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'''Dame Ann Elizabeth Mary Leslie''' [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (born [[1941]] in [[Rawalpindi]], [[British India]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[journalist]] who currently writes for the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. Ann Leslie spent her early years in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], before being educated in India and England, where she attended the Presentation Convent School in [[Matlock, Derbyshire]] and St Leonards Mayfield school in Sussex and two years later [[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford]]. |
'''Dame Ann Elizabeth Mary Leslie''' [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (born [[1941]] in [[Rawalpindi]], [[British India]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[journalist]] who currently writes for the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. Ann Leslie spent her early years in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], before being educated in India and England, where she attended the Presentation Convent School in [[Matlock, Derbyshire]] and St Leonards Mayfield school in Sussex and, two years later, [[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford]]. |
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Her first job in journalism was on the ''[[Daily Express]]'' [[Manchester]] news desk in 1962.<ref name="Byrne">Ciar Byrne [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/the-indestructible-journos-482007.html "The Indestructible Journos",] ''The Independent'', 12 June 2008. Retrieved on 20 October 2008.</ref> She moved to the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' in 1967.<ref name="Byrne"/> She went on to interview many film stars, entertainers and other celebrities and to report on wars, conflicts and political stories in around 70 countries. Significant events she has reported on include the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], the failed coup against [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and [[Nelson Mandela]]'s final walk to freedom. |
Her first job in journalism was on the ''[[Daily Express]]'' [[Manchester]] news desk in 1962.<ref name="Byrne">Ciar Byrne [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/the-indestructible-journos-482007.html "The Indestructible Journos",] ''The Independent'', 12 June 2008. Retrieved on 20 October 2008.</ref> She moved to the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' in 1967.<ref name="Byrne"/> She went on to interview many film stars, entertainers and other celebrities and to report on wars, conflicts and political stories in around 70 countries. Significant events she has reported on include the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], the failed coup against [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and [[Nelson Mandela]]'s final walk to freedom. |
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Ann Leslie | |
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| Born | Ann Elizabeth Mary Leslie 1941 |
| Other names | Dame Ann Leslie |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit | Daily Mail |
| Title | DBE |
| Spouse | Michael Fletcher (1969-present) |
| Children | 1 |
Dame Ann Elizabeth Mary Leslie DBE (born 1941 in Rawalpindi, British India) is a British journalist who currently writes for the Daily Mail. Ann Leslie spent her early years in India and Pakistan, before being educated in India and England, where she attended the Presentation Convent School in Matlock, Derbyshire and St Leonards Mayfield school in Sussex and, two years later, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Her first job in journalism was on the Daily Express Manchester news desk in 1962.[1] She moved to the Daily Mail in 1967.[1] She went on to interview many film stars, entertainers and other celebrities and to report on wars, conflicts and political stories in around 70 countries. Significant events she has reported on include the fall of the Berlin Wall, the failed coup against Mikhail Gorbachev and Nelson Mandela's final walk to freedom.
She has won several British Press Awards and in 1999 was awarded the prestigious James Cameron Award for "an outstanding contribution to journalism". She was also a regular participant in the BBC discussion programme Head to Head and Stop the Week. She was awarded a Damehood on December 30 2006 for her "services to journalism". She still regularly appears on the BBC's 'Newsnight Review' and 'Dateline London.'
References
- ^ a b Ciar Byrne "The Indestructible Journos", The Independent, 12 June 2008. Retrieved on 20 October 2008.
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