Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig(1899-1968)

Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig was born on 12 June 1899 in Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Weegee's New York (2021), The Yellow Cab Man (1950) and The 'Imp'probable Mr. Wee Gee (1966). He was married to Wilma Wilcox and Margaret Atwood. He died on 26 December 1968 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Alternative name
- Weegee
Born
- June 12, 1899
- Lemberg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Died
- December 26, 1968
- New York City, New York, USA(brain tumor)
Spouses
Other works
Books of photographs: "Naked City" (1945); "Weegee's People" (1946); "Naked Hollywood" (1953), featuring distorted photos; posthumous collections "Weegee's New York: Photographs 1935-1960" (1982) and "Weegee" (c.1986).
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal
- 6 Articles

Trivia
Around 1938 he adopted the nickname "Weegee", a form of "ouija", based on his ability to get to crime scenes quickly; he had a police radio in his car. He would stamp "Credit to Weegee the Famous" on his pictures.

Quotes
I sort of circle around the scene not showing a lot of blood, I take corpses from an angle that makes 'em look comfortable. (from a 1968 interview in the New York Times)