Dean Brelis (April 1, 1924 – November 17, 2006) was a journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for NBC, CBS and Time magazine and wrote novels and nonfiction books. He was born Constantinos Christos Brelis in Newport, Rhode Island to Greek immigrant parents. He enlisted in the Army in 1942 and was assigned to work in military intelligence for the OSS Detachment 101 under the command of William R. Peers, first as a sergeant and then as a lieutenant, during 1944 and 1945. While stationed in Burma, he received a Bronze Star.[1][2]
After World War II he attended Harvard, earning a bachelor's degree in 1949, and began his journalism career writing for the Boston Globe. He worked as a correspondent for Time-Life from 1949 to 1954, then in 1958 published his first novel, "The Mission," which was loosely based on his experiences in Burma. Two more novels followed: "Shalom" (1959) and "My New-Found Land" (1963).[1] Brelis authored another book about his experiences in Burma, this time collaborating with Peers to pen "Behind the Burma Road: The Story of America’s Most Successful Guerrilla Force" (1963).[2] In his last book, "The face of South Vietnam", he collaborated with photographer, Jill Krementz.[1]
In the early 1960s he joined NBC, filing dispatches from the Middle East, North Africa, Cyprus and Vietnam before anchoring the KNBC-TV Channel 4 nightly news in Los Angeles in 1967. He worked with CBS News, and then in 1974 Brelis returned to Time as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia, retiring in 1988.[1]
Brelis, Dean, Photographs by Jill Krementz. The face of South Vietnam. Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
References
^ abcdObituary, Los Angeles Times (2006-11-22). Accessed 2012-05-30.
^ abPeers, William R. and Dean Brelis. Behind the Burma Road: The Story of America’s Most Successful Guerrilla Force. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1963, Foreword.
February 21, 2023
dean, brelis, april, 1924, november, 2006, journalist, worked, foreign, correspondent, time, magazine, wrote, novels, nonfiction, books, born, constantinos, christos, brelis, newport, rhode, island, greek, immigrant, parents, enlisted, army, 1942, assigned, wo. Dean Brelis April 1 1924 November 17 2006 was a journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent for NBC CBS and Time magazine and wrote novels and nonfiction books He was born Constantinos Christos Brelis in Newport Rhode Island to Greek immigrant parents He enlisted in the Army in 1942 and was assigned to work in military intelligence for the OSS Detachment 101 under the command of William R Peers first as a sergeant and then as a lieutenant during 1944 and 1945 While stationed in Burma he received a Bronze Star 1 2 Dean BrelisBornConstantinos Christos Brelis 1924 04 01 April 1 1924Newport Rhode IslandDiedNovember 17 2006 2006 11 17 aged 82 Santa Monica CaliforniaOccupationForeign CorrespondentEducationBachelor of Arts 1949Alma materHarvard UniversityNotable worksBehind the Burma Road The face of South VietnamAfter World War II he attended Harvard earning a bachelor s degree in 1949 and began his journalism career writing for the Boston Globe He worked as a correspondent for Time Life from 1949 to 1954 then in 1958 published his first novel The Mission which was loosely based on his experiences in Burma Two more novels followed Shalom 1959 and My New Found Land 1963 1 Brelis authored another book about his experiences in Burma this time collaborating with Peers to pen Behind the Burma Road The Story of America s Most Successful Guerrilla Force 1963 2 In his last book The face of South Vietnam he collaborated with photographer Jill Krementz 1 In the early 1960s he joined NBC filing dispatches from the Middle East North Africa Cyprus and Vietnam before anchoring the KNBC TV Channel 4 nightly news in Los Angeles in 1967 He worked with CBS News and then in 1974 Brelis returned to Time as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East South Asia and Southeast Asia retiring in 1988 1 Books EditThe Mission Panther 1959 Shalom Atlantic Monthly Press 1959 My New Found Land Hodder amp Stoughton 1963 Peers William R and Dean Brelis Behind the Burma Road The Story of America s Most Successful Guerrilla Force Boston Little Brown amp Co 1963 Brelis Dean Photographs by Jill Krementz The face of South Vietnam Houghton Mifflin 1968 References Edit a b c d Obituary Los Angeles Times 2006 11 22 Accessed 2012 05 30 a b Peers William R and Dean Brelis Behind the Burma Road The Story of America s Most Successful Guerrilla Force Boston Little Brown amp Co 1963 Foreword Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dean Brelis amp oldid 1033779086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
