy, Catherine & McCain, John (foreword), 2005, Under Fire: Great Photographers and Writers in Vietnam, (Random House) isbn-10: 1400063582 isbn-13: 978-1400063581 [Δ
  
 
  
 
  
If you feel this list is missing a significant book or article please let me know - Alan - alan@luminous-lint.com
 
Portraits 
  
If you have a portrait of this photographer or know of the whereabouts of one we would be most grateful. 
  
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Family history 
  
If you are related to this photographer and interested in tracking down your extended family we can place a note here for you to help. It is free and you would be amazed who gets in touch. 
  
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Printed biographies

The following books are useful starting points to obtain brief biographies but they are not substitutes for the monographs on individual photographers.

 
• Lenman, Robin (ed.) 2005 The Oxford Companion to the Photograph (Oxford: Oxford University Press)  [Includes a short biography on Catherine Leroy.] 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
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