Nicholas Davies (journalist)

Not to be confused with Nick Davies, Guardian journalist and author of Flat Earth News.
Nicholas Davies
Occupation Journalist, writer
Nationality British
Period 1961-present
Genre Journalism, Biography
Notable works Diana : a princess and her troubled marriage (1992)
Death of a Tycoon (1993)
Dead Men Talking (2003)

Nicholas Davies, also known as Nick Davies, is a journalist and author, formerly foreign editor of the Daily Mirror.

Career

Davies began his career with the Birmingham Post and Mail, and joined Mirror Group Newspapers in 1961 as a foreign correspondent and investigative reporter. He served as foreign editor of the Daily Mirror for 14 years[1] until he was sacked by Maxwell in 1991[2] at the age of 52.[3] Davies later went on to publish stories of working with Maxwell,[4] as well as books about the British Royal Family and Northern Ireland.

Davies was first in the mass media to identify the victim of the 2007 royal blackmail plot, despite a court order preventing naming in the UK.[5][6] He wrote a book on Maxwell entitled Death of a Tycoon: An Insider's Account of the Rise and Fall of Robert Maxwell.

In a 1992 article for The Washington Post, Christopher Hitchens describes Davies as a "polo-playing friend of Prince Charles". He did have a close friendship with Diana, Princess of Wales.[7]

Personal life

From 1982 to 1991, he was married to the Australian actress Janet Fielding, best known for playing the Fourth and Fifth Doctor's companion Tegan Jovanka in Doctor Who.[8]

Bibliography

Fifty Dead Men Walking - 1997 Ten-Thirty-Three -1999

References

  1. Davies, Nick (1993). Death of a tycoon. St Martins Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-312-09249-8.
  2. David Sharrock and Georgina Henry (6 November 1991). "Maxwell's body found in sea". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  3. William Tuohy (October 25, 1991). "'Mirrorgate': A Press Empire Strikes Back - Scandal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  4. Sandra Barwick (25 October 1994). "The beast and his beauties". The Independent. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  5. Julia May (1 November 2007). "Queen's nephew 'victim' of blackmail". The Age. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  6. "'Sex and drugs' blackmail plot royal: I'm innocent". Mail Online. 31 October 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  7. Hitchens, Christopher (1993). For the sake of argument. Verso. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-86091-435-8.
  8. Thomas, Gordon; Martin Dillon (2003). The assassination of Robert Maxwell: Israel's superspy. London: Robson Books. pp. 127–129. ISBN 1-86105-642-7.

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