Talk:Robert Capa
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It says that Capa was armed with just cameras during the D-Day invasion. If he was in the first wave, wouldn't he be supplied with at least a pistol? It seems hard to believe because of the danger and possibility of combat he was in.--Exander 07:24, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
- Hard to believe, but true - no weapon at all.
- Xdamr 09:08, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Born in Hungary?
I'm watching a documentary on TV right now - they say he was actually born in Paris, France, but grew up in Budapest, Hungary.
According to his brother, Cornell Capa, "Endre Erno Friedmann was born on October 22, 1913 in Budapest." Also, the most recent bio of Capa, "Blood and Champagne," states that Capa was born Endre Friedmann in Budapest, Hungary, in 1913. See also, "The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World." Same date and place of birth.
Capa did eventually live in Paris, but as an adult. What is the documentary which gave his birthplace as Paris?
[edit] missing information
I think it should be mentioned that Capa worked together with the famous writer John Steinbeck. They went to USSR in 1947 and Capa took the photographs for the book A Russian Journal.
