About Frank Noel
Lived 1905 – 1966 (aged 61). Frank Noel was an American photographer, photojournalist and journalist.
Frank E. "Pappy" Noel (February 12, 1905 – November 29, 1966 ) was an Associated Press photographer and the winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Photography, the second winner of that prize.
Born in Dalhart, Texas, Noel was freed in 1953 as a result of Operation Big Switch.
Noel was assigned to Florida in 1958 and retired there in 1966. He died at age 61 at the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center in Gainesville, Florida following brain surgery, where he had been hospitalized two months earlier due to a stroke.
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Who was Frank Noel?
photographer from the United States (1905-1966)
When was Frank Noel born?
Frank Noel was born on 12 February 1905 in Dalhart.
When did Frank Noel die?
Frank Noel died on 29 November 1966 in J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center.
What was Frank Noel's occupation?
Frank Noel was a photographer, photojournalist and journalist.
What nationality was Frank Noel?
Frank Noel was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Noel. https://biography.guide/frank-noel/
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