Fernand Auberjonois
Fernand Auberjonois | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1910 Enniskeane, County Cork, Ireland |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouses | Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline Murat
(m. 1939, divorced)Helga
(m. 1968) |
| Children | 3; including Polonia Restituta |
Fernand Auberjonois (25 September 1910 – 27 August 2004) was a Swiss-American
Toledo Blade. Throughout most of the Cold War, Auberjonois was one of the most admired American reporters based in London. From 1956 until his formal retirement in 1983 and after, he covered many of the world's biggest news stories. During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. and served on secret assignments, including setting up radio transmissions for the Allies to divert the German's attention from the real invasion site on D-Day. From World War II through the Cold War, he worked for many print organizations, and also for NBC and Voice of America
.
Auberjonois was born in
King of Sicily. They married in November 1939 and had a son, actor René Auberjonois
, born in 1940.
In his 80s, he lived in
He died on August 27, 2004, at the age of 93, of a heart attack in County Cork.Honours and awards
- Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur(France)
- Croix de guerre 1939–1945with four palmes (France)
- Legion of Merit (United States)
- Polonia Restituta(Poland)
References
- ISBN 9782601030099– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9782883400634.
Installé dans son cottage de Enniskeane, avec sa femme et son chat, à une quarantaine de kilomètres de West Cork
- Lessenberry, Jack (August 28, 2004). "Obituary: Fernand Auberjonois / Much admired foreign correspondent who lived a chronicle of 20th century". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2004.
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