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In 1988, he wrote Haing Ngor: A Cambodian Odyssey, describing his life under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In the second edition of Survival in the Killing Fields, Roger Warner, Ngor's co-author, adds an epilogue telling the story of Ngor's life after winning the Academy Award.
Feb 25, 2016 · Twenty years ago today, Khmer Rouge survivor and Academy Award-winning actor Haing S. Ngor was gunned down just yards from his Los Angeles home.
May 13, 2024 · Haing S. Ngor was a Cambodian physician and actor best known for his role in the movie The Killing Fields (1984), which depicted the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia that Ngor himself had lived through.
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Haing S. Ngor was a Cambodian-American actor who won an Oscar for his role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields. He was a former doctor and a survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime, who was killed in 1996 in Los Angeles.
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- Bati, Cambodia
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Sep 20, 2023 · Haing S. Ngor was the first Asian-American to win an Academy Award for his debut film role in The Killing Fields, a drama based on the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. He was also a physician, activist, and critic of the regime, and his murder in 1996 remains a mystery and a topic of speculation.
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Mar 10, 2023 · Dr. Haing S. Ngor, left, the star of "The Killing Fields," at the BAFTA awards at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. He stands alongside Dith Pran, the Cambodian journalist who he portrayed on...
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Dec 27, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Haing Somnang Ngor, a Cambodian doctor, refugee, and Oscar-winning actor. Discover his role in The Killing Fields, his memoir, his foundation, and his legacy in Cambodian community.
