Denis Brian (11 December 1923 – 30 May 2017) was a Welsh journalist and writer, notable for writing the 1996 biography ''Einstein: A Life''.
Brian was born in
Cardiff
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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
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Lands and titles
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*Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies
*Duke of Lancaster
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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
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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. In the 1970s he moved to
West Palm Beach
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Brian died in
Washington, D.C.
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, on 30 May 2017, at the age of 93.
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[In his preface to ''The Elected and The Chosen'' ]Alan Dershowitz
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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.”
References
External links
Denis Brian the Author, blogspot.com*
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1923 births
2017 deaths
British biographers
British non-fiction writers
British male writers
British male non-fiction writers
Royal Air Force pilots of World War II
British World War II bomber pilots
Writers from Cardiff
Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)