URI(s)
Variants
- Zimmer, Greta
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1924-06-05
Death Date
- 2016-09-08
Birth Place
- Wiener Neustadt (Austria)
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: The kissing sailor, c2012:ECIP galley (Greta Friedman; Greta Zimmer; NYC dental assistant in 1945; appeared in famous V-J Day picture of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square, NYC)
- found: New York times WWW site, viewed Sept. 12, 2016(in obituary published Sept. 10: Greta Friedman; b. Greta Zimmer, June 5, 1924, Wiener Neustadt, Austria; came to the U.S. with two of her sisters, 1939; landed in New York City; m. Dr. Mischa E. Friedman, 1956; d. Thursday [Sept. 8, 2016], Richmond, Va., aged 92; said she was grabbed and kissed by a sailor in a euphoric moment that made for one of the most defining American photos of the 20th century)
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Change Notes
- 2012-02-21: new
- 2016-09-12: revised
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