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Kevin Carter
September 13, 1960 – July 27, 1994
South African photojournalist (1960–1994)
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Kevin Carter was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient in 1994 of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan; he died by suicide less than four months afterwards, at the age of 33. His story is depicted in the book The Bang-Bang Club, written by Greg Marinovich and João Silva and published in 2000.
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- Birthday · September 13
- Anniversary · July 27
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