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Born in 1944
London, England

English photojournalist

Tim Page was a talented combat photographer who courted death on numerous occasions while covering the Vietnam War. He documented the war from 1965 to 1969, when a serious shrapnel wound nearly took his life. Page then disappeared from public view until the late 1970s, when Michael Herr (see entry) wrote about his Vietnam exploits in the best-selling book Dispatches. Herr's book sparked renewed interest in Page's life and enabled the photographer to revive his career. Today, Page ranks as the most famous of the photojournalists who covered the war in Vietnam.

Early life of adventure and danger

Tim Page was born in England in 1944. The son of a British sailor who was killed in World War II, Page was put up for adoption as an infant. He recalled his...