Michael De-la-Noy
Michael De-la-Noy (3 April 1934 – 12 August 2002, born Michael Delanoy Walker) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 20 books, the most successful being The Queen Behind the Throne. De-la-Noy was also noted for being fired in 1970 as press secretary to Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey after writing an article in support of a bisexual and transvestite colonel, which was seen as too liberal for the Church of England.
Biography
De-la-Noy was born in
Timothy Beaumont. It was after this job that he went to work for Archbishop Michael Ramsey, for whom De-la-Noy became press secretary in 1967.[1]
De-la-Noy's many books included biographies of
Edward Sackville-West
(Eddy: The Life of Edward Sackville-West, 1988), and the Archbishop of Canterbury (Michael Ramsey: A Portrait, 1990), and other works such as The Honours System (1985) and Acting as Friends: The Story of the Samaritans (1987).
De-la-Noy died of cancer at the age of 68; he was survived by his partner of 30 years Bruce Hodson.[1]
Selected bibliography
- Denton Welch: The Making of a Writer (1984)
- Elgar: The Man (1984)
- The Honours System (1985)
- Acting as Friends: The Story of the Samaritans (1987)
- Eddy: The Life of Edward Sackville-West (1988)
- Michael Ramsey: A Portrait (1990)
- The Queen Behind the Throne (1994)
- George IV (1998)
References
- ^ a b c Jonathan Fryer, "Michael De-la-Noy" (obituary), The Guardian, 16 August 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Michael De-la-Noy" (obituary), The Telegraph, 13 August 2002.
External links
- Jonathan Fryer, "Michael De-la-Noy" (obituary), The Guardian, 16 August 2002.
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