Jun Fujita, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jun Fujita

American photojournalist and actor

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1888

Place of Birth: Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1963

Profession: photographer, actor, poet, photojournalist, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jun Fujita (???·???, Fujita Jun, 13 December 1888 - 12 July 1963) was a first-generation Japanese-American photojournalist, photographer, silent film actor, and published poet in the United States.
He was the first Japanese-American photojournalist.
As an American, Fujita lived in Chicago, Illinois and worked for the now defunct newspapers: the Chicago Evening Post, published from 1886 to 1932, and Chicago Daily News, which was published 1876 to 1978.
Fujita was the only photographer to document the aftermath of the St.
Valentine's Day massacre.
Following his death in 1963, most of his work was donated to the Chicago Historical Society, which later became the Chicago History Museum.