Malcolm Browne
Journalist and photographer for Vietnam War
Born
April 17th, 1931
93 years ago
Died
August 27th, 2012
12 years ago — 81 years old
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
United States
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Contributed significantly to journalism during the Vietnam War. Served as a war correspondent for the Associated Press, capturing critical moments that defined public perceptions of the conflict. Famous for the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a Buddhist monk's self-immolation in 1963, this image highlighted the harsh realities and moral complexities of the war. Later worked for The New York Times, continuing to report on major global events.
Won the Pulitzer Prize for Foreign Reporting in 1964
Captured the iconic photograph of Thích Quảng Đức's self-immolation
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