Claud Cockburn | |
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Born | Francis Claud Cockburn 12 April 1904 Peking, Qing Empire |
Died | 15 December 1981 | (aged 77)
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse(s) | Hope Hale Davis Patricia Byron |
Partner | Jean Ross |
Children | Claudia Cockburn Sarah Caudwell Alexander Cockburn Andrew Cockburn Patrick Cockburn |
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Relatives | granddaughters: Laura Flanders Stephanie Flanders Daisy Cockburn Olivia Wilde |
Francis Claud Cockburn (/ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn; 12 April 1904 – 15 December 1981) was a British journalist. His saying "believe nothing until it has been officially denied" is widely quoted in journalistic studies,[1][2][3] but he did not claim credit for originating it.[4] He was the second cousin, once removed, of the novelists Alec Waugh and Evelyn Waugh. He lived at Brook Lodge, Youghal, County Cork, Ireland.[5]
In 1940 Cockburn's Security Service file said that "In 1939 he was a leading |British Communist Party member and was said to be a leader of the Comintern in Western Europe".[6]
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