Robert Capa's Death

The photographer Robert Capa died at the age of 40. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Hungarian war photographer who documented the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris during World War II.

During the end of World War II, he became the lover of actress Ingrid Bergman, who was touring in Europe to entertain American soldiers.

Quotes

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“This war is like an actress who is getting old. It is less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous.” (Robert Capa)

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“The war correspondent has his stake – his life – in his own hands, and he can put it on this horse or that horse, or he can put it back in his pocket at the very last minute.” (Robert Capa)

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“The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.” (Robert Capa)

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“It’s not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian.” (Robert Capa)

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“It’s not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record the sufferings around one.” (Robert Capa)