Claud Cockburn
Claud Cockburn | |
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| Born | Francis Claud Cockburn 12 April 1904 |
| Died | 15 December 1981 (aged 77) |
| Other names | Frank Pitcairn James Helvick |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupations | Journalist and author |
Political party | Communist |
| 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. He helped popularize the saying "believe nothing until it has been officially denied" which is still widely quoted by journalists, although he did not claim to have originated it. He started the newsletter The Week which ran from 1933 to 1941. Later he published a number of books on various topics, both fiction and non-fiction, and a number of autobiographies. His novel Beat the Devil was turned into a film of the same name.