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John Pilger (1939–2023) was an author associated with the city of Southampton. His published works include *Heroes*, *Tell Me No Lies*, *A secret country*, *The outsiders*, and *Aftermath*. He had two children.
In music databases, Pilger is categorized as a group with genres listed as england, punk, southampton, and uk. His official website is johnpilger.com. He has been referenced by 378 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1939-10-09 ) 9 October 1939, Bondi, New South Wales , Australia
- Died
- 30 December 2023 (2023-12-30) (aged 84), London, England
- Occupations
- Journalist author filmmaker
- Spouse
- Scarth Flett ( divorced )
- Partner
- Jane Hill
- Children
- 2, including Zoe
- Awards
- Full list
- Website
- Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Sydney
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- documentarian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Field of work
- journalism
- Official website
- johnpilger.com
- Image
- John Pilger in August 2011.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1939-10-09
- Commons category
- John Pilger
- social media followers
- 289547
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- date of death
- 2023-12-30
- name in native language
- John Pilger
- cause of death
- pulmonary fibrosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
John Richard Pilger (/ˈpɪldʒər/; 9 October 1939 – 30 December 2023) was an Australian journalist, writer, scholar and documentary filmmaker. From 1962, he was based mainly in Britain. He was also a visiting professor at Cornell University in New York.
Pilger was a critic of American, Australian, and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist and colonialist agenda. He criticised his native country's treatment of Indigenous Australians. He first drew international attention for his reports on the Cambodian genocide.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Pilger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.