Greta Zimmer Friedman
(1924-2016)
Austrian-born American woman in iconic photo
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Greta Friedman (née Grete Zimmer; June 5, 1924 – September 8, 2016) was an Austrian-born American who was photographed being grabbed and kissed by Navy sailor George Mendonsa (1923–2019) in the iconic V-J Day in Times Square photograph of 1945 by Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. For decades the photograph was misattributed in popular culture as being that of a nurse; however, Friedman was wearing a white uniform because she was a dental assistant.
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24 June 1924
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| Died |
8 September 2016 (aged 92)
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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