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Sydney Schanberg

1934 - 2016

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Sydney Hillel Schanberg (January 17, 1934 – July 9, 2016) was an American journalist who was best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia. He was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two George Polk awards, two Overseas Press Club awards, and the Sigma Delta Chi prize for distinguished journalism. Schanberg was portrayed by Sam Waterston in the 1984 film The Killing Fields based on the experiences of Schanberg and the Cambodian journalist Dith Pran in Cambodia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sydney Schanberg is the 125th most popular journalist (down from 122nd in 2019), the 11,480th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,104th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Sydney Schanberg ranks 125 out of 196. Before him are Peter Jennings, Catherine Leroy, Sara Carbonero, Margarita Simonyan, Bogna Koreng, and Peter Travers. After him are Muntadhar al-Zaidi, Dorothy Thompson, Louis Fischer, Megyn Kelly, Greg Burke, and Vicky Ntetema.

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Among people born in 1934, Sydney Schanberg ranks 533. Before him are Ron Flowers, Richard Briers, Ruskin Bond, Maurice Norman, Désiré Rakotoarijaona, and Bob Uecker. After him are José María Maguregui, N. Scott Momaday, Peter Schamoni, Christian Wolff, Robert Stigwood, and Mary Carter Reitano. Among people deceased in 2016, Sydney Schanberg ranks 521. Before him are Erwin Hahn, Gloria DeHaven, Raúl Sánchez, Sammy Lee, Mose Allison, and Ottavio Bugatti. After him are Cléber Santana, Sándor Csoóri, Christopher Zeeman, Joseph Mascolo, Robert Stigwood, and Kōji Wada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sydney Schanberg ranks 11,482 out of 20,380. Before him are Ralph Bishop (1915), Casey Calvert (1990), Alfred Lindley (1904), William Keighley (1889), Lisa Franchetti (1964), and Roger Miller (1936). After him are Gillian Flynn (1971), Dan Bilzerian (1980), Robert Wrenn (1873), Lillian Wald (1867), Thora Birch (1982), and Glenn Plummer (1961).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United States

Among journalists born in United States, Sydney Schanberg ranks 32. Before him are Dan Rather (1931), Diane Sawyer (1945), Frances Bean Cobain (1992), Geraldo Rivera (1943), Steven Sotloff (1983), and Peter Travers (2000). After him are Dorothy Thompson (1893), Louis Fischer (1896), Megyn Kelly (1970), Greg Burke (1959), Amy Goodman (1957), and Lesley Stahl (1941).

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