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Cambodian-born doctor who, after escaping from war-torn Southeast Asia to the US, came to be cast in a co-starring role in "The Killing Fields" (1984). This fact-based feature depicted events which paralleled many of Ngor's own experiences. A practicing doctor, Ngor was captured, and tortured for years, by the Khmer Rouge following their takeover of Cambodia. He eventually escaped to Thailand and then to the US where he worked at various jobs until director Roland Joffe cast the non-professional as Dith Pran, translator and assistant to The New York Times reporter Sidney Schanberg (played by
Born and raised in Cambodia
Trained as a doctor and began practice in Cambodia
Captured and tortured for four years by the Khmer Rouge
1981
Escaped to Thailand and finally settled in the US
Worked various jobs and tried to resume medical career
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