George E. Bria

George Emil Bria
Born(1916-03-02)March 2, 1916
Rome, Italy
DiedMarch 18, 2017(2017-03-18) (aged 101)
New York City
OccupationJournalist
Spouses
  • Mary Whitton
  • Arlette Philippous Brauer (2000–2017)
Children2

George Emil Bria (March 2, 1916 – March 18, 2017) was an Italian-American journalist who worked for the Associated Press (AP). He spent part of his early career as a war correspondent covering the Italian Campaign of World War II, reporting on the surrender of German forces and witnessing the corpse of recently deceased Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

Bria later became the chief AP correspondent at the United Nations and retired in 1981. He also wrote gardening columns, tending to his own vegetable garden in Westchester County, New York, after retiring.[1]

  1. ^ "Bria, AP newsman who flashed Nazi surrender, dies at 101". The Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Associated Press. March 18, 2017. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.