Malcolm Wilde Browne (April 17, 1931 – August 27, 2012) was an American journalist and photographer, best known for his award-winning photograph of the self-immolation of Buddhist monkThích Quảng Đức in 1963.[2]
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]
Browne worked for ABC TV for about a year but became dissatisfied with television journalism,[1] and worked freelance for several years. He did a year's fellowship at Columbia University with the Council on Foreign Relations. In 1968, he joined The New York Times, becoming its correspondent for South America in 1972. Having worked as a chemist prior to becoming a journalist,[3] in 1977 Browne became a science writer, serving as a senior editor for Discover. He returned to the Times in 1985, and went on to cover the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
Browne's photo of Thích Quảng Đức's self-immolation, during which he remained perfectly still. "I just kept shooting and shooting and shooting and that protected me from the horror of the thing."
Browne, Malcolm W. Muddy Boots and Red Socks, Random House: New York, 1993, ISBN0-8129-6352-0 (autobiography) [1]
Saigon's Finale (article on U.S. military defeat in Vietnam)
The New Face of War (Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1965) ISBN0-553-25894-X. Ground-breaking account of tactics in the Vietnam War.
Referencesedit
^ abcdBrian Lamb (1993). . C-SPAN. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
^ abc"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.
^ ab "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.
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Malcolm Wilde Browne April 17 1931 August 27 2012 was an American journalist and photographer best known for his award winning photograph of the self immolation of Buddhist monk Thich Quảng Đức in 1963 2 Malcolm BrowneBrowne in 1964BornMalcolm Wilde Browne 1 1931 04 17 April 17 1931New York City U S DiedAugust 27 2012 2012 08 27 aged 81 Hanover New Hampshire U S Alma materSwarthmore CollegeOccupation s Journalist photographerSpouseLe LieuChildren2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 Awards and recognition 5 Works 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editBrowne 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 editBrowne s career in journalism began when he was drafted into the U S Army during the Korean War 3 4 5 He was assigned to the Pacific edition of the Stars and Stripes where he worked for two years He worked for the Middletown Times Herald Record 6 then joined the Associated Press AP He worked in Baltimore from 1959 until 1961 at which point he was made chief correspondent for Indochina On June 11 1963 he took his famous photographs of the death of Thich Quảng Đức a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy road intersection in Saigon in protest against the persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Đinh Diệm He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 7 and received many job offers eventually leaving the AP in 1965 Browne worked for ABC TV for about a year but became dissatisfied with television journalism 1 and worked freelance for several years He did a year s fellowship at Columbia University with the Council on Foreign Relations In 1968 he joined The New York Times becoming its correspondent for South America in 1972 Having worked as a chemist prior to becoming a journalist 3 in 1977 Browne became a science writer serving as a senior editor for Discover He returned to the Times in 1985 and went on to cover the Persian Gulf War in 1991 Death editBrowne died in Hanover New Hampshire on August 27 2012 of complications from Parkinson s disease 8 2 He was 81 years old Awards and recognition edit nbsp Browne s photo of Thich Quảng Đức s self immolation during which he remained perfectly still I just kept shooting and shooting and shooting and that protected me from the horror of the thing World Press Photo of the Year 1963 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 1964 George Polk award for courage in journalism 9 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 10 Works editBrowne 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 edit 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 a b 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 Yardley William August 29 2012 Malcolm W Browne Pulitzer Prize Winning Reporter Dies at 81 The New York Times 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 editMalcolm Browne at IMDb Malcolm Browne interviewed by Charlie Rose 1995 Appearances on C SPAN Booknotes interview with Browne on Muddy Boots and Red Socks September 26 1993 1 USA Today Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malcolm Browne amp oldid 1214579308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
