- Jack Leigh
John David "Jack" Leigh II (
8 November 1948 –19 May 2004 ), a native ofSavannah, Georgia and a graduate ofThe Savannah Country Day School and theUniversity of Georgia , was a photographer andauthor , best known for the cover photograph on thenovel "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ". The photograph itself, largely considered a major factor in the success of the novel, featured the "Bird Girl " statue from theBonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.Already well known locally as a
portrait and documentary photographer, Leigh was commissioned byRandom House for the photograph. Leigh wrote and published five books on photography. He diedMay 19 ,2004 in Savannah of colon cancer. He is fittingly buried in Bonaventure Cemetery.
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