Mervyn Jones (writer)

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Mervyn Jones
Born	27 February 1922 Regent's Park, London
Died	23 February 2010
Nationality	British
Alma mater	New York University
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Urquhart (1948–90, widowed)
Children	Conrad Jones, Marian Jones and Jaqueline Jones

Mervyn Jones (27 February 1922 – 23 February 2010^[1]) was a British biographer and novelist, the son of psychoanalyst Ernest Jones.^[2]

Literary credits

He wrote the 1966 novel John and Mary, the basis for the movie of the same title, and published a fictional biography of Joseph Stalin, Joseph in 1970 and a biography of his friend Michael Foot, the former Labour Party leader, in 1994.

References

↑ Geoffrey Goodman Obituary, The Guardian, 26 February 2010
↑ Obituary The Times, 2 March 2010.

External links

Mervyn Jones at the Internet Movie Database
Daily Telegraph obituary, 24 February 2010

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 59162545 LCCN: n50041073 ISNI: 0000 0001 1473 2921 GND: 105893498 SUDOC: 032693796

Persondata
Name	Jones, Mervyn
Alternative names
Short description	British writer
Date of birth	27 February 1922
Place of birth	Regent's Park, London
Date of death	23 February 2010
Place of death

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