Verney, John
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Name (Latin)
Verney, John
Date of birth
1913-09-30
Date of death
1993-02-02
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Art
Authorship
Occupation
Artists
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 1913
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1913)
- Oxford dnb, viewed 10 November 2014(Verney, Sir John, second baronet (1913-1993), artist and writer, was born on 30 September 1913 at 12 Connaught Place, London. He died on 2 February 1993)
- His Verney abroad, 1954.
Wikipedia description:
Sir John Verney, 2nd Baronet, MC (30 September 1913 – 2 February 1993) was an author, illustrator, painter, and soldier. His best-known work is a memoir of his experiences of the Italian campaigns of the Second World War, Going to the Wars, published in 1955. He also wrote a number of books for children and young adults and was the inventor, compiler and illustrator of the Dodo Pad diary, still produced annually today.
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