Gerda Taro
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
This goo was worth a point in February 2023.
publication date: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 (part of February 2023)
category: 
Journalism
clue: Fleeing Hitler's Germany and the inevitable war ironically led this photographer to be killed in a nearby conflict.
explanation: Gerda Taro fled Germany in 1936 after Hitler came to power and became a photojournalist covering the Spanish Civil War during which she was killed. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Richard Slominsky, and Scott Hardie
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