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Dith Pran

Dith Pran, Cambodian photographer and journalist (died 2008)

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Born
September 27, 1942
Died
March 30, 2008
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1942

About Dith Pran

Dith Pran was a Cambodian-American photojournalist. He was a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian genocide and one of the subjects of the Academy Award–winning film The Killing Fields (1984), in which he was portrayed by Haing S. Ngor, a fellow survivor. Ngor (1940–1996), who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. In 1986, he became a U.S. citizen with his then wife Ser Moeun Dith, whom he later divorced.

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Dith Pran timeline

  1. Ngor (1940–1996), who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.
  2. He was a refugee and survivor of the Cambodian genocide and one of the subjects of the Academy Award–winning film The Killing Fields (1984), in which he was portrayed by Haing S. Ngor, a fellow survivor.
  3. In 1986, he became a U.S. citizen with his then wife Ser Moeun Dith, whom he later divorced.

The world when Dith Pran was born

Dith Pran was born in 1942. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1942

  • #1 song"White Christmas" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieCasablanca
  • Best-selling bookThe Song of Bernadette – Franz Werfel

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Negro League World Series
  • Top headlineBattle of Midway becomes turning point of WWII in the Pacific
  • Technology milestoneEnrico Fermi achieves first nuclear chain reaction
  • Defining fadRationing and war bonds
  • Notable inventionNapalm
  • World population2.35 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population134.9M

1942 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dith Pran's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19422026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population134.9M341 million

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