Malcolm Browne
Malcolm Browne | |
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Born | Malcolm Wilde Browne[1] April 17, 1931 New York City, U.S. |
Died | August 27, 2012 Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. | (aged 81)
Alma mater | Swarthmore College |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, photographer |
Spouse | Le Lieu |
Children | 2 |
Malcolm Wilde Browne (April 17, 1931 – August 27, 2012) was an American journalist and photographer, best known for his award-winning photograph of the
Early life and education
Browne was born and raised in New York City. His mother was a Quaker with fervently anti-war opinions, while his father was an architect who was Roman Catholic. Browne attended Friends Seminary, a Quaker school in Manhattan, from kindergarten through to twelfth grade.[citation needed] He later attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and studied chemistry.[1][2]
Career
Browne's career in journalism began when he was
Browne worked for ABC TV for about a year but became dissatisfied with television journalism,
Family and personal life
Malcolm Browne was a distant relative of the English writer Oscar Wilde; his grandfather was the writer's cousin. His mother professed pacifist views and belonged to the Quaker community, his father worked as an architect and practiced Catholicism.[8]
The correspondent was married three times, meeting his third wife in 1961 while she was working for the Saigon government's Ministry of Information. The couple married five years later and had two children.[8]
Death
Browne died in Hanover, New Hampshire on August 27, 2012, of complications from Parkinson's disease.[9][2] He was 81 years old.
Awards and recognition
- World Press Photo of the Year (1963)
- Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting (1964)
- George Polk award for courage in journalism[10]
- Overseas Press Club Award
- James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public, American Chemical Society (1992)
- Honorary Member, Sigma Xi (2002)[11]
Works
- Browne, Malcolm W. Muddy Boots and Red Socks, Random House: New York, 1993, ISBN 0-8129-6352-0 (autobiography) [1]
- Saigon's Finale (article on U.S. military defeat in Vietnam)
- The New Face of War (Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1965) ISBN 0-553-25894-X. Ground-breaking account of tactics in the Vietnam War.
References
- ^ a b c d Brian Lamb (1993). "Video interview". C-SPAN. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Malcolm Brown death". AP. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
Malcolm Wilde Browne was born in New York on April 17, 1931. He graduated from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania with a degree in chemistry. Working in a lab when drafted in 1956, he was sent to Korea as a tank driver, but by chance got a job writing for a military newspaper, and from that came a decision to trade science for a career in journalism.
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"Reporting America at War. The Reporters. Malcolm W. Browne". Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
- ^ Malcolm W. Browne, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reporter, Dies at 81 The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Malcolm Browne, 1931-2012 Vietnam Veterans of America. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Burkhart, Wade; undated; About us Archived February 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Times Herald-Record; retrieved August 29, 2009.
- ^ 1964 Awards at Pulitzer.org; retrieved September 12, 2015
- ^ a b W. Yardley (2012). "Malcolm W. Browne, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reporter, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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- ^ "Malcolm W. Browne - World Press Photo". WorldPressPhoto.org. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
- ^ "Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society: Malcolm W. Browne". SigmaXi.org. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
External links
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- Malcolm Browne at IMDb
- Malcolm Browne interviewed by Charlie Rose, 1995.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- [1] USA Today