Leon Richard Fegley (November 29, 1936 – September 15, 2001) was a professional

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who worked for ''

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'' magazine for 30 years. Fegley started taking photos during a stint in the

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and eventually attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 1971 he joined ''Playboy'' as a freelance photographer. His first ''Playboy''

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was Carol O'Neal, for the July 1972 issue. In all he photographed 91 Playmates, including

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, Kimberley Conrad,

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and

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. Fegley also photographed many covers for ''Playboy'', as well as several celebrities, including adult film star Marilyn Chambers. In 1982 Richard Fegley released a book titled ''Dreams'', 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, in

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"Richard Fegley, 64"
obituary at chicagotribune.com after complications from surgery.

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1936 births 2001 deaths Place of birth missing 20th-century American photographers Playboy photographers United States Air Force airmen {{US-photographer-stub