Duy Pham was born on October 5, 1921 in Hanoi, French Indochina as Pham Duy Can. He was a composer, known for Truong toi (1975), Mother Fish (2009) and Vietnam: A Television History (1983). He was married to Thai Hang and ThaiHnag. He died on January 27, 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.