Kevin Carter

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Kevin Carter was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient in 1994 of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan; he died by suicide less than four months afterwards, at the age of 33. His story is depicted in the book The Bang-Bang Club, written by Greg Marinovich and João Silva and published in 2000.

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A male given name from Irish.. Etymology: *ǵenh₁- Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from lit=dear birth/person. It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.

The name Kevin is of English origin, meaning "A male given name from Irish.. Etymology: *ǵenh₁- Name of a seventh-century Irish saint, from Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from lit=dear birth/person. It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.". It is traditionally a male name.

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