Haing s ngor biography graphic organizer

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Haing Somnang Ngor(born March 22, 1940 in Samrong Yong, Cambodia – died February 25, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Cambodian American physician, actor and author who is best known for winning the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his debut performance in the movie The Killing Fields, in which he portrayed Cambodian journalist and refugee Dith Pran.

His mother was Khmer and his father was of Chinese descent. Ngor and Harold Russell are the only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award in an acting category. As of 2010, Dr. Ngor remains the only Asian to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

A survivor of the reign of terror of the Khmer Rouge in his native Cambodia, Haing S.

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In this resource, learn about Haing S. Ngor, a Cambodian obstetrician who escaped the Khmer Rouge and became an actor in the United States.

Here, in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge, is a searing account of a country's descent into hell.

CGP, a collaborating partner of The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor, was among the first to organize an international campaign to bring Khmer Rouge leaders.

Haing Ngor, a young doctor in his native Cambodia, saw his life transformed when the Khmer Rouge communists, led by the notorious Pol Pot, took over his.

Haing S. Ngor won an Academy Award for portraying a survivor of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime in the movie “The Killing Fields,” but.

1947-1996) became known for his role in the 1984 film The Killing Fields, which told of atrocities in Cambodia. Although a physician, not an actor, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film. Until his tr