Dan Weiner

Dan Weiner (1919–1959) was an American photojournalist, working largely for Fortune magazine. Weiner specialized in photographs of America at work.

He was born in New York City. He studied painting at the Art Students League and the Pratt Institute, and eventually turned to photography, becoming a member of the Photo League.

Weiner served in the Army Air Force during World War II, and became a professional photojournalist after the war.

He died in a plane crash in Kentucky; the plane, piloted by the subject of one of his stories, collided with the side of a mountain during a freak snowstorm.

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