Fernand Auberjonois
Fernand Auberjonois | |
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| Born | 25 September 1910 Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Switzerland |
| Died | 27 August 2004 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouses | Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline Murat
(m. 1939, divorced)Helga (m. 1968) |
| Children | 3; including René |
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| Relatives | Rémy Auberjonois (grandson) |
| Honours | Legion of Honour Croix de Guerre Legion of Merit Polonia Restituta |
Fernand Auberjonois (25 September 1910 – 27 August 2004) was a Swiss-American journalist who worked as the foreign correspondent of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade. Throughout most of the Cold War, he was one of the most admired American reporters based in London. From 1956 until his formal retirement in 1983 and after, he covered many of the world's biggest news stories. During World War II, Auberjonois enlisted in the U.S. and served on secret assignments, including setting up radio transmissions for the Allies to divert the German's attention from the real invasion site on D-Day. From World War II through the Cold War, he worked for many print organizations, and also for NBC and Voice of America.