Arthur Leslie Gavshon (28 August 1916 – 24 July 1995) was a London-based South African journalist. He was a reporter for the Associated Press, and the author of three books of investigative journalism.

Early life

Arthur Gavshon was born on 28 August 1916 in Johannesburg, South Africa. ^[1] His parents were Lithuanian Jewish refugees. ^{[1] [2]}

Gavshon was educated at the Pretoria Boys High School. ^[1]

Career

Gavshon began his career at Express, a newspaper based in Johannesburg. ^[2] He was also the associate editor of Libertas, a magazine opposed to the National Party's non-interventionist policy during World War II. ^[2] After serving in the South African Army in Italy and North Africa during the war, he joined the Associated Press in 1945. ^[1] He was the AP's London correspondent from 1947 to 1960, and later worked in Washington, D.C. as well as the AP's European correspondent. ^[2] He retired in 1981. ^[2]

Gavshon was the author of three books of investigative journalism. ^[1] He was a critic of apartheid. ^[2]

Personal life and death

Gavshon married Audrey Ross in Hampstead, London in 1954. ^{[1] [3]} He was related to journalist Anton Harber. ^[2] They had three daughters, Laura T Gavshon in 1955, ^[4] Helena K Gavshon in 1957, ^[5] and Evelyn A Gavshon in 1960. ^[6] He died on 24 July 1995 in London. ^[1]

Selected works

• Gavshon, Arthur (1962). The Last Days of Dag Hammarskjold. New York: Walker and Company. OCLC  1373025.
• Gavshon, Arthur (1981). Crisis in Africa: Battleground of East and West. London, U.K.: Penguin Books. ISBN  9780140222395. OCLC  164625522.
• Gavshon, Arthur; Rice, Desmond (1984). The sinking of the Belgrano. Sevenoaks, U.K.: Hodder & Stoughton. OCLC  954576683.

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