Erik Cecil Leon de Mauny (17 September 1920 – 18 March 1997) was an English journalist, author, and the BBC's first Moscow correspondent, working for them there from 1963, and as a foreign correspondent in other countries.
The BBC had been attempting to secure permission from the USSR to base a correspondent in Moscow since at least World War II but had always been rebuffed.[2] They received permission in 1963 under the era of Nikita Khrushchev's presidency.[2]
The following year, de Mauny secured an interview with the exiled spy, Kim Philby, confirming the latter's presence in Moscow,[2] and covered the fall of Khrushchev.[1]
While in the USSR, his activities were severely limited. He was required to obtain permission to travel more than a few miles outside Moscow.[2] To communicate with London he had to book telephone lines hours in advance.[2] The bookings were not always honoured.[2]
He moved from Moscow to the BBC's Paris bureau in 1966.[2] He returned as the Moscow correspondent in 1972.[2] In 1974, he reported the arrest of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, writer and dissident.[2]
Later careeredit
de Mauny finally left Moscow in 1974.[1] He was a BBC Foreign Duty Editor (1974–1977) and then Special Correspondent for working for Radio 4's The World Tonight (1977–1980).[1]
Personal lifeedit
De Mauny married Denyse Aghion, a Jewish Egyptian, in 1950; the marriage was annulled and dissolved in 1969. The annulment allowed de Mauny, a convert to Catholicism, to marry a Roman Catholic journalist, Elizabeth Mary Lois Bower,[1][2] a daughter of Commander Robert Tatton Bower, Conservative MP for Cleveland.[1]
The couple's son, Marc de Mauny (born 1971), is a musician who studied at St Petersburg Conservatory and as of 2013 was general manager and executive producer of the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre in Russia.[2] They also had a daughter.[1] Both children were born in France, where the couple initially lived after retirement.[1]
Erik de Mauny died in Lancaster on 18 March 1997.[1]
—— (1949). The Huntsmen in His Career. Trollope Press. ISBN978-1447412540.
—— (1948). Portrait of an Anti-Semite. Secker & Warburg/Lindsay Drummond. ASIN B0007J5DQ0., translator
Réflexions sur la question juive
Jean-Paul Sartre, Portrait of the Anti-Semite, translated by Erik de Mauny. Secker & Warburg, =1948.
(Editor) Middle East Anthology of Prose and Verse, L. Drummond, 1946
Anatol Goldberg, Ilya Ehrenburg – Revolutionary, Novelist, Poet, War Correspondent, Propagandist: The Extraordinary Epic of a Russian Survivor. Edited and introduced by Erik de Mauny. 1984
Andre Dupeyrat, Festive Papua: The Story of the Great Dance in Papua New Guinea, translated by Erik De Mauny. 1956
Moreux, Serge. 1953. Béla Bartók, translated G. S. Fraser and Erik de Mauny. London: The Harvill Press.
Allotte de la Fuÿe, Marguerite (1956), Jules Verne, sa vie, son oeuvre, translated by Erik de Mauny, New York: Coward-McCann
The Universal Singular: The Autobiography of Pierre Emmanuel (trans. Erik de Mauny), Grey Walls Press: London (1950)
Return to Oasis: War Poems and Recollections from the Middle East, 1940–1946 (1980) edited with Victor Selwyn, Erik de Mauny, Ian Fletcher, and John Waller.
de Mauny also wrote an unpublished autobiography, Shouting Through the Static. He wrote regular reviews for the Times Literary Supplement.[1]
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January 01, 1970
erik, mauny, erik, cecil, leon, mauny, september, 1920, march, 1997, english, journalist, author, first, moscow, correspondent, working, them, there, from, 1963, foreign, correspondent, other, countries, erik, cecil, leon, maunyborn, 1920, september, 1920londo. Erik Cecil Leon de Mauny 17 September 1920 18 March 1997 was an English journalist author and the BBC s first Moscow correspondent working for them there from 1963 and as a foreign correspondent in other countries Erik Cecil Leon de MaunyBorn 1920 09 17 17 September 1920London EnglandDied18 March 1997 1997 03 18 aged 76 Lancaster EnglandOccupation s Journalist authorKnown forBBC s first Moscow correspondent Contents 1 Early life 2 Moscow 3 Later career 4 Personal life 5 Bibliography 6 ReferencesEarly life editErik de Mauny was born in London on 17 September 1920 to musicians 1 He obtained a degree in Russian at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies 1 He worked for the BBC from 1949 in External Services News 1949 1955 as foreign duty editor 1955 1958 correspondent in Vienna and Balkans 1958 Middle East based in Beirut 1958 1960 and Washington D C 1960 1963 1 2 He reported from Cuba following the Bay of Pigs episode 1 Moscow editThe BBC had been attempting to secure permission from the USSR to base a correspondent in Moscow since at least World War II but had always been rebuffed 2 They received permission in 1963 under the era of Nikita Khrushchev s presidency 2 The following year de Mauny secured an interview with the exiled spy Kim Philby confirming the latter s presence in Moscow 2 and covered the fall of Khrushchev 1 While in the USSR his activities were severely limited He was required to obtain permission to travel more than a few miles outside Moscow 2 To communicate with London he had to book telephone lines hours in advance 2 The bookings were not always honoured 2 He moved from Moscow to the BBC s Paris bureau in 1966 2 He returned as the Moscow correspondent in 1972 2 In 1974 he reported the arrest of Alexander Solzhenitsyn writer and dissident 2 Later career editde Mauny finally left Moscow in 1974 1 He was a BBC Foreign Duty Editor 1974 1977 and then Special Correspondent for working for Radio 4 s The World Tonight 1977 1980 1 Personal life editDe Mauny married Denyse Aghion a Jewish Egyptian in 1950 the marriage was annulled and dissolved in 1969 The annulment allowed de Mauny a convert to Catholicism to marry a Roman Catholic journalist Elizabeth Mary Lois Bower 1 2 a daughter of Commander Robert Tatton Bower Conservative MP for Cleveland 1 The couple s son Marc de Mauny born 1971 is a musician who studied at St Petersburg Conservatory and as of 2013 was general manager and executive producer of the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre in Russia 2 They also had a daughter 1 Both children were born in France where the couple initially lived after retirement 1 Erik de Mauny died in Lancaster on 18 March 1997 1 Bibliography edit 1969 Russian Prospect Macmillan ISBN 9780333071564 1949 The Huntsmen in His Career Trollope Press ISBN 978 1447412540 1948 Portrait of an Anti Semite Secker amp Warburg Lindsay Drummond ASIN B0007J5DQ0 translator Reflexions sur la question juive Jean Paul Sartre Portrait of the Anti Semite translated by Erik de Mauny Secker amp Warburg 1948 Editor Middle East Anthology of Prose and Verse L Drummond 1946 Anatol Goldberg Ilya Ehrenburg Revolutionary Novelist Poet War Correspondent Propagandist The Extraordinary Epic of a Russian Survivor Edited and introduced by Erik de Mauny 1984 Andre Dupeyrat Festive Papua The Story of the Great Dance in Papua New Guinea translated by Erik De Mauny 1956 Moreux Serge 1953 Bela Bartok translated G S Fraser and Erik de Mauny London The Harvill Press Allotte de la Fuye Marguerite 1956 Jules Verne sa vie son oeuvre translated by Erik de Mauny New York Coward McCann The Universal Singular The Autobiography of Pierre Emmanuel trans Erik de Mauny Grey Walls Press London 1950 Return to Oasis War Poems and Recollections from the Middle East 1940 1946 1980 edited with Victor Selwyn Erik de Mauny Ian Fletcher and John Waller de Mauny also wrote an unpublished autobiography Shouting Through the Static He wrote regular reviews for the Times Literary Supplement 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Miall Leonard 20 March 1997 Obituary Erik de Mauny The Independent Retrieved 18 January 2014 a b c d e f g h i j k l Rosenberg Steve 21 October 2013 The BBC s first Man in Moscow BBC Online Retrieved 18 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erik de Mauny amp oldid 1171845211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
