Ronald Payne

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Ronald Payne
Born
Ronald Staveley Payne

6 February 1926
Ripon, U.K.
Died25 May 2013 (2013-05-26) (aged 87)
EducationBedford School
Alma materJesus College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Spouse3, including Celia Haddon

Ronald Staveley Payne (6 February 1926 – 25 May 2013), or Ronnie Payne, was a British journalist and war correspondent who focused on espionage and terrorism.

Early life

Ronald Payne was born on 6 February 1926 in

Primitive Methodist minister.[1][2][3]

Payne was educated at Pocklington Grammar School and Bedford School.[1][2] During World War II, he served in the Royal Marines.[1][2] He subsequently attended Jesus College, Oxford.[1][2]

Career

Payne began his career as a journalist at the Reading Mercury.

Daily Telegraph, first as a reporter and later as a foreign correspondent in Paris.[1][2] He wrote about French Algeria and French Indochina.[3] He also wrote about the Suez Crisis in 1956, and he interviewed Muammar Gaddafi in 1976.[1][4]

Payne co-authored several books with Christopher Dobson.[3] He was also the author of six non-fiction books about espionage or terrorism.[1][3]

Personal life and death

Payne was married three times.[1] His third wife, Celia Haddon, was a journalist.[1] They retired in Witney, Oxfordshire.[1]

Payne died on 25 May 2013 in Witney.[1]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Ronald Payne". The Daily Telegraph. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Pearce, Edward (13 June 2013). "Ronald Payne obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Faith, Nicholas (16 June 2013). "Ronald Payne: Acclaimed foreign correspondent". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Ronald Payne". The Times. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2016.