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Malcolm Browne

Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (died 2012)

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Born
April 17, 1931
Died
August 27, 2012
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1931

About Malcolm Browne

Malcolm Wilde Browne was an American journalist and photographer, best known for his award-winning photograph of the self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức in 1963. 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 Thích Quảng Đức in 1963. He worked for the Middletown Times Herald-Record, then joined the Associated Press (AP). He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting 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, and worked freelance for several years.

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Malcolm Browne timeline

  1. 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 Thích Quảng Đức in 1963.
  2. He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting and received many job offers, eventually leaving the AP in 1965.

The world when Malcolm Browne was born

Malcolm Browne was born in 1931. 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 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

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

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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