A.B. Conkwright

Biography

For the last twenty years or so of his life, Arthur "Conky" Conkwright worked as a freelance photographer. He died of a heart attack just moments after completing a series of photographs taken of actress Jayne Mansfield at a Hollywood charity ball in Palm Springs, California. Before turning to photography Conkwright, had for a number of years, worked in sales and advertising in New York City. He was survived by his wife Marie and daughter June. His son Robert, who was born around 1925, was not mentioned in his obituary.