Biography

John Florea was born on May 28, 1916 in Alliance, Ohio, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), Not for Hire (1959) and Island of the Lost (1967). He was married to Marjie Millar and Ruth Johnson. He died on August 25, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The only photographer present at both the VE and VJ WWII treaty signings.

Before entering the film industry, he was a staff photographer for "Life" magazine, and his work was on several of the magazine's covers.

He died at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas (NV).