It would seem all but impossible to sum up one of the most distinguished careers in photojournalism in only four words, but that's just what Nick Ut does when he says, "From hell to Hollywood." Warren Beatty once called Ut aside at a Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony to spend 30 minutes talking about the "Napalm Girl" photo. From that day forward, 17-year-old Huynh Cong Ut was a combat photographer. "That's why I keep the name Nick Ut. They moved to Los Angeles in 1977 when Ut began the Hollywood chapter of his photo career.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 13, 2017 12:46 UTC