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Denis Brian

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Denis Brian (11 December 1923 – 30 May 2017) was a Welsh journalist and writer, notable for writing the 1996 biography Einstein: A Life.[1][2]

Brian was born in Cardiff on 11 December 1923. He graduated from Ravensbourne School, Bromley in 1939 and then worked as a reporter for the Irish News Service in Fleet Street for two years. Upon reaching the age of eighteen, he joined the Royal Air Force; after two years' training (mostly in Canada) he became a Lancaster bomber pilot with the rank of flight lieutenant. He flew 36 missions and was awarded the DFC. After WWII he studied playwriting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and several of his plays were produced in English theatres. In 1957 Brian emigrated to the United States, where he worked as a freelance writer and editor for several publications, including the Writer's Literary Agency. In the early 1960s he began writing books. His novel The love-minded received favourable reviews.[3] In the 1970s he moved to West Palm Beach.

Brian died in Washington, D.C., on 30 May 2017, at the age of 93.[4]

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References[]

  1. ↑ Book TV Encore Booknotes: Denis Brian, "Einstein: A Life" (10-minute excerpt from interview)[dead link]
  2. ↑ Sheffield, Charles (July 21, 1996). "Review: Einstein: A Life by Denis Brian". https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/reviews/einstein.htm. 
  3. ↑ P. G. Wodehouse wrote, "I read it at a sitting and enjoyed every sentence."
  4. ↑ "Denis Brian". https://www.forevermissed.com/denis-d-brian/about. 
  5. ↑ Conrad, Barnaby (14 Feb 1988). "Review: The True Gen by Denis Brian". http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-14/books/bk-42847_1_denis-brian. 
  6. ↑ "Review of Genius talk: conversations with Nobel scientists and other luminaries by Denis Brian". 1 September 1995. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/denis-brian/genius-talk/. 
  7. ↑ Preston, Peter (1 December 2001). "Review: Pulitzer: A Life by Denis Brian". https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/dec/02/biography.features. 
  8. ↑ Resnick, Elliot (19 Dec 2012). "'As A Boy, Eisenhower Thought All Jews Were Angels in Heaven': An Interview with Author Denis Brian". http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/interviews-and-profiles/as-a-boy-eisenhower-thought-all-jews-were-angels-in-heaven-an-interview-with-author-denis-brian/2012/12/19/. 
  9. ↑ Eyman, Scott (15 Nov 2012). "The eclectic historian". http://www.pbpulse.com/news/entertainment/the-eclectic-historian/nS5kk/. 
  10. ↑ In his preface to The Elected and The Chosen Alan Dershowitz wrote “I think of myself as quite knowledgeable with regard to American and Jewish history having read quite widely in both fields. I was shocked when I read this book to find out how much I didn’t know.”

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